Mental Health Research Data & Publications
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09/18/09
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "Child Health as a Critical National Security Issue"
In April 2005, a group of scholars at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services published a policy brief on "National Security and U.S. Child Health Policy: The Origins and Continuing Role of Medicaid and EPSDT." -
08/28/09
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "Katrina’s Children— Still Struggling"
Dear President Obama: My name is Jade Windon, 7th grade student at McDonogh 42 Charter School in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mr. President, I write to you expressing how many of our lives continue to be affected today by the storm that happened almost four years ago. Hurricane Katrina devastated the lives of everyone here and in the Gulf Coast region. -
05/15/09
Marian Wright Edelman's Child Watch® Column: "National Foster Care Month"
May is National Foster Care Month and this year is a good time to reflect on the progress we can make in improving the lives of children and youths in foster care by implementing the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act (Fostering Connections Act). -
03/28/08
Cradle to Prison Pipeline Campaign Discussion Guide
Cradle to Prison Pipeline Campaign Discussion Guide, Case Studies from the Pipeline with discussion questions -
12/18/07
Action Strategies and Resources Guide: Promoting Children's Mental Health Screens and Assessments
The Action Strategies and Resources Guide, which is part of the Children's Mental Health Resource Kit, is designed to help promote access to and availability of mental health screens and assessments for children. -
02/01/07
A Look at the President's 2008 Budget and Children - Children and Low-Income Families Continue to Be Left Behind
A breakdown and analysis of the President's 2008 budget as it relates to children. -
02/03/06
Screens and Assessments: Why are They Important?
This document is a part of the Children's Mental Health Resource Kit, and explaines the importance of screening and assessing children, including the developmental benefits of screening children and how early intervention can help long-term costs. -
02/03/06
Resources and References: Getting More Information
A list of national organizations and governmental agencies, as well we selected articles and reports, that may be useful in improving access to mental health screenings and assessments for children. -
02/03/06
What is the Children's Mental Health Resource Kit?
Explains how the Children's Mental Health Resource Kit is designed to help people gather information in their state and to help people find other resources that can improve access to mental health screens and assessments for children. -
01/01/05
2005 State of America's Children, Chapter 5, Child Welfare
"Child Welfare: Poverty and Families in Crisis," Chapter 5 of the 2005 State of America's Children report.
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