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RESOURCES: About Children's Mental Health
 About Children's Mental Health
Descriptions
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health:
Like adults, children and
adolescents can have mental health disorders that interfere
with the way they think, feel, and act. Mental health
influences the ways individuals look at themselves, their
lives, and others in their lives. Like physical health,
mental health is important at every stage of life.
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Related Topics
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Download "A Parent’s Guide
to Obtaining Mental Health Services for Children in
Michigan" (PDF).
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MindZone, a web site for teens on mental health related
concerns.
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The American Psychological
Association (APA) has publications to help young people.
Check our their article, “Controlling Anger--Before It
Controls You”. The article tells youth, “Anger is a
completely normal, usually healthy, human emotion. But when
it gets out of control and turns destructive, it can lead to
problems—problems at work, in your personal relationships,
and in the overall quality of your life. And it can make you
feel as though you're at the mercy of an unpredictable and
powerful emotion.” The four major topics covered in the
article follow:
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Another APA article, “Warning Signs Of Youth Violence,"
discusses ways young people can recognize the signs that
often precede youth violence in themselves and others.
According to the author, “One in 12 high schoolers is
threatened or injured with a weapon each year. If you're
between the ages of 12 and 24, you face the highest risk of
being the victim of violence.” The article is divided into
the following sections:
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Reasons for Violence
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Recognizing Violence
Warning Signs In Others
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If Someone You Know Shows
Violence Warning Signs
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Dealing With Anger
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Are You At Risk For
Violent Behavior?
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Controlling Your Own Risk
For Violent Behavior
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Violence Against Self
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Read this article.
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Information about programs to
assist transition-age youth with serious emotional
disturbances: The Bazelon Center for Mental
Health Law has produced “Moving On,” a fact-sheet collection
that identifies and describes “myriad federal programs
[that] can address the wide range of needs of youth with
serious mental health conditions who are transitioning into
adulthood.” Each [fact sheet] offers information about the
program’s purpose, services and funded activities, the
administering federal agency, grantee and beneficiary
eligibility, and a brief assessment of the program’s impact.
Topics include:
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Mental Health Programs
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Substance Abuse Programs
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Basic Supports
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School-Based Programs
Addressing Transition Issues
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Higher Education
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Independent Living
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Housing
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Family Planning and
Parenting Assistance
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Social Services
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Youth Involved With or At
Risk of Involvement in Juvenile Justice
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To view this information,
visit
http://www.bazelon.org/publications/movingon/.
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The National Institute
of Mental Health (NIMH) is one of 27 components of
the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Federal
government's principal biomedical and behavioral
research agency. NIH is part of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services. Visit their website.
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Prevention
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ACMH is a partner in the
Learning Disabilities Association of Michigan's Healthy
Children's Project. The purpose of the Healthy
Children Project is to bridge the gap between our knowledge
of environmental factors that impact developing fetuses, the
newborn or young children and the actions we are taking to
minimize or eliminate those factors. Their website offers
information about toxic substances in the environment and
how they might affect our children’s health. Visit
http://www.healthychildrenproject.org/ for more
information.
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Fact Sheet on Lead Poisoning and Cognitive Deficits and
Mental Illness in Children by Michelle Naylor,
Behavioral Health Sciences, Sydney University (Fact Sheet
created October 21, 2005)
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FEATURED RESOURCES |
Children's Agenda 2008
In 2008, more than seventy Michigan Coalition for Families member
organizations, including ACMH, called upon elected officials
and business leaders to support investments in Michigan's children. Out
of this call to action, came the
2008
Children's Agenda, which is now available online. |
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