A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

The Hogg Foundation

What is the goal of the project?

To help improve the lives of the many Texas children in need and at the same time circumvent the problems created by so many existing programs that are diverse, single focus, and uncoordinated.

Who participates in the project?

Elementary and middle school students in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio

What services are provided?

• Health services
  
• Mental health services
  
• Recreational
  
• Family support
  
• Parent education
  
• Parental involvement
  
• Conflict resolution and gang prevention

How are collaborators evaluating their success?

Conducted a series of student surveys covering--

• ethnic identity
  
• self-esteem
  
• school climate
  
• academic achievement
  
• mental and physical health (Thomas Achenbach's Youth Self-Report Survey (YSR) for middle school students and a Teacher Report Form version (TRF) of Achenbach's YSR for elementary school children)

What are the collaborators learning?

• Notable differences in YSR sub scale scores when comparing the students surveyed in the participating middle schools (both experimental and comparison schools) and the students in the Achenbach national samples used as norms. Means calculated for each sub scale were much closer to the national means for the referred youth than for the nonreferred youth.

• With the TSR scores, the scores tended to increase from kindergarten to fifth grade. Socioeconomic status and ethnicity were considered strong predictors of higher scores on many of the scales.

[This information is based on 1993 results. The evaluation is on-going.]

Contact Person

Dr. Wayne Holtzman
Special Council
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
The University of Texas at Austin
P.O. Box 7998
Austin, Texas 78713-7998
(512) 471-5041 (Phone)
(512) 471-9608 (Fax)

[Farrell Area School District Family Center/Instructional Support Center: Farrell, Pennsylvania]

[Stark County Project: Summit School Family Resource Center: Canton, Ohio]