Head Start Training and Technical Assistance
Mental Health
Announcements
Watch this space for announcements related to mental health topics in Region 10.
Recommended Links
NIMH (National Institute for Mental Health) recently conducted a study on behavioral interventions
effective for preschoolers with ADHD. Interventions included parent education classes that focused
on parenting skills, understanding the child's behavior and development, and ensuring child safety.
They also received individualized interventions in the home and at preschool or day care.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2007/behavioral-interventions-effective-for-preschoolers-with-adhd.shtml
National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.samhsa.gov/
(SAMHSA) Children’s Campaign for Mental Health
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/ChildrensCampaign/
The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning, a national center
focused on strengthening the capacity of child care and Head Start programs to improve the
social and emotional outcomes of young children.
http://csefel.uiuc.edu/
National Mental Health Association
http://www.nmha.org/children/index.cfm
Articles and Publications
The Maternal and Child Health Library has developed an electronic guide to resources for professionals
on healthy social and emotional development in infants and young children, school-age children, and
adolescents. Selected topics include a section for infants and toddlers, developmental stages; factors
that impact social and emotional development; policies and programs to promote social and emotional
well-being in homes and community settings; and strategies for integrating health, development, and
education services. A section for families is also included.
http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_Mental_Healthy.html.
A publication for National Center for Children and Poverty (NCCP) entitled "Child and Youth and
Emergency Mental Health Care, a National Problem" reviews current practices for children, youth,
and adults visiting emergency rooms for mental health conditions, and makes policy recommendations
to improve care and encourage more community-based services.
http://www.nccp.org/publications/pub_750.html
Two new reports from the National Academy for State Health Policy and The Commonwealth Fund discuss developing successful
partnerships with pediatric providers as one way state officials are trying to improve mental health and primary care
services for young children.
1) How States Are Working with Physicians to Improve the Quality of Children's Health Care, by Helen Pelletier.
http://www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=367174&#doc367174
2) Improving the Delivery of Health Care that Supports Young Children's Healthy Mental Development: Early Accomplishments
and Lessons Learned from a Five-State Consortium, by Neva Kaye.
http://www.cmwf.org/publications/publications_show.htm?doc_id=367138&#doc367138
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/bulletins/children/welcome.html
Article from the US Department of Justice on the risks to children exposed to methamphetamine labs.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/childqa.cfm
Booklet produced by NIMH on the Treatment of Children with Mental Disorders
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/child-and-adolescent-mental-health/children-and-violence.shtml
Child and Adolescent Violence Research at the National Institute of Mental Health. An overview that summarizes
research into the causes, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of child and adolescent violence.
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