Resilience

Caring Across Communities: Helping Immigrants and Refugee Students Succeed

Caring Across Communities is a national program supporting mental health services in schools for immigrant and refugee children. In fifteen sites across the country, the approach serves children from 55 foreign countries, who speak 33 different languages. An average of 3,000 students a year benefit from prevention, early intervention and treatment. In this video, the children of Somalian refugees are brought together with social workers and cultural brokers at Frederick Middle School in Dorchester, MA.  (rwjfvideo, [youtube])

Dr. Kathleen Merikangas: A Revealing Study Into the Mental Health of Americas Children

Its been called one of the richest studies of its kind. The National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey looked into the well being of the nations children. Dr. Kathleen Merikangas of the National Institute of Mental Health was the lead author of the survey that tracked mental disorders in children and how many of those surveyed received treatment. (NIMHgov)

Substance Abuse Treatment for Child Welfare Families: Part 1

A large percentage of parents who abuse, neglect or abandon their children have drug and alcohol problems. Learn about recent research about substance abuse in the context of the child welfare system, both from the perspective of front-line professionals as well as overall policy. This program is sponsored by the University of Washington School of Law's Court Improvement Training Academy (CITA).

Click here to watch/listen to this program at the Research Channel.

Studying resiliency in children

Yo Jackson, associate professor of applied behavioral science and clinical child psychology, hopes to improve treatment for children exposed to trauma or abuse by studying youth who seem to be more resilient than others, thanks to a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institutes of Mental Health. (KU)

Presenting Telelink Mental Health Services

Providing mental health services via technology -
One in three Canadians live in rural or extremely remote communities. The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto is providing a variety of mental health services to pediatric populations and their families using live, interactive, teleconferencing and other technologies. (Aboutkidshealth)

Reclaiming Futures: Helping Kids Caught in the Cycle of Drugs, Alcohol and Crime

"Reclaiming Futures is a proven approach to helping kids caught in the cycle of drugs, alcohol and crime. In Dayton, Ohio, a successful pilot of the program engages courts, service providers, community groups and volunteers to help teen in trouble." (rwjfvideo)

PIER Portland Identification and Early Referral Part 1

The Portland Identification and Early Referral (PIER) Program is a part of the Early Detection & Intervention for the Prevention of Psychosis Program (EDIPPP) sponsored by RWJF.  EDIPPP is building the evidence to change the way we approach severe mental illness -- for good. Learn more at www.changemymind.org (www.changemymind.org)

Portland Identification & Early Referral (PIER) Program Part 2

The Portland Identification and Early Referral (PIER) Program is a part of the Early Detection & Intervention for the Prevention of Psychosis Program (EDIPPP) sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. EDIPPP is building the evidence to change the way we approach severe mental illness -- for good. Learn more at www.changemymind.org  (www.changemymind)