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RESOURCES: Research

Information on Research

• Children's Hospital of Michigan Seeking participants for a study of Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - David R. Rosenberg, MD is seeking participants for a research study to look at the brain chemistry and genetics of children with OCD, and children without OCD. The study uses Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and genetic samples (blood and/or saliva) to learn more about how different treatments affect the brain. For more information, call 313-745-4645. Financial compensation will be provided to those children that qualify for the study.
• Resource for Advancing Children's Health (REACH) identifies, validates, and disseminates highest-quality scientific findings which support children's mental health. It includes family resources including links to disorder profiles and treatment options.
• Children's Mental Health Research - For the latest available research which recognizes and builds on the strengths of families in the areas of :culturally competent policies and practices; clarification of values related to family partnerships and collaboration in all aspects of service delivery and evaluation; and leadership capacity building of families, visit Portland State University's Research and Training on Family Support and Children's Mental Health.
• 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.
• Programs and Interventions that May Influence Outcomes for Youth and Young Children: For a detailed description of indicators with what works, visit the Child Trends DataBank. Lists indicators for What Works for the following:
  • Reproductive Health, Sexual Activity, and Childbearing Substance Use and Health
  • Education and Academic Achievement
  • Emotional and Mental Health (ADD, Adolescents who feel sad or hopeless, disordered eating: symptoms of bulimia, suicidal teens)
  • Pro-Social Activities, School Involvement, and Civic Engagement
  • Family Environment
  • Violence and Death
  • Poverty and Public Assistance
  • Other Indicators (Dating, Juvenile detention: adolescents in residential placements, watching TV, & young adults in jail or prison) and What Works for Young Children
  • Child Health
  • Family Factors
  • School Transition Practices and Social Development
  • Emergent Literacy
  • Media Effects
• The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) have implemented the Pediatrics Collaborative Care (PedsCare) Program, Mental Health Initiative, which supports a website with a wide variety of resources for children, youth, and families, including:
  • Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health, from the Bright Futures in Practice series: …[a guide] for primary care health professionals and families on healthy emotional, behavioral, and cognitive development and early recognition and intervention for mental health problems and mental disorders.
  • AAP Literature: Articles related to mental health found in various AAP publications, including AAP News, Pediatrics, and Pediatrics in Review.
  • Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (HTPCP): links to HTPCP programs working to improve the mental health status of mothers, infants, children, and adolescents by increasing access to health services at the local level by providing guidance and funding for community-based initiatives.
  • For more information, visit http://www.aap.org/commpeds/dochs/mentalhealth.