Effects of Medicaid managed care policies on mental health service use among a national probability sample of children in the child welfare system

Children in the child welfare system are dependent upon Medicaid to finance services for their considerable mental health needs. This study examines the effects of Medicaid policies on mental health service use among a national probability sample of children in the child welfare system. Data for this study came from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, the Caring for Children in Child Welfare study, and the Area Resource File. Weighted multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to estimate effects of policy variables on children's use of mental health services, controlling for child-level covariates and county-level health resources. Children in counties with behavioral carve-outs under Medicaid managed care had lower odds of inpatient mental health service use. Medicaid managed care enrollment and variations in type of provider reimbursement did not affect use of mental health services. Older age, greater need for mental health services, and higher levels of caregiver education were associated with increased odds of service use. Restrictions on use of inpatient mental healthcare caused by behavioral carve-outs may disproportionately affect children in the child welfare system who have high rates of such use. Careful adoption of carve-outs is necessary to assure appropriate care for these children.     

Help or hype: Symbolic or behavioral communication during Hurricane Katrina

Public relations professionals increasingly rely on the World Wide Web to communicate with their publics on a variety of issues, including the corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts the organization has undertaken. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, there is an opportunity to discover how the Best 100 Global Brands used their corporate websites and the power of their brand equity to help the victims of the disaster, as well as to communicate their own CSR efforts. Results show that 51% of these Top 100 firms had messages on their homepages about Hurricane Katrina, and 86% of those firms made donations totaling $105,000,000. The remaining 14% of firms exhibited symbolic communication only, with links to philanthropic organizations aiding rescue efforts.     

Social Support Interventions in Migrant Populations

The phenomenon of immigration has led to an important increasein the number of social programmes and services for migrantpopulations in many European countries. However, some investigationshave shown that the use of formal resources is extremely lowin these groups. In contrast to the limited utilization of programmesand services, research in the field of social psychology hasrevealed that the primary source of help and support for immigrantsis their own informal social network. After analysing the characteristics,advantages and limitations of formal and informal support systems,this paper presents a typology of social support interventionswith migrant populations that integrates both types of support.Four levels are differentiated: dyadic interventions, socialnetwork interventions, mutual aid groups and community interventions.The development of programmes to strengthen the informal supportsystem is emphasized as an alternative to integrating formaland informal resources in social work practice with migrantpopulations.     

西部青年对西部大开发的社会判断研究

本研究采用自编问卷就西部青年对西部大开发的社会判断情况进行了调查。结果表明:(1)大部分西部青年对西部大开发的社会判断呈一定的消极趋向;(2)西部青年对西部大开发的社会判断在农业与农民问题、民族交往问题、进城民工的权益保障问题上存在显著的地域差异,在工人下岗问题、腐败与经济犯罪问题上存在显著的职业差异,在环境问题上存在显著的文化程度差异。     

秦汉时西南地区外来移民的迁徙特点及在边疆开发中的作用

秦汉数百年间,西南地区步入自身发展史上的重要阶段,通过各种途径进入西南地区的外来移民具有鲜明的迁徙特点,他们在促使当地人口增长、支持郡县设置、引进先进技术、传播封建文化、推动边疆开发和疆域形成以及稳定当地局势等历史进程中发挥了重大作用。     

“生态人”价值观新论

“生态人”价值观是一个新概念。“生态人”的价值观作为一种新的价值观体现为自然生态价值观和社会生态价值观两个方面。“生态人”价值观与生态价值观比较,并不是只多加了一个“人”字的问题,它具有生态价值观所无可比拟的新意。其新意表现在以下几个方面:一是对传统价值观革命性的否定;二是对解决生态问题的创新性意义;三是对人与自然和谐发展规律的深化性认识。     

科学发展观是与时俱进的马克思主义发展观

科学发展观是对马克思主义关于发展理论的继承与发展,是与时俱进的马克思主义发展观。这一发展观是以邓小平理论和“三个代表”重要思想为指导、从新世纪新阶段我国的发展全局出发而提出的重大战略思想,是我们党对社会主义现代化建设指导思想的新发展,标志着我们党执政理念的新飞跃。     

论琵琶的产生及其发展

琵琶,在古代是所有弹弦乐器的总称。到秦代,专指一种音箱类鼓,两面蒙皮,直项的弹弦乐器,俗称“秦琵琶”,又名“秦汉子”。其初为圆形音箱,后来发展出梨形音箱。到汉代,又出现一种纯木质结构的圆形大音箱,也是直项的弹弦乐器,较“秦琵琶”大很多,俗称“汉琵琶”,又名“阮咸”。到晋代,由西域(中亚新疆一带)经甘肃又传入一种曲项的,用拨子横弹的琵琶。到唐代,集上述琵琶之大成,发展出曲项的、梨形音箱的、用手竖弹的琵琶,即今日琵琶之雏形。在演奏上也进入鼎盛时期,成为乐舞的主要伴奏及领奏乐器。到二十世纪,经过杨荫浏及刘德海等诸位前辈的创新改造,琵琶的发展出现了极其光明的前景。     

论马克思主义发展的动力机制

从人类实践活动、人类社会发展不同历史阶段时代背景、时代特征、时代要求和时代主题的差异性、马克思主义自身的理论品质、马克思主义政党及其政治领袖们关于理论建设的自觉性和创新精神等几个方面论述了马克思主义发展的动力机制。     

建设节约型社会与公民节约意识的培养

一、建设“节约型社会”是实现可持续发展的必由之路建设节约型社会就是在生产、流通、消费等环节,通过制定政策、健全机制、提供科技支持、开展社会宣传教育手段,动员全社会节约资源,更有效地利用资源,以支撑我国经济社会的可持续发展。1.建设资源节约型社会,是我国人口、资源