Mental Health Resources

Blue Prints for Violence Prevention
http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/blueprints/index.html

Blue Prints for Violence Prevention is a national violence prevention initiative to identify effective violence prevention programs. The Web site features information about prevention and intervention programs that meet a strict scientific standard of program effectiveness.

Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health
http://www.brightfutures.org/mentalhealth

This Bright Futures at Georgetown University site features Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health (2002). The two-volume set considers the mental health of children in a developmental context, presents information on early recognition and intervention for specific mental health problems and mental disorders, and provides a tool kit with hands-on tools for health professionals and families for use in screening, care management, and health education. The publication can be ordered from the Web site.

Center for Mental Health in Schools, University of California
http://smhp.psych.ulca.edu

The Center for Mental Health in Schools is part of the Federal mental health in schools programs. The Web site features background information on mental health in schools, new initiatives to enable students to learn and teachers to teach, ?hot topics? in school mental health, resources, and publications.

Center for School Mental Health Assistance, University of Maryland at Baltimore
http://csmha.umaryland.edu

The Center for School Mental Health Assistance is a team of youth, families, and mental health staff that provides leadership and technical assistance to advance effective interdisciplinary school-based mental health programs, supporting schools and communities in developing programs that are accessible, family-centered, culturally sensitive, and responsive to local needs. The group offers a forum for training, the exchange of ideas, and the promotion of coordinated systems of care that provide a full continuum of services to enhance mental health, development, and learning. Their Web site provides information on HIV and trauma research, the Sexual Assault Needs Assessment Project, and youth and tobacco. It also includes sections on Critical Issues Meetings, publications, the International Alliance, quality assessment and improvement, and the School Mental Health Outcomes Group.

Culture Counts in Mental Health Services and Research
http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/pubs/prevrpt/02spring/pr.htm

This U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Prevention Report (Vol. 16, Issue 2, 2002) article discusses the striking disparities in access, quality, and availability of mental health services for racial and ethnic minority Americans. Supporting information is presented on the four most recognized racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States: African Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Hispanic Americans.

DHHS - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
http://www.samhsa.gov

SAMHSA, in its revised Web site, outlines its work in the following areas: mental health system transformation, strategic prevention, substance abuse treatment capacity, children and families, disaster readiness and response, homelessness, HIV/AIDS and hepatitis, criminal and juvenile justice, seclusion and restraint, co-occurring disorders, and older adults. The site also provides various statistics and data, information on how to obtain help for substance abuse and mental health problems, workplace resources, a communications center (with news releases, publications, conferences, SAMHSA newsletter, and mailing list), campaigns and programs, and a faith-based and community initiative (a cross-cutting program priority).

Helping Teens Develop Healthy Social Skills and Relationships
http://www.childtrends.org/Files/K3Brief.pdf

Helping Teens Develop Healthy Social Skills and Relationships is a Research Brief published by Child Trends.

National Association of School Psychologists' Publication Store
http://www.nasponline.org/publications/index.html

This publications site features Communiqué, the official newspaper of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), which covers the latest news, events, innovative practice, legislative developments, parent/teacher handouts, and book and test reviews. It also includes the School Psychology Review, the world's second largest psychology journal, which contains theory, research, and opinion related to the profession. Other NASP publications (bestsellers) are included.

SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
http://www.health.org

SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information is the Nation's one-stop resource for information about substance abuse prevention and addiction treatment. Prevention Online (PREVLINE) includes new publications, quick facts on various drugs, and information about upcoming Webcasts and recent articles. Special feature kits are also available.

School Mental Health and Promoting Resiliency
http://neahin.org/programs/mentalhealth/index.htm

The NEA Health Information Network Mental Wellness program collaborates with national mental health organizations and programs to provide NEA members with information, education, training, and resources about timely mental health topics. This site contains links to pamphlets, posters, books, videos, and other resources covering Resilience, Trauma, and Loss.

Screening for Mental Health
http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org

Screening for Mental Health, Inc. (SMH) is a nonprofit organization developed to coordinate Nationwide mental health screening programs and ensure cooperation, professionalism, and accountability in mental illness screenings. SMH screening days and programs include the following areas: alcohol, anxiety disorders, depression, eating disorders, telephone and online screening, and suicide education and research. All programs are community based, and screenings are free and anonymous.

UCLA School Mental Health Project
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu

The Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA in its School Mental Health Project proposes an integrated framework for promoting healthy development and addressing barriers to learning in ways that can expand the impact of mental health in schools. The Web site includes a monthly feature (Ideas for Enhancing Support at Your School), summits on new directions for student support, topics of current interest, a topical newsletter and an electronic newsletter, resources developed by the center, continuing education modules and training tutorials, a net exchange/mental health practitioners listserv, and links to other sites.

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