This recording is Part 2 of NTTAC's Facebook Live conversation series. In Part 2, participants discussed infant and early childhood mental health during COVID-19. Panel discussion featured folks engaged in mental health practice, policy, and programming to support infants, toddlers, young children and their families in universal and specialized settings. Panelists focused on strengths-based approaches that have been helpful in building the capacity of adults and caregivers to support social-emotional development and address the specific challenges faced during the pandemic. … [Read more...] about Reconnect, Reflect, and Renew Children’s Mental Health Conversation Series (IEC focus)
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Reconnect, Reflect, and Renew Children’s Mental Health Conversation Series (YYA focus)
This is a recording of a three-part Facebook Live conversation series hosted by the National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Child, Youth, and Family Mental Health (NTTAC) in observance of Children’s Mental Health Awareness Month in May 2021. Each of the three sessions was centered around transitions faced during childhood, and featured guests with expertise in youth behavioral health, ranging from early childhood to young adult. Attendees reviewed the current mental health landscape for youth of all ages through the lens of both mental health experts and those with lived experience. Additionally, participants discussed coping mechanisms for the stresses surrounding the current COVID-19 pandemic and learned how to reconnect, reflect, and renew in this unprecedented time. The first session featured Youth MOVE National (YMN) Youth Program Specialist Joshua Calarino and Peer Support Specialist Yasmin Flasterstein, the executive director of Peer Support Space, Inc. YMN … [Read more...] about Reconnect, Reflect, and Renew Children’s Mental Health Conversation Series (YYA focus)
Implementing trauma-informed approaches at the state level to promote resilience in infants, toddlers, young children & their families
One of the foundational elements of early childhood systems of care is building resilient communities by mitigating exposure to trauma and early adversity experienced by families with infants, toddlers, and young children. In this recorded webinar, Jennifer Drake-Croft describes a systems-wide approach to mitigate trauma and early adversity through training and other workforce supports available to infant, toddler, and early childhood staff at all levels of the system. Jenn discusses how Building Strong Brains Tennessee emerged with support from the executive branch, the TN legislature, and stakeholders across sectors. Together, participants considered how the work in TN can inform efforts to 1) bring together broad public and political will for programs, policies, and strategies that prevent exposure to early adversity; 2) implement appropriate initial and ongoing supports to sustain a trauma-informed infant, toddler, and early childhood workforce; and 3) be mindful of compassion … [Read more...] about Implementing trauma-informed approaches at the state level to promote resilience in infants, toddlers, young children & their families
The Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances Program: 2017 Report to Congress
This 2017 Report to Congress presents a data-based summary of the outcomes of various programs funded by the Children’s Mental Health Initiative (CMHI). The SAMHSA-authored document finds that CMHI grantees are using evidence-based practices that result in improvements in mental health and functional status at home, in school, and in the community for the children, youth, young adults and families being served. … [Read more...] about The Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances Program: 2017 Report to Congress
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. … [Read more...] about Communication and Referral Pathways: A Toolkit for Streamlining the Continuum of Care for a Seamless Transition