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ONLINE PUBLICATIONS BY SUBJECT AREA
Most of the reports on this page are in .pdf. If the resource is not in .pdf, it will be noted on the page (e.g., [HTML]).

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION (AHCA) REPORTS

For a complete list of all AHCA reports to date, please click here.

AHCA Reports 1998-2003 only (includes abstracts of the reports) click here.

ASSISTED LIVING
Behavioral Health Service Utilization: A Comparison of Adults Residing in Assisted Living Facilities and Other Settings. ,2004; 14 pp
Behavioral Health Service Integration: Assisted Living Facilty Study,2003; 16 pp
POLICY BRIEF: Mental Health Services and Cost of Care in Assisted Living Facilities], 2000; 2 pp.

AUTISM
Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) Annual Reports

1997-1998 ; 1996-1997 ; 1995-1996

FACTSHEETS (In English)
What is Autism?
Choosing Professionals & Coordinating Services
Diagnosing & Evaluating Autism: Part 1
Diagnosing & Evaluating Autism: Part 2
What is Asperger Syndrome?

HOJA DE INFORMACIO'N (En Espanol)
Que es Autismo?
Seleccion de Profesionales y Coordinacion de Servicios
   El Diagnóstico y la Evaluación del Autismo: Primera Parte
El Diagnóstico y la Evaluación del Autismo: Segunda Parte
¿Que és Síndrome de Asperger?

BAKER ACT [Florida Mental Health Act]
The Florida Mental Health Act, Chapter 394, F.S.
Annual Reports: 2002; 24 pp. |  2001, 47 pp. For the 1997 to 2000 reports, please contact Annette Christy.
Baker Act Administrative Rules & Forms, Chapter 65E-5 (FAC) Mental Health Act Regulation, 1998; 49 pp.
Baker Act Forms List, 1998; 2 pp.
Baker Act Forms, 1998; 149 pp.
Matrix of State Statutes and Corresponding Rule Sections, 1998; 2 pp.
Involuntary Outpatient Commitment Forum: A summary of issues and research, 2000, 23 pp.
Acute mental health care services for children in Pinellas County, 2003; 48 pp.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS

2005 Human Services in Pinellas County: Qualitative Data ;2005; 76pp.
2005 Pinellas County Human Services Priorities Conference: Summary Report 2005; 6pp.
Human Services in Pinellas County: An Existing Information Data/Review ;2004; 42pp.
Human Services Needs Assessment: Provider and Citizen Survey results ;2004 ;28pp.
Social Service Needs Assessments: A National Review ;2004; 42pp.

Emergency Services/Acute Care Report, 2003, 10 pp.
Emergency Services/Acute CarePhase II Report, 2003, 8 pp.
Community Alliance of Sarasota County acute care issue analysis: Behavioral healthcare report, 2003, 24 pp.
Evaluation of the behavioral health specialty care network, 37 pp, 2001.
Evaluation of Florida’s mental health and substance abuse system redesign strategies: Legislative summary of 2002 activities, 19 pp., 2002.
Evaluation of Florida’s Mental Health and Substance Abuse System Redesign Strategies: Year 2 Report, 98 pp., 2003
POLICY BRIEF: Use of mail surveys to evaluate “continuity of care” for Medicaid enrollees discharged from Florida’s state mental hospitals, 2003, 2pp.
POLICY BRIEF: Evaluating the Long-term Effects of Helping Mental Health Consumers to Receive SSI and Medicaid, 2003, 2 pp .
POLICY BRIEF: Evaluation of the Florida Department of Children and Families Community-Based Care Initiative, 2003, 2 pp.
Behavioral Health Service Integration: Assisted Living Facilty Study,2003; 16 pp
Evaluation of the Florida Department of Children and Families Community-Based Care Initiative in Manatee, Sarasota, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties: Final Report on Fiscal Year 2001-2002, 103 pages, 2002.
Evaluation of Florida’s Mental Health and Substance Abuse System Redesign Strategies:Year 1 Report. ; 28 pp.
Major dimensions of managed behavioral health care arrangements, 89 pp, 1999.
Can the state mental health agency survive healthcare reform? [HTML]
Focus on managed care, 4 pp, 2000. (Currents, v.5:no.3)
Evaluation of florida's pre-paid mental health plan , 2 pp, 2000.

Health care reform tracking project: the impact of managed care reforms on children and adolescents, 2 pp., 2000.
POLICY BRIEF: Impact of parental substance abuse on social service systems in Florida, 2 pp., 2002
Use of best treatment protocols in managed care environments, 38 pp, 2000.
Evaluation of Florida's Juvenile Addiction Receiving Facilities (JARFs); 1998; 67 pp.
A Profile of Florida's Child Protection System Data Fiscal Years 1996-1997 and 1997-1998, 45 pp, 1998.
Beginning to Bridge the Gap: Suncoast Practice and Research Collaborative Community Needs Assessment, 61 pages, 2000.


The System Accountability Project for Children's Mental Health 1997
The Ecology of Outcomes [HTML]
Michigan Outcome Identification Project [HTML]
Local Processes of Outcome Evaluation [HTML]
Challenges, Issues, and Values in the Emerging Field of Outcomes in Children's Mental Health[HTML]
The System Accountability Project for Children's Mental Health: Understanding Outcome Information in Context [HTML]
Information Pathways: Factors That Affect the Effective Use of Outcome Information in Children's Mental Health] [HTML]


CHILDREN
Acute mental health care services for children in Pinellas County, 2003; 48 pp. Data Trends: Summaries of research on mental health services for children and adolescents and their families , 20 pp, 1999.
Florida Center for Parent Involvement: The Parent Guide: 103 Tip Sheets for Parents and Providers, 1999.
Evolving a Community Initiative to Protect Children in Cyberspace Final Report; 2002, 78 pp.
Educators’ intervention practices and training needs on child maltreatment; 2001, 66 pp.
Natural Helper and Professional Partnership in Children’s Mental Health: Lessons from the EQUIPO del Barrio at Abriendo Puertas, Inc. 2001, 28 pp.
Special focus study: Family Continuity Programs, Inc.: Final report 2004 78 pp.

RTC Conference Proceedings  About the Proceedings
12th Annual Research Conference
11th Annual Research Conference
10th Annual Research Conference
9th Annual Research Conference
8th Annual Research Conference

COMMUNITY
Who We Are, What We Do: The USF Collaborative; 1999, 24 pp.
Transition to Independence Process(TIP): A development and operations manual, 48 pp.

CO-OCCURING DISORDERS TREATMENT
Co-occurring Disorders Treatment Workbook, 2002, 123 pages
Co-occurring Disorders Treatment Manual, 2002, 124 pages


CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Misdemeanor Offenders with Mental Illness: Examining Police Response, Court Jurisdiction, and Jail Mental Health; 1999, 67 pp   |  POLICY BRIEF; 2 pp.
Jail Diversion Strategies for Misdemeanor Offenders with Mental Illness: a Preliminary Report; 1999, 25 pp.<  |  [ POLICY BRIEF ], 2001; 2 pp.
POLICY BRIEF: Cost and Efficiency of Treating Mental and Addictive Disorders among Floridians?, 2001; 2 pp.
Plugging into the net: Online resources on substance abuse and criminal offenders, 2000; 4 pp.
Which Substance Abuse Screening Instruments are Effective for Use with Offenders?, 2000; 4 pp.
[Improving Treatment Adherence: Practical Skills for Clinicians and Human Service Professionals ,2000, 4 pp.
Engagement and Retention of Offenders in Substance Abuse Treatment,2000, 4 pp. [Principles of Care for Persons with Co-Occurring Addictive and Mental Disorders,2001, 4 pp.
Needs Assessment: Survey Results from Practitioners, Researchers, and Policy Makers,2001; 4 pp.
Key Informant Interviews: Collaboration Between Policy Makers, Researchers, Practitioners, and Consumers,2001; 4 pp.


DRUG COURTS
The Effectiveness of Treatment Based Drug Courts; 2000; 2 pp.
The Effectiveness of the Broward Mental Health Court: An Evaluation, 2002; 2 pp.

ELDER ISSUES
Behavioral Health Service Integration: Assisted Living Facilty Study,2003; 16 pp
Mental Health and Older Floridians: Policy Report for the Department of Elder Affairs and Department of Children and Families, 1997, 32 pp.
POLICY BRIEF: Mental Health Services and Cost of Care in Assisted Living Facilities], 2000; 2 pp.
Older Adult Workgroup Report 45 pp.

ETHICS
Ethical Issues for Behavioral Health Care Practitioners and Organizations in a Managed Care Environment. SAMHSA Managed Care Technical Assistance Series, v.5. [HTML ]

FAMILY STRENGTHS
The Strengths of African American Families Series 2001
A Cross-site Analysis of Families in Baltimore, Detroit, Plant City, San Diego, and Savannah, 120 pages.
Strengths of African American Families Living South East San Diego, 74 pp.
Strengths of African American Families Living in Savannah, 70 pp.
Strengths of African American Families Living in Plant City, 70 pp.

African American Family Support Analysis: Strengths of African American Families, 2000; 164 pp.

FOSTER CARE
POLICY BRIEF: Predictors of Successful placement outcomes in Florida's Foster Care System, 2005;   2 pp.
Measuring the Length of Stay Experiences of Florida’s Foster Children, 2001; 41 pp.
Predictors of parent-child reunification and behavioral health services use & cost for children in foster care; 51 pp.
FLORIDA COMMISSION ON MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Final Report 2001 ; 56 pp.(no cover)
FINAL REPORT
Cover, Introductory materials, Enabling Legislation, & References
Executive Summary
1. History & Overview
2. Findings
3. Recommendations 		FINAL WORKGROUP REPORTS
Cover and prefactory material
Adult Workgroup Report 31 pp.
Children's Workgroup Report 27 pp.
Data Workgroup Report 13 pp.
Older Adult Workgroup Report 45 pp.
HEALTH CARE REFORM TRACKING PROJECT (HCRTP) NEW ON THE SITE
1999 Highlights
Series: Promising Approaches Series
Volume 1: Managed Care Design & Financing; 54 pages; 2002.
Volume 2: A View from the Child Welfare System; 66 pages; 2003.
Volume 3: Making Interagency Initiatives Work for Children and Families in the Child Welfare System; 70 pages; 2003.
Volume 4: Accountability and Quality Assurance in Managed Care Systems; 26 pages; 2003.
Volume 5: Serving Youth with Serious and Complex Behavioral Health Needs in Managed Care Systems; 88 pages; 2003.
Series: State Surveys
1997–98 State Survey; 136 pp.; 1999.
2000 State Survey; 216 pp; 2001.
Series: Impact Analyses
1999 Impact Analysis, 292 pp; 2000.
HOMELESSNESS
The Homelessness Prevention Project
1996-1997: A Descriptive Manual 1997; 77 pp.
The Homelessness Prevention Project: Phase II Report; 2000; 78 pp.

Ending Homelessness: What Works Best For Whom?, 2002; 2 pp.
  Older and Homeless in America [WEBCAST; nine part series]

HOUSING see also Homelessness
IMPLEMENTATION AND DISSEMINATION
Implementation Research: A Synthesis of the Literature, 2005, pp.   New
Overview of the Judicial Enforcement of the Fair Housing Amendment Acts of 1988, 1994, 5 pp.

LAW ENFORCEMENT see CRIMINAL JUSTICE

MANAGED CARE see BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE

MEDICAID
POLICY BREIF: Patterns of Care: What Effects do Financial Incentives Have on Prescription Rates in Medicaid Plans?, 2000; 2 pp.

PARITY
Mental Health Parity:National and State Perspectives: A Report   Abstract
  [ PDF] 2001 ;  [ PDF] 2000; 38 pp  |   [ PDF] 1999; 32 pp  |  [ PDF] 1998; 68 pp  |  [ HTML ] 1997.
Issue Briefs: Mental Health Parity 1999; 7 pp.

PARENTING
Staff handbook for addressing parenting needs, 2000; 35 pp.
Workbook for successful parenting , 2000; 15 pp.

PASTORAL AND FAITH-BASED INITIATIVES
Spiritual Educational Network Directory (SEND), 2005; 56 pp.


POLICY
POLICY BRIEF , an Institute Newsletter


QUALITY OF LIFE
Quality of Life Assessment Manual, 1996; 86 pp.

RESEARCH CENTERS
Focus on Our National Centers(Currents, v 5:no1)

SCHOOL SAFETY
   About the The Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative Series
The Violence Prevention/Social Skills Needs Assessment Survey: Year 1 of the School Safety Survey, #207-1, 2002, 33 pages.
Families and Schools Together (FAST): An Evaluation of Program Effectiveness with Elementary School Children, #207-2; 2002, 15 pages.
An Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Prosocial Approach to Social Skills Instruction, #207-3; 2002, 19 pages.
Student Perceptions of School Safety: Results of the 2001 Omnibus Survey, #207-4; 2002, 19 pages.
Building a safe school: Evaluation findings from the Clearview Avenue Elementary School, #207-5; 2002, 19 pp..
Learning Between the Lines: A qualitative analysis of focus groups on school safety, #207-6 ; 2002, 28 pages.
Perceptions of School Safety: Year 2 of the School Safety Survey, #207-7; 2002, 52 pages.
The Cohort Study: A Longitudinal Evaluation of OCIP and Chill Out, #207-8; 2002, 25 pages.
SUICIDE
School Based Youth Suicide Prevention Guide, 2003; TOC
A Summary of Youth Suicide Prevention Activities, 2000; 1p.
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The Florida Youth Suicide Prevention Study: a Report to the Florida Legislature 1999 ; 134pp.
Note: The report has been broken into individual chapters for ease of download Cover & Introduction
Background
Findings
Protective Factors 		References
Recommendations
Appendices
Annotated Bibliography


VIOLENCE
Family Violence: a Review of the Literature [HTML], 1996
Triad Women and Violence Case Study Report,2000; 9 pp.



WELFARE REFORM
A Community Based Model for Assessing the Supports and Services Needed by WAGES Families to Maintain Employment and Achieve Independence, 1999; 15 pp.
POLICY BRIEF: Leaving the Welfare Rolls: The Health and Mental Health Status of Current and Former Recipients, 1999; 2 pp.

For additional materials written by Institute faculty and staff, please see our SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS by Year.
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