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Mental Health Resources
"The nation is facing a public crisis in mental health for infants, children and adolescents. Many children have mental health problems that interfere with normal development and functioning. In the United States, one in ten children and adolescents suffer from mental illness severe enough to cause some level of impairment. Yet, in any given year, it is estimated that about one in five children receive mental health services. Unmet need for services remains as high now as it was 20 years ago." Report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental Health: A National Action Agenda As the Surgeon General's Report notes - and most mental health advocates and professionals agree - dramatic challenges characterize the adolescent mental health landscape. The National Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health by the Year 2010 includes several measures that reference adolescent mental health, but professionals know that mental health issues are related to almost every adolescent health measure. National Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health by the Year 2010
Mental Health Measures - Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents with disabilities who reported to be sad, unhappy, or depressed
- Increase the proportion of children with mental health problems who receive treatment (Developmental)
- Reduce the suicide rate
- Reduce the rate of suicide attempts by adolescents
Provided here are links to a wide variety of resources that will assist your efforts to improve the mental health of adolescents. Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health
Georgetown University
Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health provides a vision, a framework, and a practical set of resources and tools to help promote the mental and emotional health and well-being of all children and adolescents as a critical element of child and adolescent health care. Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Mental Health
CDC's Mental Health website provides basic public health information on mental health Center for Mental Health in the Schools
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
SMHP pursues theory, research, practice and training related to addressing mental health and psychosocial concerns through school-based interventions. To these ends, SMHP works closely with school districts, local and state agencies, special initiatives, and organizations and colleagues across the country. Center for School Mental Health
School of Medicine, University of Maryland
This mission of CSMH is to strengthen policies and programs in school mental health to improve learning and promote success for America's youth. Children, Teens, and Resiliency
American Academy of Pediatrics
AAP's website focused on resources to provide insight, guidance, and advice for teens and families as they cope with the pressures of day-to-day life. Includes separate sections for teens and parents. Children's Mental Health Program
Children, Youth & Family Consortium/University of Minnesota
The CMH program works with research experts, community providers, and policy makes to improve mental health practice for Minnesota's children. This is accomplished through the "Lessons from the Field" seminar series showcasing current research and its practical application; the online "Children's Mental Health eReview" publication, which combines current research and ideas for application in practice and policy; research activities that promote public engagements by connecting faculty and providers; and a "searchable database" of University of Minnesota resources. Half of Us
An initiative focused on creating a public dialogue to raise awareness about the prevalence of mental health issues and connect students to the appropriate resources to get help. National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention
Education Development Center, Inc.
The Center provides training and technical assistance to Safe Schools/Healthy Students and Project LAUNCH grantees funded by the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Center staff work with school districts and communities as they plan, implement, and sustain initiatives that foster resilience, promote mental health, and prevent youth violence and mental and behavioral disorders. Improving Early Identification & Treatment of Adolescent Depression: Considerations & Strategies for Health Plans
National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) National Assembly on School-based Health Care
The mental health section of the NASBHC website provides a number of resources to help improve and expand mental health services. National Association of School Psychologists
This organization represents and supports school psychology through leadership to enhance the mental health and educational competence or all children. Up to the minute legislative information, position papers, and more advocacy information. National Institute of Mental Health
The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure. The "Child and Adolescent Mental Health" section provides a rich array of resources on mental health issues and strategies-and includes a focus on adolescent brain development. National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health
Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development
The Center provides information, technical assistance, and training on system and service strategies for achieving positive outcomes for children and youth with mental health needs and their families. Prevention of Mental Disorders and Substance Abuse Among Children, Youth, and Young Adults: Research Advances and Promising Interventions (2009)
National Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies Report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental health: A National Action Agenda (2001) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities through 8 strategic initiatives to focus the Agency's work on improving lives and capitalizing on emerging opportunities. Technical Assistance Partnership fir Child and Family Mental Health
The TA Partnership, a collaboration between the National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health and the American Institutes for Research, provides expert consultation, communities of practice, FAQs, a monthly newsletters, and other resources to communities to improve the quality of life for children and youth with mental health problems and their families. TeenScreen National Center
A non-profit health initiative affiliated with the Columbia University Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. This Center translates science into service by working to have mental health screenings incorporated into routine adolescent health care through their TeenScreen Primary Care and our TeenScreen Schools and Communities programs. They also work to promote public policies that expand access to mental health screenings. Views from the Homefront: How Military Youth and Spouses Are Coping with Deployment (2011)
Center for Military Health Policy Research, Rand Corporation
Report on the results of a longitudinal study of youth from military families and their caregivers concerning their emotional well-being and how well they are coping with service members' extended deployments.
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