Prevention The Michigan Experience [Hardcover]

Providing practical information for all prevention professionals, this helpful volume presents an in-depth look at the excellent program models and prevention efforts used in the state of Michigan. Contributors discuss pilot demonstrations and model developments to illustrate what a state can do to further prevention efforts.Contents Introduction

• Overview of Michigan Prevention Programming
• The Role of the Prevention Advisory Committee in Michigan
• Infant Mental Health Services: A Newborn Screener
• The Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health: Historical Context and Contemporary Status
• A Parent Education Project for Low-Income Families
• Training Preschool Children in Interpersonal Cognitive Problem-Solving Skills: A Replication
• Stress Management Training for Low-Income Women
• A Community Model for Prevention Services
• Exploring Work as an Arena for Prevention Research: The Michigan Prevention Research Center