The NTTAC Clinical Practice & Health Care Transformation Team brings 5 Things to know and resources about helping children manage their mental health during a pandemic. Topics include supporting children and youth experiencing anxiety or depression, developing routines, and fostering approaches to support BIPOC children and families.
Screening & Assessment
5 Things Digest: Infant & Early Childhood Team (Mar 2 2021)
The NTTAC Infant & Early Childhood (IEC) Team brings you five things to know right now about IEC mental health in the time of COVID-19. Topics include how to support caregivers, children, and child care providers as well as how to keep up with necessary preventative health services.
Adolescent Depression in the Schools: Evidence-Based Prevention and Intervention Programs
This brief covers key considerations for schools to assess and treat major depression in adolescents. It also describes the costs and benefits of several best-practice, school-based depression strategies appropriate for different MTSS tiers.
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.
School Mental Health Referral Pathways Toolkit
The SMHRP Toolkit provides best-practice guidance and practical tools and strategies to improve coordination and collaboration both within schools and between schools and other youth-serving agencies.