II. Concerns Related to Children's Severe Mental Health Disorders

Concerns Related to Children's Severe MH Disorders

Concerns Related to Children's Psychosocial Problems

Positive Social and Emotional Development and Prevention of Psychosocial/MH Problems

Others focused on Addressing Barriers to Learning and Development

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Associations

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II. Concerns Related to Children's Severe Mental Health Disorders

American Hospital Association (AHA)	ARCH National Respite Network and Resources Center	Attention Deficit Information Network
Autism Research Institute*	Center for Psychology in Schools and Education	Center for MH in Schools and Student/Learning Supports
Center for School Mental Health	Center for Special Education Finance#	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Council for Exceptional Children*	Exceptional Children's Assistance Center	Obsessive Compulsive Foundation
National Association of State Directors of Special Education	The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)	National Dissemination Center on Children and Youth with Disabilities*
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)	National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse#
The Carter Center - Mental Health Task Force	International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies	Mental Health America#
Mental Health Net	Pathways RTC*	Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions*
School Mental Health Ontario (Canada)

* - Site has documents in language(s) other than English.
# - Organization offers technical assistance.

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American Hospital Association --"The AHA offers a collection of educational materials and tools for improving mental health outcomes for children and adolescents. These resources support hospitals and healthcare systems in addressing behavioral health needs through best practices and integrated care models." Cut and paste URL -- https://www.aha.org/child-and-adolescent-mental-health-tools-and-resources
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ARCH National Respite Network and Resources Centeris a service in which care is provided to individuals with disabilities and other special needs; to individuals with chronic or terminal illnesses; or to individuals at risk of abuse and neglect. Cut and paste URL --https://www.archrespite.org/
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Autism Research Institute is primarily devoted to conducting research, and to disseminating the results of research, on the causes of autism and on methods of preventing, diagnosing and treating autism and other severe behavioral disorders of childhood.
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Center for MH in Schools and Student/Learning Supports approaches mental health and psychosocial concerns from the broad perspective of addressing barriers to learning and promoting healthy development. Its mission is to improve outcomes for young people by enhancing policies, programs, and practices relevant to mental health in schools.
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>Center for Psychology in Schools and Education provides a distinctive focus on schools and education within the Association--a center by which members, policy-makers, and the public can identify psychology's commitment to schools and education. Cut and paste URL --https://www.apa.org/ed/schools
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Center for School Mental Health provides leadership and technical assistance to advance effective interdisciplinary school-based mental health programs.Cut and paste URL --https://csmh.umaryland.edu
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention --"The CDC offers data and statistics on children's mental health, emphasizing the prevalence of conditions such as anxiety, depression, and behavioral disorders. Their resources include information on early signs, risk factors, and intervention and support strategies." Cut and paste URL -- https://www.cdc.gov/children-mental-health/about/index.html
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Council for Exceptional Children is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.Cut and paste URL --https://www.cec.sped.org
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Exceptional Children's Assistance Center is a nonprofit association whose mission is to ensure access for individuals to private special education as a vital component of the continuum of appropriate placement and services in American education.
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The Carter Center - Mental Health Task Force is guided by a fundamental committment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering; it seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health.
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International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies provides a forum for the sharing of research, clinical strategies, public policy concerns and theoretical formulations on trauma in the United States and around the world.
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Mental Health America 's information and referral center serves people seeking mental health information for themselves, family members or friends, provides guidance on how to become an advocate for mental health rights and offers resources for professionals. Cut and paste URL --https://www.nmha.org/index.cfm
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Mental Help Net is a "comprehensive source of online mental health information, news and resources" and a "guide to mental health, psychology, & psychiatry online."
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National Association of State Directors of Special Education provides "services to State agencies to facilitate their efforts to maximize educational outcomes for individuals with disabilities."
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The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) "was created to raise the standard of care and increase access to services for children and families who experience or witness traumatic events."Cut and paste URL --https://www.nctsn.org/
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The National Dissemination Center on Children and Youth with Disabilities Resources from this former Center are now housed by the Center for Parent Information and Resources. They include information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other rofessionals" with a focus on children and youth."
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The National Institute of Mental Health "offers comprehensive information grounded in research on mental health conditions affecting children and adolescents, such as warning signs, treatment options, and educational materials." (CUT AND PASTE URLhttps://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/child-and-adolescent-mental-health)
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The National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse is "a consumer-run national technical assistance center serving the mental health consumer movement. We help connect individuals to self-help and advocacy resources, and we offer expertise to self-help groups and other peer-run health consumers."
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Obsessive Compulsive Foundation is an international not-for-profit organization composed of people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders, their families, friends, professionals and other concerned individuals.Cut and paste URL --https://https://iocdf.org/
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Pathways RTC aims to improve the lives of young people, ages 14-30, who have serious mental health conditions..
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Knowledge Institute on Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions, along with other leaders, is working towards an integrated system that truly meets the mental health care needs of children, youth and their parents and caregivers.
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School Mental Health Assist a provincial implementation support designed to help promote student mental health and well-being
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School Mental Health Resource and Training Center a project of Mental Health Association in New York State, Inc. with funding from the New York State Legislature and Executive https://www.mentalhealthednys.org/
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