3.

Designate facilities
each hospital

for

(clinic/conference rooms and offife space)

individual

or

group meetings

and

fbr

in

"“Drop-In"

centers for crisis and long term mental health services.
4.

Develop mental health educational programs and “Hot Line

services on

Majuro and Ebeye through established telephone systems

r emergency

crisis intervention.
5.

Develop

organizations

of

elders,

adults

and

adolegcent

(separate groups for males and females) as support systemg
in

trouble

(educational

workshops,

discussion

groups

for persons

and

groups, Big Brother-Big Sister Programs, self-help groups, etc.) to
assist

in the development of self-confidence and feelifgs of group

cohesiveness.

6.

Establish structured vocational skills programs and work

activities

for adults and youth to assist in the constructive use of [leisure time
and increase feelings of accomp]ishment.
7.

Conduct

workshops

on

family counseling,

|
parenting

skills,

family

planning and family life enhancement to encourage village stability
and community involvement in problem-solving.
8.

Develop workshops and village-based classes on substance Jabuse with a
focus on directing personal energies toward constructive

projects and

away from destructive impulsive behavior.
9.

Recruitment of village and community leaders to transmit
traditional folk

ways

to

younger

generations

throu

knowledge of
community

meetings, projects, picture and art shows at schools, andfat community
centers on special "Folk Day" holidays.
Clinic Services

1)

Present Status
The present status of the clinical services delivered at

level in the M.I. was assessed through onsite visits and survey$
approximately 63 clinics on about half of the atolls.

to 22 of the

The exact number of

functioning clinics is not clear since some are not being util
disrepair.

fhe dispensary

fed or are in

The maps in Appendix M show where all the clinics age located and

the populations (1973 and 1977 figures) by atoll and by enumeratfion district.
For
included.

this report

a detailed analysis of the survey fimdings is not

As mentioned previously, four extensive survey forms

were filled

out on each clinic and the island environment - see copies} in appendix.
Following is a summary of information gathered from the survey
1?

forms.

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