Youth with Foster Care Involvement

Jan 25 2021

#CoasasAConsiderar: Compartir Estrategicamente

(One-page tip sheet with resources to help young adults with strategically sharing their stories of lived experience to promote systemic change.)

Strategic Sharing es una forma de compartir tu historia de manera segura y efectiva para lograr un objetivo. Los adultos que actúan como apoyo, los coordinadores de jóvenes, los jóvenes pares y otros profesionales que trabajan con jóvenes y grupos de jóvenes pueden intercambiar recursos de intercambio estratégico y apoyar a los jóvenes para que pongan en práctica las destrezas recientemente adquiridas.”

Jan 25 2021

#Things2Consider: Strategic Sharing

Strategic sharing is a great way for young adults to share their stories in a competent and meaningful way that can lead to system change. This can be trickier than it sounds! Use this guide for tips and tricks so the personal stories in your community can be shared in a way that is safe and effective. By working through the documents linked in this tip sheet, young adults will gain the skills and knowledge not only to share their own stories, but to empower others to do the same, as well as learn talking points for what makes these stories so important to system change.

This tool is also available in Spanish

Jan 25 2021

Communication and Referral Pathways: A Toolkit for Streamlining the Continuum of Care for a Seamless Transition

A key guiding principle of SAMHSA’s Healthy Transitions initiative is to promote continuity of care and opportunities for seamless transition from child- to adult-serving systems. This toolkit dives into key considerations for seamless transition across systems, including strategies and methods employed by states, tribes, and communities across the country.

Jan 12 2021

Using Disaggregated Data to Reduce Mental Health Disparities and Improve Student Mental Health

Using disaggregated data is vital for ensuing that services and supports promote mental health equity. This Issue Brief provides support for schools and districts to identify populations, leverage existing data sources, and analyze and share results of data. This Issue Brief is designed to support health equity, a key Project AWARE goal.

Jan 12 2021

What Is Child Welfare? A Guide for Mental and Behavioral Health Professionals

This brief guide provides an overview of child welfare, describes how behavioral and mental health professionals and child welfare workers can support each other, and offers additional information resources. Working together, behavioral and mental health practitioners and child welfare workers can make sure that children, youth, and families receive appropriate services that promote healthy functioning and well-being.