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RESOURCES: Research
 Information
on Research
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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.
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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.
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Evidence-based Programs
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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 at
http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/WhatWorks.cfm.
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
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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:
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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.
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AAP Literature: Articles related to
mental health found in various AAP publications, including AAP News,
Pediatrics, and Pediatrics in Review.
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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.
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For more information, visit
http://www.aap.org/commpeds/dochs/mentalhealth.
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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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