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New Research on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Questioning, Gender Nonconforming & Transgender (LGBQ/GNCT) Youth in the Justice System
October 3, 2017 | Emily Taylor
In an article published in the 2017 issue of the Harvard Kennedy School’s LGBTQ Policy Journal, Angela Irvine and Aisha Canfield examine new data on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Questioning, Gender Nonconforming, and Transgender (LGBQ/GNCT) Youth in the Justice System. The authors reviewed survey data collected during 2013-2014 from 1,400 youth in seven juvenile detention halls across the country. Of those surveyed, 40 percent of the female population and 13 percent of the male population were LGBQT and gender non-conforming. And 85 percent of the LGBQ/GNCT youth, are also youth of color. The article includes the authors’ recommendations for providing juvenile justice processes to better meet the needs of this population.
Read “Reflections on New National Data on LGBQ/GNCT Youth in the Justice System”»
How Multi-Sector Health Partnerships Evolve
August 15, 2017 | Emily Taylor
This recent post from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Culture of Health Blog, focuses on how partnerships across sectors – including public health, housing, education, transportation and others – evolve and help create healthy communities. It includes examples of such successful partnerships and links to data on outlining the phases, challenges and opportunities characteristic to these efforts.
Research: Costs to Community Mental Health Agencies to Sustain an Evidence-Based Practice
June 2, 2017 | Emily Taylor
A recent article published in Psychiatric Services, is based on a study that looked into a frequently cited barrier to the sustainability of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP): cost. The study tested a method for quantifying the costs of implementing EBP compared with usual care.
The Impact of Incarceration on Dependent Children
May 1, 2017 | Emily Taylor
A recent article in the National Institute of Justice Journal looks at research on the effects of parental incarceration on the well-being of their dependent children. The author, Eric Martin, a social science analyst in NIJ’s Office of Research and Evaluation, outlines the scope of the issue, potential risks for children as well as policy recommendations.
Eric Bruns in New Zealand for National Wraparound Summit
February 13, 2017 | Emily Taylor
Eric Bruns, PhD, co-director of the National Wraparound Initiative, is in New Zealand this week for a National Wraparound Hui at Massey University. (Hui is a word with Māori origins used in New Zealand for gatherings and assemblies). Bruns participated in a national radio interview there with Dr. Ruth Gammon, Massey University psychologist and organizer of the event, about how wraparound services can help at-risk kids.
Listen to the interview on Radio New Zealand with Eric Bruns and Ruth Gammon»
New American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
January 5, 2017 | Emily Taylor
“Addressing Early Childhood Emotional and Behavioral Problems” is a new American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement that outlines effective evidence-based interventions in child care. It covers some of the problems frequently seen in young children including reactive attachment disorder; disruptive behavior disorders; attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); and anxiety and mood disorders. Lead author, Dr. Mary Margaret Gleason, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral science at Tulane University School of Medicine, points to evidence supporting therapy for young children, over treatment with psychotropic medications.
Read about the new American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement»
The New Focus on Children’s Mental Health
October 28, 2016 | Emily Taylor
This recent article in The Atlantic gives an overview of programs around the country designed to increase support for children’s mental health in schools, as well as recent related research.
Counsel or Criminalize? Why Students of Color Need Supports, Not Suspensions
October 12, 2016 | Emily Taylor
This report from the Center for American Progress outlines issues facing students of color, including greater likelihood of traumatic experiences and poverty, lack of school-based services and “higher incidence of suspension, expulsion, and even contact with law enforcement.” The report also provides policy recommendations to address these issues.
Read the report on the need for improved mental health supports in schools»
New Brief from NASHP: Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and the EPSDT Benefit
October 12, 2016 | Emily Taylor
The National Academy for State Health Policy’s brief, “Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and the EPSDT Benefit,” offers clarification on services for Medicaid-eligible children with ASD and, specifically, the expected adherence to the EPSDT benefit, along with examples of strategies currently being used by multiple states.
Access the brief on Autism Spectrum Disorders and the EPSDT benefit»
FosterClub AllStars on National Child Welfare Policy
September 14, 2016 | Emily Taylor
In this column, David Samuel Hall of FosterClub All-Stars, a group of foster youth advocates, shares his perspective on the need for legislation to improve the child welfare system. A former foster youth, he shares that he believes mental health services and Wraparound services “would have completely changed” his story.
Read David Samuel Hall’s perspective on needed child welfare improvements»