title: Family support programs: catalysts for change.
abstract: The burgeoning family support movement is described in the historical context of the social service and self-help modalities that presaged it and in the context of the current social and political conditions in which it has arisen and to which it is, in part, a response. Challenges faced by the family resource movement, and implications of the movement for professionals and for the present human service delivery system, are examined.
authors.affiliation: Family Resource Coalition, Chicago, IL 60601.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Weissbourd
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kagan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000639:trends*; D005190:Family; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000639:trends; D006295:Health Resources / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States