| Public Policy and Mental Health: Avenues for Prevention Contributor(s): Pirog (Editor), Good, Emily M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1452258023 ISBN-13: 9781452258027 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc OUR PRICE: $39.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Social Work - Social Science | Human Services - Education | Counseling - General |
| Dewey: 362.204 |
| LCCN: 2012040376 |
| Series: Prevention Practice Kit |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.8" W x 9.8" (0.35 lbs) 88 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This eighth book in the Prevention Practice Kit provides a broad overview of the types of policies governments establish to prevent mental disorders as well as the various ways in which these policies are created. The authors describe the process of analyzing public programs, laws, policies, and managerial innovations in mental disorder prevention, and help readers examine both the rationale for these programs and policies and whether or not they really work. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pirog, Maureen A.: - Dr. Maureen Pirog received a B.A. and M.A. in Economics from Boston College in 1975 and a Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis from the University of Pennsylvania in 1981. She currently serves as the Indiana University Rudy Professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs; an Affiliate Professor in the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington; a Senior Research Advisor at the University of Johannesburg and holds an Honorary Professorship at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia. She is the founder and director of the IU Institute of Family and Social Responsibility which has conducted research on millions of dollars of grants and contracts on social programs from all levels of government and foundations. Professor Pirog has consulted with dozens of foundation and government agencies, nationally and internationally. She has published widely on social programs and trends in policy evaluation research. In addition to her commitment to timely and policy-relevant research, Dr. Pirog maintains a serious commitment to providing service to her profession and Indiana University. She is currently serving her second term as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, the top ranked journal in the field of public administration. She is the series editor of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management Classics as well as a member of the editorial board of three other journals. |
