National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention
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Education Development Center
In 2001, SAMHSA’s Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) created the Prevention and Early Intervention grant program to address the need to expand children’s mental health promotion and early intervention services.
In this report, the American Academy of Pediatrics proposes competencies requisite for providing mental health and substance abuse services in pediatric primary care settings and recommends steps t
The aim of the study reported in this brief was to determine how states leveraged different policy choices to support integration of social-emotional developmental strategies into early intervention services.
This brief outlines the risks faced by young children with social, emotional, and behavioral problems, as well as barriers to eligibility, access to services, and service utilization.
Drawing on lessons from six case studies, this policy paper highlights the most innovative approaches states and communities are currently using to finance early childhood mental health services
This guide is designed to help state legislators, agency officials, families, and other advocates think strategically and take steps to meet the challenge of utilizing existing funding streams to p
The Web site of the Strengthening Families initiative of the Center for the Study of Social Policy proposes an effective and affordable strategy to prevent child abuse and neglect.
Feeling stressed? If you or someone you know has been affected by a disaster and needs immediate assistance, please call this toll-free number for information, support, and counseling. You will be connected to the nearest crisis center.
When children, teens, and adults are dealing with the stress from crisis situations, talking may not be enough. These resources provide ideas about what to do you can do at home to help children, family members, and yourself cope.
