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R -- MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN LOW INCOME FAMILIES: THE CHALLENGE FOR STATES IN ERA OF DEVOLUTION POC Anita Nearhoof, Contract Specialist (301) 443-2475 E-MAIL: PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER, anearhoof@psc.gov. The Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) through the Program Support Center, General Acquisitions Branch, intends to award a sole source simplified acquisition to National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP), New York, NY. This requirement is for research in mental health problems in low-income families. This project will review the literature about changes in welfare and other social programs, the mental health status of low-income women, and consequences of maternal depression for their children. It will also evaluate evidence on screening and treatment issues as they relate to low- income women and their children. It will provide new data, to be analyzed, to fill gaps in the literature about the distribution of depression in subgroups of low-income women. There is no solicitation available. Posted 08/17/99 (W-SN368737). (0229)

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