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Dwyer, K., Osher, D., & Hoffman, C. C. (2000). Creating responsive schools: Contextualizing early warning, timely response. Exceptional Children, 66, 347-365.

Dwyer, K., Osher, D., & Warger, C. (1998). Early warning, timely response: A guide to safe schools. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education. Available online: http://www.air.org/cecp/guide/Default.htm

Dwyer, K., Osher, D., (2000). Safeguarding our children: An action guide. Washington, DC: U.S. Departments of Education and Justice, American Institutes for Research. Available online at http://www.air.org/cecp/guide/actionguide.htm

Flaherty, L. & Osher, D. (2002).  History of Mental health in schools in the United States. In M.D. Weist, S. Evans, & N. Tashman (Eds.), School Mental Health Handbook (pp.11-22). New York: Kluwer Academic Publishing Company.

Gable, R. A., & Quinn, M. M. (1999). Functional assessment and behavioral intervention plans: Parts I and II. Two-hour videos available from the Training and Technical Assistance Center, Old Dominion University.

Gable, R. A., Quinn, M. M., Rutherford, R. B., Howell, K. W., & Hoffman, C. C. (1999). Addressing student problem behavior - Part II: Conducting a functional behavioral assessment (3rd edition). Washington, DC: American Institutes for Research, Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice.

Gable, R. A., Quinn, M. M., Rutherford, R. B., Howell, K. W., & Hoffman, C.C. (2000). Addressing student problem behavior – Part III: Creating positive behavioral intervention plans and supports. Washington, DC: American Institutes for Research, Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice.

Gibbs, J. & Huang, L.N. (2003). Children of color: Psychological interventions with culturally diverse youth (2nd ed. rev.). San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons.

Hodges, S., Woodbridge, M., & Huang, L.N. (2001). Creating useful information in data-rich environments. In M. Hernandez and S. Hodges (Eds.) Tools, Case Studies, and Frameworks for Developing Outcome Accountability in Children’s Mental Health. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

Huang, L. (Fall 2002). Reflecting on cultural competence: A need for renewed urgency. Focal Point: A National Bulletin on Family Support and Children’s Mental Health .

Huang, L., Espiritu, R., & Hepurn, K. (2003). To be or not to be evidence-based? In Data Matters: An Evaluation Newsletter, 6. Washington, DC: Georgetown University National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health.

Huang, L., Macbeth, G., Dodge, J. and Jacobstein, D. (2004) Transforming the workforce in children’s mental health. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 32 (2): 167-187, November, 2004.

Huang, L., Woolverton, M., & Hepburn, K. (2002). Outcomes in a System of Care.  In Data Matters:  An Evaluation Newsletter, 5.  Washington, D.C.:  Georgetown University National Tecical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health.

Huang, L.N. (2003). An integrative view of identity formation: A model for Asian Americans. In E. Salett and D. Koslow (Eds.). Race, Ethnicity and Self: Identity in Multicultural Perspective. Washington, DC: NMCI Publications.

Huang, L.N. (January 2000). Prevention of Youth Violence in Asian American/Pacific Islander Communities: A Social Ecology Perspective. Monograph prepared for the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Isaacs, M., Ida, D.J., Huang, L.N.  (in press). Eliminating Disparities for Racial and  Ethnic Populations:  A Renewed Urgency for Cultural  Competency in Behavioral Health Care:  Subcommittee on Cultural Competence Background Paper for the President's New Freedom Commission on  Mental Health.  Rockville, MD:  DHHS/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Serivces Administration.

Kavale, K. A., Mather, S. R., Forness, S. R., Quinn, M. M., & Rutherford, R. B. (2000). Right reason in the integration of group and single-subject research in behavioral disorders. Behavioral Disorders, 25(2), 142-157.

Kendziora, K. T. (1999). Building resilient families and communities: An interview with Karl Dennis. Reaching Today’s Youth, 3, 18-21.

Kendziora, K. T. (2004). Early intervention for emotional and behavioral disorders. In R. B. Rutherford, M. M. Quinn, & S. R. Mathur, (Eds.), Handbook of research in behavior disorders (pp. 327-351). New York: Guilford.

Kendziora, K. T., & Osher, D. (2004). Fostering resilience among youth in the juvenile justice system. In C. S. Clauss-Ehlers & M. D. Weist (Eds.), Community Planning to Foster Resilience in Children (pp. 177-195). New York: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Kendziora, K. T., Bruns, E., Osher, D., Pacchiano, D., & Mejia, B. X. (2001). Wraparound: Stories from the field. 2001 Series (Vol. 1). Washington, DC: American Institutes for Research, Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice.

Kendziora, K. T., Caplan, E., & Walker, J. (2000, Spring). Early intervention in children’s mental health.Focal Point, 1-3. Available online

Klimes-Dougan, B., & Kendziora, K. T. (2000). Resilience in children. In C.E. Bailey (Ed.), Children in Therapy: Using the Family as a Resource (pp. 407-427). New York: W. W. Norton.

Leone, P., Quinn, M. M., & Osher, D. (2002). Collaborating within the juvenile justice system and youth serving agencies: improving prevention, providing more efficient services, and reducing recidivism for youth with disabilities. Washington, DC: U. S. Department of Education.

Long, T., Huang, L., Woodbridge, M., Woolverton, M., and Minkel. J. (2003)  Integrating assistive technology into an outcome-driven model of service delivery.  Infants and Young Children, 16, 272-283.

Nguyen, L., Arganza, G., Huang, L.N., et al. Psychiatric Diagnoses and Clinical Characteristics of Asian American Youth in Children’s Services. Journal of Child and Family Studies . (In press.)

Osher, D. (2002). Creating comprehensive and collaborative systems. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 11, 91-101.

Osher, D., Dwyer, K., & Jackson, S. (2004). Safe, Supportive, and Successful Schools Step by Step. Longmont CO: Sopris West.

Osher, D., Kendziora, K. T., VanDenBerg, J., & Dennis, K. (1999). Beyond individual resilience. Reaching Today’s Youth, 3, 2-4.

Osher, D., Kendziora, K. T., VanDenBerg, J., & Dennis, K. (1999). Growing resilience: Creating opportunities for resilience to thrive. Reaching Today's Youth, 3, 38-45.

Osher, D., Mejia, B. (1999). Overcoming barriers to intercultural relationships: A culturally competent approach. Reaching Today's Youth, 3, 48-52.

Osher, D., Morrison, G., & Bailey, W. (2003). Exploring the relationship between students: Mobility and dropout among students with emotional and behavioral disorders. Journal of Negro Education. 72, 79–96.

Osher, D., Quinn, M. M., Poirer, J. R., & Rutherford, R. (2003). Deconstructing the pipeline: Using efficacy and effectiveness data and cost-benefit analyses to reduce minority youth incarceration. New Directions in Youth Development, 99, 91-120.

Osher, D., Rouse, J., Woodruff, D., Kendziora, K., & Quinn, M. (2002). Addressing invisible barriers: Improving outcomes for youth with disabilities in the juvenile justice system. Washington, DC: U. S. Department of Education. Available online

Osher, D., Woodruff, D. & Sims, A. (2002). Schools make a difference: The relationship between education services for African American children and youth and their overrepresentation in the juvenile justice system. In D. Losen (Ed.), Minority Issues in Special Education (pp. 93-116). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University and the Harvard Education Publishing Group, The Civil Rights Project.

Osher, T. W., & Osher, D. (2002). The paradigm shift to true collaboration with families. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 11, 47-60.

Poduska, J. M., & Kendziora, K. T. (2000, Spring).Mental health screening and services in the schools: A public health approach. Focal Point, 4-8. Available online

Poduska, J. M., & Kendziora, K. T. (2001). Children’s mental health services: Integrating public health and systems of care. Psychiatric Times, 18, 50-53.

Poduska, J. M., Horwitz, S., Kellam, S. G., & Ialongo, N. S. (2001, February). Parent and teacher reports of 6th-graders’s use of mental health services. Paper presented at the 14th Annual Research Conference on Children’s Mental Health, The Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health, Tampa, FL.

Quinn, M. M. (2000). Functional behavioral assessment: The letter and the spirit of the law. Preventing School Failure,44(4), 147-151.

Quinn, M. M., Gable, R. A., Rutherford, R. B., Nelson, C. M., & Howell, K. W. (1998). Addressing student problem behavior: An IEP team’s introduction to functional behavioral assessment and behavior intervention plans (2nd edition).  Washington, DC: Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice.

Quinn, M. M., Leone, P. L., & Osher, D.M. (2000). Supporting children with challenging behavior.Office of Special Education Programs’ Better Behavior, Better Schools Summit, Washington, DC.

Quinn, M. M., Osher, D., Hoffman, C. C., & Hanley, T. V. (1998). Safe, drug-free, and effective schools for ALL students: What works! Washington, DC: American Institutes for Research, Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice.

Quinn, M. M., Rutherford, R. B., & Osher, D. M. (1999). special education in alternative education programs. Reston, VA: Council for Exceptional Children. (ERIC EC Digest #E585)

Quinn, M., Osher, D., Warger, C., Hanley, T., Bader, B., Tate, R., & Hoffman, C. (2000). Educational strategies for children with emotional and behavioral problems. Washington, DC: American Institutes for Research, Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice.

Quinn, M., Osher, D., Warger, C., Hanley, T., Bader, B., Tate, R., & Hoffman, C. (2000). Teaching and working with children who have emotional and behavioral challenges. Longmont, CO: Sopris West.

Rappaport, N., Osher, D., Dwyer, K., Garrison, E., Hare, I., Ladd, J., & Anderson- Ketchmark, C. (2002). Enhancing collaborations within and across disciplines to advance mental health programs in schools. In M.D. Weist, S. Evans, & N. Tashman (Eds.), School Mental Health Handbook (107-118). New York: Kluwer Academic Publishing Company.

Rutherford, R. B., Quinn, M. M., & Mathur, S. R. (Eds.) (2004). Handbook of research in behavior disorders. New York: Guilford.

Snow, S. T., Hoffman, C. C., Kendziora, K. T., & Quinn, M. M. (1999).Depression in adolescent girls:Emergingthemes from the research literature. Reaching Today’s Youth, 4(1), 21-24.

Stroul, B., Friedman, R., Huang, L.N. et al. (in press). Promoting, preserving and restoring children's  mental health: Subcommittee on Children and Families background paper for the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health.  Rockville, MD: DHHS/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (In press/to be released).

Woodbridge, M.W., & Huang, L.N. (2000). Promising practices: using evaluation data to manage, improve, market and sustain children’s services. systems of care. Promising practices in children’s mental health, 2000 Series, Vol. 2. Washington, DC: Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice, American Institutes for Research.

Woodruff, D. W., Osher, D., Hoffman, C. C., Grunes, A., King, M. A., Snow, S. T., & McIntyre, J. C. (1999). The role of education in a system of care: Effectively serving children with emotional and behavioral disorders. Promising practices in children’s mental health, 1998 Series, Vol. 3. Washington, DC: Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice, American Institutes for Research.