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J E Ruffin

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PubMed1993

Crisis stabilization services for children and adolescents: a brokerage model to reduce admissions to state psychiatric facilities.

There continues to be an increased interest in developing community-based services for children and adolescents as an alternative to inpatient care. However, there has been much more talk than action in creating such alternatives. This paper describes the success of a crisis stabilization program for children and adolescents in a community mental health center which historically over-utilized the State psychiatric facility for youth. The Crisis Stabilization Program consists of three components: (1) a two-person crisis team, (2) a four-person on-call team for after hours crises, and (3) funds which the crisis team utilized to broker for a wider array of community-based services.

Adolescent↗
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A weekend camp for bereaved siblings.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this article is to describe a weekend bereavement camp for children age 6 to 18 years who have lost a brother or sister to cancer. A description of the planning for the camp and the weekend program is included. OVERVIEW: Camp New Horizons is a weekend camp for children age 6 to 18 years who have lost a sibling to cancer. At the camp, the children are divided into age-appropriate groups and spend time, through various activities, learning about the grief process to reduce their feelings of isolation, to express grief appropriately, and to move forward in the grief process. Similar programs, as well as the uniqueness of this program, are discussed. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Camp New Horizons has met many of the educational and support needs of bereaved siblings. Networks of support and friendship have formed that allow the children to reach out to one another when needed. Parents and children have increased their communication about the death in their family, thus accepting their feelings and increasing support in the family system. Continued collaboration between centers will create ongoing support for the healthcare professionals and the programs they provide.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
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A retreat for families of children recently diagnosed with cancer.

PURPOSE: The authors describe a clinical intervention program designed for children recently diagnosed with cancer and their families. The rationale for a family weekend retreat, the planning process, and its implementation are outlined. DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM: Staff members (nurses, social workers, child life specialists, and physicians) at the Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders of the Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, conducted a comprehensive needs assessment of the families of children recently diagnosed with cancer. Subsequently, staff members planned and implemented the Family Weekend Retreat for these patients and their families. The program was designed to provide education to patients and parents, to reduce isolation within the family and among family systems, and to reduce individual and family stress. RESULTS: Using a 19-item evaluative questionnaire, the participating families indicated that the Family Weekend Retreat met their needs for education, recreation, and mutual support. The families expressed an interest in, and subsequently held, a retreat reunion. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: This program may be useful to other clinicians and/or cancer treatment facilities that wish to provide a network of support among families of recently diagnosed children who are struggling through the cancer experience.

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