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Factors that Help Children Thrive in the Face of Adversity
May 12, 2016 | Emily Taylor
Research shows that people who experience four or more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as economic hardship, exposure to violence or the death of a loved one, are more likely to have lasting physical and mental health problems. But in a new study, “The Relative Contributions of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Healthy Environments to Child Flourishing,” researchers found that even when children were exposed to ACEs, certain family and community strengths – most importantly access to patient-centered, coordinated medical care, mothers in excellent mental health and community supports – appeared to have a protective effect on health, social and behavioral outcomes.
Read more here >>.
Psychology professor aims to develop tool to assess how therapists treat youth anxiety
May 11, 2016 | Emily Taylor
Bryce McLeod, Ph.D., of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Psychology, has received a $431,244 National Institute of Mental Health grant to develop an instrument to assess the effectiveness of therapists’ treatment of young people with anxiety.
Read more here >>.
New Child and Adolescent Mental Health Web Portal from NIMH
May 11, 2016 | Emily Taylor
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) recently introduced a new Child and Adolescent Mental Health Web Portal designed to help youth, caregivers, and professionals in understanding mental health conditions and disorders and the varying symptoms in children and adolescents throughout the developmental stages. This resource features helpful videos from experts, hotlines, and information on clinical trials.
Visit the site here >>.
SAMHSA Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day Short Report
May 5, 2016 | Emily Taylor
SAMHSA has issued a short report on children’s mental health, “Increasing Access to Behavioral Health Services and Supports through
Systems of Care” to illustrate how serving children and adolescents within a system of care increases access to behavioral health services and
supports and improves outcomes.
Access the full report here >>.
How Talking Openly Against Stigma Helped A Mother And Son Cope With Bipolar Disorder
May 2, 2016 | Emily Taylor
In this profile, single mother of four, Liza Long, talks about how sharing her experience dealing with her then middle-school aged son helped lead to her son’s correct diagnosis and treatment for bipolar disorder. Last month, her son Walton, who is now 16, spoke at TEDx Boise to share his story and speak out against the stigmatization of mental illness.
Read more here >>.
Resource: National Child Traumatic Stress Network Treatment and Intervention Fact Sheets
April 21, 2016 | Emily Taylor
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network has released a set of “Training Guidelines” for interventions to treat a variety of child traumatic stress including Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. The new guidelines describe what training is recommended or required to provide, supervise, or train others in each model as well as how to communicate information about interventions to assist agencies in making decisions about their training needs.
Access the fact sheets here >>.
CDC: Social Factors Associated with Children’s Behavioral Health
April 19, 2016 | Emily Taylor
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new study looking at health care, family, and community factors related to mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders (MBDDs) among children aged two to eight years in the U.S. Researchers found that one out of seven children aged two to eight years were reported to have a diagnosed MBDD. Study findings highlight specific health care, family, and community factors that could be addressed through collaborative policy and programmatic efforts at national, state, and local levels.
Read the full article here >>.
CHIPRA quality demonstration states use innovative strategies
August 12, 2015 | NWI
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has recently released a new evaluation highlighting innovative strategies employed by CHIPRA quality demonstration states. You can access the latest evaluation report – along with 12 previous ones – from the AHRQ web site.
It’s never too early to intervene for at-risk children
August 12, 2015 | NWI
New evidence suggests that early intervention for at-risk children of mothers with bipolar disorder may be helpful.
Obstacles for non-white Latino youth
July 31, 2015 | NWI
This recent entry to the Latin Post describes the unique barriers to treatment faced by Latino youth.