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Mental Health Programs

Summaries of Research on Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents and Their Families

Publisher: 
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

This DataTrends summary provides an overview of two brief articles that discuss the implementation of evidence-based practice.

Promotion and Prevention in Mental Health: Strengthening Parenting and Enhancing Child Resilience

Publisher: 
US Department of Health and Human Services

This report to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education reviews the effectiveness of programs drawn from the National Registry of Effective Programs and Practices (NREPP) database that use a strength-based family approach to promoting mental wellness and preventing mental health problems among at-risk children and youth.

Evidence-Based Behavioral Practice

Publisher: 
Evidence-Based Behavioral Practice

The EBBP.org project creates training resources to help bridge the gap between behavioral health research and practice.

Guide to Evidence-Based Practices on the Web

Publisher: 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This Web site was created by SAMHSA to assist the public in identifying evidence-based programs and practices that can prevent and/or treat mental and substance use disorders.

Guide to Community Preventive Services: Systemic Reviews and Recommendations

Publisher: 
Center for Disease Control and Prevention

This CDC-sponsored Web site summarizes what is known about the effectiveness, economic efficiency, and feasibility of interventions to promote community health and prevent disease.

Building on Practice-Based Evidence: Using Expert Perspectives to Define the Wraparound Process

Publisher: 
Research and Training Center for Family Support and Children's Mental Health

This brief describes a consensus-building process that was used to develop a description of the activities involved in the wraparound process for children and adolescents with serious emotional and behavioral problems.

Introduction to Family Strengthening

Publisher: 
Strengthening Policy Center

This brief discusses challenges to family strengthening, such as changing family structure, changing roles and responsibilities, and changing demographics.

Assuring Better Child Health and Development Reading Room

Publisher: 
National Academy for State Health Policy

The National Academy for State Health Policy's Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD) Program has developed an online Reading Room.

Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation

Publisher: 
US Department of Health and Human Services

This monograph addresses young children’s mental health by providing a blueprint for child care providers to use when hiring a mental health consultant.