Wednesday, November 29, 2006

MENTAL HEALTH – A CASE STUDY FROM NEVADA, US

Offline carried a special feature on the occasion of Mental Health Day in its previous edition. This is a sequel to the same, an in-depth look at happenings in the American state of Nevada. This report stems from the Justice & Democracy forum on the Leading Social Indicators in Nevada that took place on November 5, 2004, at the William S. Boyd School of Law. The report, the first of its kind for the Silver State, has been a collaborative effort of the University of Nevada faculty, Clark County professionals, and state of Nevada officials. Many of the findings are of special significance in the Indian context, especially the areas on delays in service delivery and children and youth Disorders.

Offline thanks Dr. Dmitri Shalin, Professor and Director at the UNLV Center for Democratic Culture, University of Nevada, Las Vegas for giving us prompt permission to reproduce the report. Offline would love to have your views and feedback on the report. - Editor
Dmitri N. Shalin, ed. CDC Publications, 2006.
Dr. Shalin is a Professor of sociology; director, UNLV Center for Democratic Culture; organized several international conferences on Russian society, culture, and art; research interests and publications are in the area of social theory, pragmatism, democratic culture, and emotional intelligenceand publications are in the area of social theory, pragmatism, democratic culture, and emotional intelligence.

Offline (The Material World Online Management Journal) Volume-4, No- 12, November 2006