Mental health professionals and researchers have emphasized the importance of conducting outreach to locate homeless persons with mental illness, and of creatively engaging these persons into a therap...
In this paper, we examine the challenges of defining the boundaries of outreach work using the example of needle exchange programs. In particular, we examine the multiple and inter-related factors tha...
Although outreach frequently is used to provide community-based HIV prevention services to members of underserved populations, researchers may not be familiar with the specific components of and facto...
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Can engineering successfully be taught to elementary school students? Though many people are quick to answer that children can learn about engineering, the subject can be challenging to inte...
In recent years, there has been an increased emphasis on providing psychosocial interventions (PSI) and assertive outreach (AO) for people with severe and enduring mental illness living in the UK. Thi...
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The Women in Engineering Program at NC State University (USA) coordinates visits to elementary, middle and high schools by students and faculty of the College of Engineering. An "on-call" te...