The National Latino Behavioral Health Association provides a unified national voice for Latino populations in the behavioral health arena and brings attention to disparities in areas of access, utilization, practice-based research, and adequately trained personnel.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
This is the first national survey of its type, and it examines mental health services at a representative sample of public elementary, middle, and high schools. The findings from the study present new information about the role of schools in providing mental health services, and how these services are organized, staffed, funded, and coordinated.
This issue brief discusses the mental health needs of youth who are involved with the juvenile justice system and provides evidence of the availability and quality of mental health services for the
This Web site contains data from the 2001 & 2005/2006 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs and the 2003 National Survey of Children's Health.
This resource list provides information on the problem of youth in the foster care and juvenile justice systems with unmet mental health needs in California.
This Web site serves adult survivors of childhood trauma and has a large collection of literature on self-injury as well as links to organizations with a focus on self injurious behavior.
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.
