Becoming an editor for CreateTank press was a natural stop for Dr. Robert F. Cohen in his career trajectory. He was a writing instructor for years at Columbia University and Hostos Community College, and the expectations he established for his students reflected the training he had received in graduate studies in French language and literature, where textual analysis and an ardent respect for a proper balance between form and content were a given. Although his students may have found it quite a challenge to follow his "vision," most of them learned what he fundamentally sought to teach them in the first place -to think logically - and some of them even moved on to become successful writers in their own right. Dr. Cohen has worked as the chief editor for CreateTank press since its inception and, coincidentally, since his official retirement from the academic world. Thus far, through his efforts, impressive works of art have seen the light of day: Star Witness (by Orlando Ferrand, 2018), Bronx Rhapsody (by Maria Meli, 2020), and Such a Dangerous Silence (by Kim Sanabria, 2023), the English translation of Un si dangereux silence (French original by Harry Koumrouyan).Dr. Cohen received his academic degrees from Queens College (CUNY) in 1966 (B.A. magna cum laude in French, with election into Phi Beta Kappa), from Columbia University in 1968 (M.A. in French and Romance Philology), and from Harvard University in 1975 (Ph.D. in French). When called upon, he remains to this day a teacher, writer, editor, translator, and an international communications facilitator. For him, the creative life - honoring it and living it to the fullest - is where all his hopes and dreams are nurtured.

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This book examines the long term impact of service reform in children's mental health, focusing on comprehensive state and local initiatives to improve care for children with serious behavioral health and their families to illustrate how programmatic and contextual forces influence policy and practice in this area, and inform readers about strategies employed by policy makers, administrators and advocates to develop and sustain effective systems of care. This book looks at Virginia's effort to reform care for at-risk youth, as well as the transformational initiatives of six states and several localities. Using a comprehensive ecological framework, the authors focus on a statewide transformation of services for children/youth with serious emotional and behavioral challenges to enhance understanding of the course and consequences of system change efforts over an extended period of time. Attention is given to the impact of this reform on individual children and families, and local communities as well as the Commonwealth. Using data from states' and localities' efforts to develop comprehensive systems of care for children and families, this book enhances understanding of the dynamics of large-scale human service reform efforts. It describes how political, economic, social, cultural, and technological forces have shaped policy and practice, offer lessons learned from these ambitious reform initiatives, and provide guidance for those interested in improving care for vulnerable children and their families. This book examines the long-term impact of reform legislation, employing a multi-modal approach to enrich understanding of this ambitious reform effort. Examples are provided to illustrate how CSA and other systems of care have impacted individual children and families as well as the interplay of local community dynamics and macro level policy and political processes. This book also offers the first-hand perspectives of individual consumers and families, child advocates, community based program providers, and local and state wide administrators and policymakers. By combining these multiple perspectives the authors provide a comprehensive perspective on the issues of child mental health services and related reform efforts.

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This book provides a comprehensive perspective on the development, implementation, and impact of child mental health reform on children with emotional and behavioral disorders and their families, local communities, and state-level policies. This book focuses on the practical aspects of developing and sustaining effective service systems.

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Preface Part I: Setting The Stage Chapter 1: The Status of Care for At Risk Youth and Families in the 1980s Chapter 2: The System of Care Paradigm Emerges Chapter 3: Why Virginia? Chapter 4: Inside the Act: What the Legislation Promised and Required Part II: 199301 Chapter 5: The Curtain Rises: The Early Years Chapter 6: A New Way: Building a Program Around the Child Chapter 7: Putting All the Pieces Together: A Locality Creates a Comprehensive System of Care Chapter 8: Entering an Era of Accountability Part III: 200213 Chapter 9: Moving into the New Millennium: Coming of Age or Arrested Development? 198 Chapter 10: CSA Reaches Adolescence: Small Signs of Hope Chapter 11: A Surprising Turn of Events Part IV: The Reviews Arrive: Making Sense Of CSA 20 Year Odyssey Chapter 12: Percentages, Perception, and Profiles Chapter 13: Putting CSA In Perspective Part V: Other Venues and Lessons for Those Who Aspire To Act on the Stage of Reform Chapter 14: Systems of Care in Other States Chapter 15: When States are Ordered to Reform Chapter 16: Local Systems of Care Chapter 17: Walking a High Wire on a Windy Day: Lessons from the Field References Index About the Authors