National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention

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The Safe Schools/Healthy Students team welcomes 23 new SS/HS grantees from Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. We look forward to meeting project directors and staff at the SS/HS orientation to be held concurrently with the National Safe and Drug Free Schools meeting on October 29 and 30 in Washington, D.C.

The Targeted Capacity Expansion team recently hosted the Annual Meeting for the Prevention/Early Intervention grantees. The meeting allowed team members to strengthen connections with grantees we've worked closely with over the past six months. The team was really impressed with the complexity of the work presented and the passion that each grantee brought to their program. Give us your feedback about the meeting so we can make next year's meeting even better at: http://www.promoteprevent.org/discussion_area/

The Youth Violence Prevention Programs team has posted summaries of two recent teleconferences devoted to sustainability issues. You can find them at: http://www.promoteprevent.org/resources/conference_proceedings /

The website for the UCLA School Mental Health Project/Center for Mental Health in Schools ( http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/ ) offers a comprehensive collection of school-based mental health resources available to the public. The School Mental Health Project (SMHP) was created in 1986 to pursue theory, research, practice and training related to addressing mental health and psychosocial concerns through school-based interventions. SMHP draws heavily from its work with school districts, state agencies, the New American Schools Urban Learning Center model, and organizations and colleagues across the country.

The SMHP Web site features:

In addition, the SMHP distributes a monthly E-Newsletter and a quarterly mail Newsletter, Addressing Barriers to Learning . You may sign up for these free publications by visiting the website at http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/ .

Mental Health and Medicaid
The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law has produced several reports on mental health services and Medicaid:

Making the Right Choices: Reforming Medicaid to Improve Outcomes for People Who Need Mental Health Care
This Issue Brief, written by Chris Koyanagi, Jennifer Mathis, and Rafael Semansky, analyzes recent proposals to change Medicaid for consumers with mental illnesses. According to the authors, drastic changes in Medicaid are unnecessary and unwise; rather, improvements to the current system would cover more uninsured citizens and avoid endangering the benefits of those already receiving Medicaid.
Full text of this Brief is available at: http://www.bazelon.org/issues/medicaid/publications/choicesforweb.pdf

Teaming Up: Using the IDEA and Medicaid to Secure Comprehensive Mental Health Services for Children and Youth
Teaming Up is intended to provide practitioners with information on how they may obtain the services and supports needed by children with emotional and behavioral disorders. The benefits and limitations of each program are presented, with the help of cases around the country which have successfully pushed the boundaries of the law to secure the services that children need.
Full text of this paper is available at: http://www.bazelon.org/issues/children/publications/teamingup/report.pdf

Also of interest:
Semansky, R & Koyanagi, C. (2003). Accessing Medicaid's child mental health services: The experience of parents in two states. Psychiatric Services, 54(4), 475-476. For full-text citation, contact news@promoteprevent.org .

Bullying Prevention is Crime Prevention: A Report by FIGHT CRIME: INVEST IN KIDS
This report, by the national advocacy group FIGHT CRIME: INVEST IN KIDS, documents the far-reaching effects of bullying, from further acts of crime and violence in adolescence and adulthood by its perpetrators, to loneliness, depression, and suicidal tendencies felt by its victims. Bullying prevention programs, those based on scientifically based results, are highlighted for their potential to effectively deliver results at relatively low costs, when compared to costs of special education, future crime, and even death.
Full text of this report is available at: http://www.fightcrime.org/

Also of interest:
Edwards, V., Holden, G., Felitti, V., & Anda R. (2003). Relationship between multiple forms of childhood maltreatment and adult mental health in community respondents: Results from the adverse childhood experiences study. American Journal of Psychiatry, 160, 1453-1460. For full-text citation, contact news@promoteprevent.org .

Ethnicity and Mental Health

Racial/Ethnic Differences in Parental Endorsement of Barriers to Mental Health Services for Youth
Yeh, M. et al. (2003) Racial/ethnic differences in parental endorsement of barriers to mental health services to youth. Mental Health Services Research, 5(2), 65-77. For full-text citation, contact news@promoteprevent.org .

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We've listed a few conferences and events of interest taking place in October and November. A complete listing can be found at http://www.promoteprevent.org/events .

*Call for Abstracts*

Event Title: The Future of Health Promotion and Health Education: Transforming Vision into Reality (May 5-7, 2004)
Institution(s): Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE), formerly ASTDHPPE; Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE); the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Description: Abstracts should describe innovative research or public health initiatives that have been completed, evaluated, and are based on the use of rigorous scientific, program planning, and implementation methods in the areas of: eliminating health disparities; health policy development; partnerships and collaboration; risk communication; and translation of research into practical applications.
Deadline: December 1, 2003
For more information: http://www.dhpe.org/nationalconference

October 2003

The Center for School Mental Health Assistance (University of Maryland School of Medicine) will hold its 8th National Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health Programs, "Mental Health in Schools: Doing What Works!" October 23-25 in Portland, Oregon. The conference has been designed around 4 tracks to facilitate in-depth discussion and learning. For conference information, call 888-706-0980 or visit http://csmha.umaryland.edu

The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition will host a teleconference entitled "Bullying, Teasing, Youth Violence, and Prevention: Addressing the Needs of Youth with Disabilities" on Friday, October 24, 2003 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Central Time. For more information and participation instructions, visit the NCSET website at http://www.ncset.org/teleconferences/default.asp

The Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools National Conference, "The Science and Practice of Safe and Drug Free Schools" will take place October 27-20 in Washington, D.C. The goal of the conference is to deepen knowledge and share best practices and results in the field of safe and drug-free schools, focusing on evidence-based programs that promote the healthy development of all children. For further information and registration information, visit http://www.OSDFSNationalConference.org

The California School-Age Consortium's National Middle School Conference, "The Ultimate Reality Show: Middle School from a New Perspective", will take place November 6-8 in San Diego, California. The conference will feature workshop tracks in Health and Fitness, Program Management, Integrating Academics, Middle School 101 for Supervisors, and Behavior Guidance. For a conference brochure and further information, visit http://www.calsacconference.org .

The Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health will hold its 15th Annual Conference, "Families Deserve the Best.Promising Interventions and Best Practices for Serving Children with Mental Health Needs" November 21-23 in Washington, D.C. For conference and registration information, visit http://www.ffcmh.org/Eng_one.htm .

The National Center compiles a variety of funding resources. We've highlighted a few key resources below. For a more complete listing, please visit: http://www.promoteprevent.org/news/funding_news/ .

Title: Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (HTPC)
Funder: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Description: The HTPC will fund two separate initiatives: HTPC-General and HTPC-Targeted grants. The HTPC-General grants will support the development of family-centered, community-based initiatives that plan and implement innovative and cost-effective approaches for focusing resources to promote community defined preventive child health and developmental objectives for vulnerable children and their families, especially those with limited access to quality health services. HTPC-Targeted grants will focus on the following targeted areas: increased access to pediatric oral health services; enhancement of behavioral and/or psychosocial aspects of pediatric care; and developing and delivering clinical pediatric telemedicine services that enhance access to community-based health care services for medically underserved areas, or for medically underserved populations.
Award: 19 awards of $50,000
Eligibility: Any public or private entity is eligible to apply.
Deadline: October 29, 2003
For more information: http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/preview/mch.htm#hrsa04062 , or contact Jose Belardo at (301) 443-0757.

Title: Grants for Injury Control Research Centers (ICRC)
Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Description: ICRC's will be expected to support injury prevention and research, define the injury problem, provide technical assistance to injury prevention and control programs within a geographic region, and integrate several disciplines into the context of a national prevention program.
Award: 5 awards totaling approximately $4,527,500
Eligibility: Non-profit and for-profit organizations
Deadline: November 20, 2003
For more information: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/04011.htm