The NTTAC Clinical Practice & Health Care Transformation Team brings 5 Things to know and resources about culturally sensitive approaches for addressing youth suicidality in 2021. Topics include strategies for addressing suicidality in American Indian/Native Alaskan youth, Asian American youth, African American and Black youth, and Hispanic and Latinx youth.
Document or Publication
5 Things Digest: Youth & Young Adults Transformation Team (Jun 2021)
The NTTAC Youth & Young Adult Transformation Team brings 5 Things to know and resources about changing practices and policies for treating youth and young adults with serious mental health conditions. Topics include obstacles and needs specific to adolescence, policy considerations (including advancing anti-racist measures), and the importance of peer-delivered services.
5 Things Digest: Community Wellness & Peer Supports Transformation Team (Jun 2021)
The NTTAC Community Wellness & Peer Supports Team brings 5 things to know and resources about effectively supporting and supervising youth and parent peer support providers. Topics include developmental and trauma-informed approaches to supervision, supporting those with lived experience, and championing youth and parent peer support providers as essential partners in promoting community wellness.
Issue Brief: Updating the System of Care Concept and Philosophy
This issue brief clarifies and updates the “systems of care” concept. It outlines elements of the concept that should be updated, offers an updated version of the definition and the accompanying principles, clarifies the intended use of the updated framework, outlines challenges for research and evaluation, and suggests areas needing greater emphasis as providers continue to address children’s mental health in the future.
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.