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Mental Health Policy

School Policies and Legal Issues Supporting Safe Schools

Publisher: 
The Hamilton Fish Institute on School and Community Violence &

Part of a series of five guidebooks that describe key components of creating safe, positive schools, this resource is a practical guide to the development and implementation of school district and

Towards Better Behavioral Health for Children, Youth and their Families: Financing that Supports Knowledge

Publisher: 
National Center for Children in Poverty

This working paper provides a broad overview of funding sources that underwrite children

Berkeley Unified School District

Publisher: 
Berkeley Unified School District

This policy statement, developed by the Berkeley Unified School District in California,outlines a comprehensive system for addressing barriers to learning and teaching.

Children's Mental Health: An Overview and Key Considerations for Health System Stakeholders

Publisher: 
National Institute for Health Care Management Research and Educational Foundation

This resource presents facts about current mental health services and key policy considerations for promoting and advancing comprehensive mental health systems for children and adolescents.

Challenges and Opportunities in Children's Mental Health: A View From Families and Youth

Publisher: 
National Center for Children in Poverty

This monograph summarizes finding of a conference, Best Practices in Policy for Children's Mental Health Consultation Meeting with Stakeholders: Family and Youth Perspectives, which examined childr

Current Status of Mental Health in Schools: A Policy and Practice Analysis

Publisher: 
University of California at Los Angeles

This policy report includes the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health recommendations, information about reframing how schools address barriers to learning, opportunities to enhance mental health in schools, guidelines for mental health in schools, examples of policy statements for a unified approach in schools, and examples of provisions in federal law that allow districts to redeploy federa

First Nations Behavioral Health Association

Publisher: 
First Nations Behavioral Health Association

This advocacy organization that promotes the mental well being of Native peoples through knowledge and awareness of issues impacting Native mental health.

Project Atlas: Resources for Mental Health

Publisher: 
World Health Organization

Mental Health Atlas-2005 provides essential information on mental health for all 192 Member States of WHO.

School-Based Mental Health: An Empirical Guide for Decision-Makers

Publisher: 
Tampa: University of South Florida, Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health

This guide provides information on developing and implementing effective evidence-based services in schools.

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

Publisher: 
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law advocates for people with mental disabilities in areas such as education, the workplace, housing, and community life.