RESOURCES: Healthcare/Mental Healthcare

Information on Healthcare and Mental Healthcare

• School-Based Health Centers - In an effort to create awareness about the unique benefits of School-Based Health Centers, SCHA-MI will be releasing a series of “Did You Know” documents promoting the positive impact SBHCs have on their students, schools, and communities.

• The Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health (TA Partnership) provides technical assistance to system of care communities funded by the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program. The TA Partnership is a collaboration between the American Institutes for Research and the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health. It includes information on child welfare, education, family involvement, juvenile justice, mental health, primary care, substance abuse, sustainability, and youth involvement.

• Care Notebook - An organizing tool for families to help you keep track of important information your child's medical history and current information about your child's care, services, and providers. A notebook is a great tool for empowering families to become the experts on their child's care.

• Evidence-based Programs - To assist families, consumers, and the general public in identifying evidence-based interventions that can prevent and/or treat mental and substance use disorders view A Guide to Evidence-Based Practices.

• Exploring the Family Role in Mental Healthcare (PDF) - Discussion summary from the Symposium on Family Involvement (September 27, 2005)

• School Health Resources - The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (CDC) has developed a wide variety of science-based and other instructional materials that can help schools enhance existing health education. To view, visit http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/SHER.

• For information on children's health issues, including immunizations, nutrition, safety, child psychology, childhood diseases, pediatrics and kid's health related information, including feelings and emotions, visit the Kid's Health Directory and Children's Health Directory.

• The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Facts for Families series includes "Eleven Questions to Ask Before Psychiatric Hospitalization of Your Child or Adolescent". The questions are intended to help families make decisions about the mental health care placement of their children and youth, to review, visit their website. For the full catalog of the series, click here. http://aacap.org/page.ww?section=Facts+for+Families&name=Facts+for+Families. Other titles in the "Facts for Families" series include:

  • Know When to Seek Help for Your Child,

  • Know Where to Seek Help for Your Child,

  • Know Your Health Insurance Benefits,

  • Making Decisions About Substance Abuse Treatment,

  • The Continuum of Care,

  • Advocating for Your Child,

  • Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation,

  • Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents.

• The NECTAC (National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center) website has a section on early childhood mental health, social emotional development and challenging behavior. The site includes links to definitions, legislation, initiatives, organizations, foundations, research centers and supports. Visit http://www.nectac.org/topics/menhealth/menhealth.asp for more information.

• National Mental Health Information Center has information on a wide range of mental health topics.  A direct link to to information on children's mental health; a link to information for kids.

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