Show New Thrust In Mental Health Aid A major new thrust in mental health services for children is being mounted with support from the Health Services and Mental Health Administration's National Institute of Mental SPECIAL funds in the amount of have been earmarked to implement child mental health services through community mental The new funds will provide staff grant support for children's services and will be used to develop preventive programs that reach out to children in their normal THESE programs will make available a full range of and follow-up mental health services that may include such activities as day consul- tation to and family To receive the new grant community centers j r must develop the kinds of 1 preventive programs that i supplement and go beyond the basic services currently h I- PRIORITY emphasis will 1 I- be given to stimulating and h developing innovative 2 l that pull together r y and coordinate existing I y human services resources for r y children within the com-j. I l m |