This RTC, established in 1983, has a mission of improving the
quality of life for American Indians with disabilities. They
conduct research in job development, culturally sensitive
rehabilitation strategies, and rehabilitation issues related to
specific types of disabilities that are of primary concern to
American Indians. They also do training disseminate and
information around issues related to rehabilitation and American
Indians.
The Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) was
launched by the National Institute of Mental Health in 1984. It
assists states and communities to improve services through grants,
technical assistance and research and training for children and
families determined to have needs around issues of mental health,
education, child welfare, health, substance abuse and juvenile
justice. A goal it to encourage family participation at all levels
of planning and service delivery. The initiative has a division of
educational and service systems, a technical assistance center, a
research and training center for children's mental health as well
as a research and training center on family support and children's
mental health.
Through the technical assistance center they emphasize development
of systems of care for children and their families, community based
service approaches, cultural competence, services for special
populations, and strategies for financing services.
This research and training center focuses on health related
research and training programs that might benefit American Indians
and Alaska Natives. It publishes monographs on issues related to
American Indians (annotated in this volume). Monographs range from
topics around government policies affecting to American Indians and
specific health and rehabilitation problems. Training videos
around issues of nursing care and cultural sensitivity issues in
working with Indian peoples are also available. The center also
co-sponsors conferences and workshops.
This research and training center, which began in 1984, is a
regionally oriented program serving American Samoa, Federated
States of Micronesia, Guam, Republic of the Marshall Islands,
Republic of Belau, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
and the State of Hawaii. The center conducts research on
demographics and cross-cultural aspects of persons with long-term
physical disabilities. It also provides training and technical
assistance in the development and use of Pacific Island-appropriate
technology and culturally relevant personnel development to people
working in higher education institutions, as well as providers of
services. The center has a number of publications and a
comprehensive bibliography on culture and disability.
The mission of this RTC is to implement research and training
activities which facilitate attaining and maximizing the potential
of economically disadvantaged and minority persons with
disabilities. Research focuses include looking at the prevalence
of disability among ethnic groups, as well as regional and economic
considerations that affect minority persons with disabilities and
the economically disadvantaged. Attitudinal barriers and the
factors facilitating employment success are also addressed.
Training, such as parent advocacy and education, workshops and the
development of resource materials that work toward unifying
rehabilitation, education, medical social services and self-
advocacy, is a main focus. The center disseminates newsletters in
Spanish and English as well as new and special interest topics that
arise. It also has available several videotapes dealing with
issues of acceptance and disability.
The mission of the RTC is to improve services for children with
serious emotional disturbances and their families though an
increased knowledge of service provision. They conduct research,
provide training consultation, and dissemination activities. They
also offer a number of publications around these issues as well as
several dealing with mental health issues as they relate to
minority issues.
This research and training center, which began in 1984, focuses on
families of children with serious emotional disabilities and has a
number of projects having to do with areas such as: empowering
families, parent-professional collaboration, and technical
assistance. It also has a multicultural initiative project which
is working to develop approaches to support agencies' efforts to
identify and deliver culturally appropriate services. The center
has a number of resource materials, including an annotated
bibliography on issues related to culturally competent service
delivery.
The Center on Human Policy (CHP) is a national research and
training center providing technical assistance, training and
information on supporting people with the most severe disabilities
in the community. It also conducts numerous qualitative research
studies dealing with issues of community inclusion as well as
publications addressing issues surrounding women and disabilities
and families and multiculturalism.
This research and training center provides training and technical
assistance, information and direct services around issues of
significance to rural settings as well as conducting research
around issues related to people with disabilities in rural
settings. They offer a number of publications which include not
only issues for rural people with disabilities but American Indians
as well.