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Rural Behavioral Health Webinar Announcement: The Affordable Care Act: Considerations for School Behavioral Health Programs in Rural Communities
Please join us for the second in a four-part Webinar series discussing behavioral health issues for children and families in rural areas. The Rural Behavioral Health Webinar Series 2012 is sponsored by the Child, Adolescent and Family Branch, and the Mental Health Promotion Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), in collaboration with the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, the National TA Center for Children's Mental Health at Georgetown University, and the Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health.
Definition of Family-Driven Care
Definition and Guiding Principes of Family-Driven Care
Definition of Family-Driven Care
- Family-driven means families have a primary decision making role in the care of their own children as well as the policies and procedures governing care for all children in their community, state, tribe, territory and nation. This includes:
About Us: Technical Assistance
About Us: Technical Assistance Programs and Initiatives
The National Federation currently offers technical assistance, with an emphasis on family and youth involvement, to various statewide family networks and system of care communities. Below are a list of the three big technical assistance programs that we offer our expertise in.
Action Alert: Advocate for the Affordable Care Act
The success of the Affordable Care Act is critical to the future of millions of Americans living with mental health and substance use challenges.
Listed below are upcoming events in the field. If you are a registered chapter, state organization and/or partner and would like to add your event, please email Corey Brown at cbrown@ffcmh.org.
The National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health at Georgetown University is




