We are continuously expanding our ability to provide you the most up-to-date information happening in the field and at the organization. We are proud to present to you our monthly ED column. Our ED, Sandra Spencer, will be providing insight into the organization and other information that all National Federation members should know about.
The president, on Wednesday, January 16, 2013, signed his 23 Executive Actions on what needs to be done to strengthen gun control laws and reduce gun violence in America, as well as address the need for improved mental health services in America for youth and children.
National Children's Mental Health Awareness Week is May 5 - 13, 2013. This week is dedicated to increasing public awareness about the triumphs and challenges in children's mental health and emphasizing the importance of family and youth involvement in the children's mental health movement.
This Guide is about how interventions can best occur when law enforcement officers (e.g. police, truancy officers, sheriffs, school resource officers) respond to children or youth experiencing a mental health crisis.
We have less than two weeks to let our voices be heard and to impact change at SAMHSA.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) published a notice in the Federal Register requesting comments on proposed changes to the Mental Health Block Grant and Substance Abuse Block Grant (which can now be submitted as a single uniform application) for fiscal years (FY) 2014-2015.
Today the Supreme Court voted to uphold the Affordable Care Act.
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.
Ontario is beginning the process of closing the Thistletown Regional Centre in Etobicoke and transferring the children's mental health services offered there to local mental health agencies in the community.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Former Members of Congress Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN) announced on March 14, 2012 that they are re-energizing their efforts to help finalize implementation of a law that they worked to enact, the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2008.
(HealthDay News) - Children with a depressed father are more likely to have emotional or behavioral problems, new research finds.
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
