1. DENISE HALLFORS, RN, PhD, is a senior research associate at the Family and Children's Policy Center, Brandeis University. Her research has focused on prevention and treatment strategies for people with substance abuse and mental health problems, particularly children, youth, and elderly people. Address: Denise Hallfors, Heller School, Brandeis, University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02254–9110: e-mail: hallfors@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
2. THEODORE FALLON, JR., MD, MPH, is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and the School of Public Health at Allegheny University of the Health Sciences. He is the director of psychiatric emergency services and conducts clinical, epidemiological, and health service research in child psychiatry.
3. KIM WATSON, BA, is a research analyst at the Family and Children's Policy Center, Brandeis University. In addition to her work in children's mental health, she has participated in evaluations of provider and consumer satisfaction with managed care disability programs, information networks in the disability community, and community-based substance abuse prevention programs.