Comprehensive Focus on MH in Schools
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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major Centers, etc. Associations Government Agencies Journals & Newsletters

III. Concerns related to children's psychosocial problems

Major Centers / Networks / Initiatives / Projects / Consumer Info Resources
American Academy of Pediatrics Center for Health and Health Care in Schools# Center for MH in Schools and Student/Learning Supports
Center for School Mental Health Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence Center for the Study & Prevention of Violence
Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse -- now called Partnership to End Addiction Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports Child Welfare Information Gateway#
National Association of School Psychologists Al-Anon Family Groups*
Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) National Center for Missing and Exploited Children# Office of National Drug Control Policy
Prevent Child Abuse America Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network Suicide Prevention Resource Center
* - Site has documents in language(s) other than English.
# - Organization offers technical assistance.

 

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  • The Al-Anon Family Groups help families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend. Alateen is our recovery program for young people. Cut & Paste URL -- https://al-anon.org/
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  • The American Academy of Pediatrics an organization of 60,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
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  • The Center for Addiction and Mental Health is Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital. CAMH combines clinical care, research, education, policy development and health promotion to help transform the lives of people affected by mental health and addiction issues.
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  • The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools is a policy and program resource center supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that focuses on supporting state-community partnerships to establish comprehensive school-based health centers.Cut & Paste URL -- https://www.healthinschools.gwu.edu
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  • The 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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  • The Center for School Mental Health provides leadership and technical assistance to advance effective interdisciplinary school-based mental health programs. It strives to support schools and community collaboratives in the development of programs that are accessible, family-centered, culturally sensitive, and responsive to local needs.Cut & Paste URL -- https://www.schoolmentalhealth.org
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  • The Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence's research expands our knowledge of risk and protective factors in the prevention of youth violence, enhancing our ability to use developmental pathways both to target interventions and to increase their efficacy.Cut & Paste URL -- https://www.jhsph.edu/preventyouthviolence
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  • The Center for the Study & Prevention of Violence was founded in 1992 with a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to provide informed assistance to groups committed to understanding and preventing violence, particularly adolescent violence. Since that time, our mission has expanded to encompass violence across the life course. Cut & Paste URL -- https://www.colorado.edu/cspv/
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  • The Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse -- now called Partnership to End Addiction aims to 1) inform Americans of the economic and social costs of substance abuse and its impact on their lives; 2)ssess what works in prevention, treatment, and law enforcement; 3) encourage every individual and institution to take responsibility to combat substance abuse and addiction; 4) provide those on the front lines with the tools they need to succeed; and 5)remove the stigma of abuse and replace shame and despair with hope. Cut & Paste URL --https://drugfree.org/newsroom/news-item/center-on-addiction-changes-name-to-partnership-to-end-addiction-and-launches-new-website/
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  • The Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports "has been established by the Office of Special Education to give schools capacity-building information and technical assistance for identifying, adapting, and sustaining effective school-wide disciplinary practices."
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  • The Child Welfare Information Gateway is a national resource for professionals seeking information on the prevention, identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect and related child welfare issues.
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  • The Kids Peace National Center regularly serves more than 2,000 children with a comprehensive continuum of kids' mental health treatment programs. This private, not-for-profit organization also acts as a national liaison for intervention services, and educates kids, parents and professionals around the globe in how to avert crisis.
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  • Multisystemic Services website provides information about MST, a unique and exciting treatment methodology proven to have positive effects on serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders.
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  • The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children "serves as a clearinghouse of information... provides technical assistance to individuals and law-enforcement agencies in the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and treatment of cases... and offers training programs to law-enforcement and social-service professionals."Cut & Paste URL -- https://www.missingkids.com/
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  • National Association of School Psychologists is "a directory of information" available on the web "for school psychologists, school counselors, teachers, parents, and other professionals."Cut & Paste URL -- https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources
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  • Prevent Child Abuse America is dedicated to making the health and well-being of children a top priority for everyone. Its programs, research, media campaigns, and activities at the state and local levels have provided leadership to child abuse prevention efforts nationwide. Cut & Paste URL -- https://www.preventchildabuse.org
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  • The Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network operates America's only national hotline for survivors of sexual assault. The hotline offers free,confidential counseling and support 24 hours a day, from anywhere in the country.
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  • The Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network is dedicated to the creation of an effective national suicide prevention strategy. SPAN links the energy of those bereaved by suicide with the expertise of leaders in science, business, government and public service to achieve the goal of significantly reducing the national rate of suicide by the year 2010.Cut & Paste URL --https://www.c-span.org/organization/suicide-prevention-action-network/41866/
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  • The Suicide Prevention Resource Center "provides technical assistance, training, and informational materials to strengthen suicide prevention networks and advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention..." The center seeks to "build capacity for states and communities to implement and evaluate suicide prevention programs."
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