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Diversion from criminal justice system requires enhanced community mental health services (Canada) (Dec 17 2004 21:59 GMT) - Item in CMHA/Ontario's Mental Health Notes - "A review of programs that divert people with serious mental illness who commit minor offenses into mental health treatment, rather than jail, identifies key elements of successful programs and recommends increased funding for community mental health and housing agencies. 'Evidence-Based Practices in Diversion Programs for Persons with Serious Mental Illness Who Are in Conflict with the Law' was prepared by a research team led by Dr. Kathleen Hartford of the Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ontario. The review was proposed by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to identify what standards, benchmarks or evidence-based practice exists on mental health diversion. The report released by the authors has not been endorsed by the ministry. |
Bill Davis: Criminal Justice
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Diversion from criminal justice system requires enhanced community mental health services (Canada) (Dec 17 2004 21:59 GMT) - Item in CMHA/Ontario's Mental Health Notes - "A review of programs that divert people with serious mental illness who commit minor offenses into mental health treatment, rather than jail, identifies key elements of successful programs and recommends increased funding for community mental health and housing agencies. 'Evidence-Based Practices in Diversion Programs for Persons with Serious Mental Illness Who Are in Conflict with the Law' was prepared by a research team led by Dr. Kathleen Hartford of the Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ontario. The review was proposed by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to identify what standards, benchmarks or evidence-based practice exists on mental health diversion. The report released by the authors has not been endorsed by the ministry. |
Linux.com
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Linux Advisory Watch - December 17, 2004 (Dec 17 2004 21:59 GMT) - This week, advisories were released for zgv, atari800, MyODBC, mikmod, gstreamer, grep, flim, kdelibs, kdebase, selinux-policy-targeted, xcdroast, udev, PHProjekt, nfs-utils, ncpfs, vim, evolution, mkdonline, iproute, libpng, postgresql, IPSec,... |
Meerkat: An Open Wire Service
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Another Question (Dec 17 2004 21:58 GMT) - Does anyone know of any examples of academic course catalogs that include collaborative functions such as "Students who took this class also took..."? Or that have used other means to break down the walls between departmental silos? I realize that there are sites where students can rate and review courses (a la Amazon), but I' |
Meerkat: An Open Wire Service
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IDA eProcurement XML Schemas Initiative Announces Review of Data Models and Schemas (Dec 17 2004 21:58 GMT) - IDA has announced a public survey tool for an eProcurement XML Study related to the revision of data models and XML schemas for e-procurement systems. Open review follows publication of two IDA working documents earlier in 2004, where four eProcurement phases were covered: ordering, invoicing, tendering, and awarding. IDA intends to produce another release of the data models and XML schemas, and solicits public input that will affect major design decisions. |
Meerkat: An Open Wire Service
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Required Reading for Editors and Authors (Dec 17 2004 21:58 GMT) - Dear Scott/Dear Max: The Fitzgerald-Perkins Correspondence should be required reading for every editor and every author who can get their hands on it. The collected letters between F. Scott Fitzgerald and his editor, Maxwell Perkins, illustrate the various aspects, intricacies, tensions, and ultimate value of the ideal editor/author relationship. |
Meerkat: An Open Wire Service
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Future Gadget: MicroMedia Paper (Dec 17 2004 21:58 GMT) - The issue of Mobile PC that's on the stand this month has the sort of feature that I still can't help but get off on—the future of gadgetry (or the present of product design, I guess). They just happened to put up my very favorite gadget from the feature online as a teaser—this "MicroMedia Paper," a damn near disposable portable video device that's just a few millimeters thick. Of course, even in gizmo fantasy land, they still aren't projecting something like this u... |
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