Increasingly, K-12 students can access mental health help in the place where they spend a lot of their time: school. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, one-fifth of U.S. students received some type of school-supported mental health services during the 2002-2003 school year. One-third of districts said that since 2000, they had experienced federal, state, and local funding declines for these services, even as the need for these services increased.
It will come as no surprise to anyone who has seen someone through depression—but a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health offers evidence that teens who struggle with depression are at risk of poorer school/work performance and educational attainment. The findings emphasize the importance of primary care clinicians' attention to depression and its accompanying limitations.
We serve children who are struggling with mental illness or emotional disorders. Our mission is to work with children and their families to transform their lives, build emotional, social and familial well-being, and to transform the systems that serve them.
As Congress considers legislation to reauthorize the federal Head Start program, this policy brief examines the latest data from the Program Information Reports that all Head Start grantees must submit to the U.S. Department of Health. In 2004, Head Start continued to provide early education services and medical, dental, and mental health screenings for poor children, as well as comprehensive supports for families. The number of teachers with degrees grew substantially in 2004—65 percent of teachers had an Associate's Degree or higher. Less than half of eligible children, however, receive Head Start services.
This policy paper, written by Zero to Three and UCLA, examines the impact of maternal depression on the social and emotional health of young children, and recommends specific steps that family support programs, early childhood programs, and public health officials can take to address the unmet mental health needs of mothers, ultimately promoting the social and emotional health, school readiness, and future functioning of very young children.
The mission of Community Association of Progressive Dominicans (ACDP) is to promote and develop the physical, emotional, social and economic well-being of the residents of Upper Manhattan, the Bronx, and New York City by facilitating community empowerment through education, provision of human services, and the development of individual skills and community leadership.
The Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health is a national family-run organization dedicated exclusively to helping children with mental health needs and their families achieve a better quality of life by:
Providing leadership to develop and sustain a nationwide network of family-run organizations.
Focusing the passion and cultural diversity of our membership to be a potent force for changing how systems respond to children with mental health needs and their families.
The mission of Children Are Our Future is to provide children in critical need with high quality programs and services, which nurture and enhance positive growth and productive adulthood.
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