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Rutgers Occupational Training and Education Consortium. n.d.. Trauma training: Child development, trauma and the brain—The DYFS mental health screening program. Buhl, ID: National Family Preservation Network,

Annotation: This website links to a training guide and participant workbook that provide activities that focus on trauma as a way of understanding how children and adolescents in the child welfare system are especially vulnerable to mental health challenges. The training materials were developed to help providers think about the physical effects of trauma on children, adolescents and young adults; understand the biological underpinnings of their challenges; and identify children with a suspected mental health need. Included are activities to help providers administer the New Jersey Mental Health Screening Tool (MHST) to assist with identifying children who may have mental health need and require further assessment.

Keywords: Child welfare, Children's mental health, Interventions, New Jersey, Screening, State programs, Training, Trauma

Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission. 2022. Report to the Congress on Medicaid and CHIP. Washington, DC: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, 196 pp.

Annotation: This report focuses on aspects of Medicaid's mission to ensure access to high-quality health services and the program's future as a major health care payer driving health system change toward value. The report focuses on topics of interest to Congress, including Medicaid’s responsiveness during economic downturns; concerns about high rates of maternal morbidity and mortality; improving hospital payment policy for the nation's safetynet hospitals, and the integration of care for people who are dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.

Keywords: Access to health care, Adolescents, Children, Children's Health Insurance Program, Costs, Financing, Health care reform, Health services delivery, Medicaid, Medications, Mental health, Oral health, Organizational change, Pregnant women, Reimbursement, Systems development

Levinson D, McKeon R, Draper J. 2022. Making the Call for MCH: Exploring the Maternal Mental Health Hotline and the 988 Crisis Lifeline. [Washington, DC]: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs; [Arlington, VA]: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 58 m 25 s.

Annotation: In this virtual learning session hosted by AMCHP and ASTHO, attendees explored critical mental health resources designed to support maternal and child health populations, focusing on the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline and the 988 Suicide Prevention Crisis Lifeline. The panel featured prominent experts including Dr. John Draper from Vibrant Emotional Health who oversees the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Dawn Levinson representing the Maternal and Child Health Bureau as their Behavioral Health Lead, and Richard McKeon who heads SAMHSA's Suicide Prevention Branch. The session highlighted how these national crisis response systems operate, examined their unique approaches to addressing mental health needs among different populations, and presented strategic opportunities for state and territorial public health agencies to form partnerships that enhance resource promotion, improve service coordination, and ultimately strengthen mental health support systems for mothers, children, and families throughout their communities. Downloadable materials includ slide deck, speaker biographies, and handouts.

Keywords: Maternal mental health, Hotlines, Mental health services, Children's mental health, Suicide prevention, Partnerships

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2016. 2015 annual report on the quality of care for children in Medicaid and CHIP: Chart pack. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 75 pp.

Annotation: This document summarizes state reporting on the quality of health care service for children covered by Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) during the fiscal year. which generally covers care delivered during the calendar year. Contents include detailed analyses of state performance on publicly reported measures. Topics include the child core set, primary care access and preventive care, perinatal care, care of acute and chronic conditions, behavioral health care, oral health services, and trends in state performance. Reference tables and additional resources are also included. The information presented is abstracted from the Annual Secretary's Report on the Quality of Care for Children in Medicaid and CHIP.

Keywords: Access to health care, Acute care, Adolescent health, Child health, Children's Health Insurance Program, Chronic illnesses and disabilities, High risk children, Measures, Medicaid, Mental health, Oral health, Perinatal care, Perinatal health, Preventive health services, Primary care, Program improvement, Progress reports, Quality assurance, State programs, Statistical data, Trends

Acoca L, Stephens J, Van Vleet A. 2014. Health coverage and care for youth in the juvenile justice system: The role of Medicaid and CHIP. Washington, DC: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, 14 pp. (Issue brief)

Annotation: This brief provides an overview of the health and mental health needs of girls and boys in the juvenile justice system and the role of Medicaid in addressing those needs. It focuses on the circumstances of those girls and boys who are placed in juvenile justice residential facilities, the discontinuity of Medicaid coverage for those youth, and the options for improving coverage, continuity of care and access to needed services post-discharge, including opportunities provided by the Affordable Care Act.

Keywords: Access to health care, Data, Health insurance, High risk adolescents, Juvenile justice, Medicaid, Mental health, Program improvement, State Children's Health Insurance Program, Youth

Sacks V, Murphey D, Moore K. 2014. Adverse childhood experiences: National and state level prevalence. Bethesda, MD: Child Trends, 11 pp. (Research brief)

Alliance for Health Reform. 2013. Covering health issues: A sourcebook for journalists. Washington, DC: Alliance for Health Reform, 180 pp.

Annotation: This Sourcebook provides information and data on health care topics, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, health care costs, health information technology, quality of care, health insurance exchanges, Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program., dual eligibles, long-term services and support, disparities in health and health care, mental health and substance abuse, and public health and prevention. It also includes the names and contact details for top experts in each subject area and a comprehensive glossary of health care policy terms.

Keywords: Children's Health Insurance Program, Barriers, Costs, Health care reform, Health insurance, Long term care, Mass media, Medicaid, Medicare, Mental health, Prevention, Public health, Quality assurance, Substance abuse, Technology

Kenney GM, Coyer C, Anderson N. 2013. Racial and ethnic differences in access to care and service use for children with coverage through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 28 pp. (Low-income working families, paper 23)

Annotation: This paper discusses evidence that black and Hispanic children with Medicaid/CHIP coverage may have more problems accessing care, relative to their white counterparts, in two areas: specialty and mental health care. It also discusses the need for further study to explore both the causes and the potential implications of these patterns.

Keywords: Access to health care, Blacks, Children, Children's Health Insurance Program, Health care financing, Hispanic Americans, Medicaid, Mental health services, Special health care services

Golden O, Fortuny K. 2011. Improving the lives of young children: Meeting parents' health and mental health needs through Medicaid and CHIP so children can thrive. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 21 pp. (Brief 4)

Annotation: This brief discusses state Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) choices that can help support the development of children by enhancing the delivery of mental health and medical services to their parents and families. Highlighting the correlation between the health of primary care givers (particularly when there is maternal depression), and the healthy development of children, the brief explains why two-generational services are important; examines the current Medicaid and CHIP policy framework; and looks at the changes that health reform will bring. The brief focuses on the following three policy opportunities for states: (1) increasing Medicaid coverage among eligible parents of young children; (2) increasing service receipt among parents; and (3) increasing receipt of family-based services when children are Medicaid-eligible but their parents are not. Included is a chart indicating the income eligibility for Medicaid/CHIP and the state-funded coverage among low-income pregnant women and working parents in each of the states.

Keywords: Child development, Children's Health Insurance Program, Medicaid, Mental health, Mental health services, Parenting Skills, Parents, Policy development

Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. [2008]. The role of federal programs: Medicaid, SCHIP, and Medicare. Washington, DC: Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, 4 pp. (Healthcare reform issue brief)

Gershoff ET. 2008. Report on physical punishment in the United States: What research tells us about its effects on children. Columbus, OH: Center for Effective Discipline, 56 pp.

Annotation: This report provides a review of the empirical research to date on the effects physical punishment has on children. The report synthesizes 100 years of social science research and hundreds of published studies on physical punishment. The report defines physical punishment and discusses its prevalence in the United States and the status of Americans' approval for it, when it is likely to be used, research, effects on child behavior, risks, cultural perspectives, the legal status of physical punishment in the United States, human rights, and countries that have banned physical punishment.

Keywords: Child behavior, Children's rights, Corporal punishment, Cultural factors, Discipline, Families, Human rights, Legal issues, Mental health, Research

Lambert D, Ziller EC, Lenardson JD. 2008. Use of mental health service by rural children. [Portland, ME]: Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine, 25 pp.

Annotation: This report, based on data from the National Survey of America's Families, examines rural-urban differences in children's mental health service use, and which factors may mediate or reduce such differences. Areas examined include: (1) What is the mental health need of children, age 6 to 17? (2) What percentage of children, with an identified mental health need, used a mental health service in the past year? (3) What role does family income and type of insurance have on the use of mental health services by children?

Keywords: Medicaid, Adolescent mental health, Child mental health, Demography, Insurance, National surveys, Public policy, Rural environment, Socioeconomic factors, State Children's Health Insurance Program

May J. 2006. Strategies for improving access to mental health services in SCHIP programs. Portland, ME: National Academy for State Health Policy, 8 pp.

Annotation: This issue brief discusses ways to improve access to mental health services for children enrolled in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Specifically, the brief examines strategies and challenges faced by three state SCHIP programs operating in 2006: North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Utah. These states were chosen because they represent different kinds of SCHIP programs and different kinds of delivery systems. For each program, the brief presents an overview and strategies for integrating systems of care. The brief includes a conclusion and endnotes.

Keywords: Access to health care, Child health, Health care systems, Mental health services, North Carolina, Rhode Island, State Children's Health Insurance Program, State programs, Utah

Howell E. 2004. Access to children's mental health services under Medicaid and SCHIP. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 7 pp. (Assessing the new federalism, series B, no. B-60)

Annotation: This brief fills some of the knowledge gaps about the unique roles of Medicaid -- the dominant payer for mental health services for poor children -- and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), a newer program whose role is still evolving. The brief first reviews coverage policy for mental health services for Medicaid and SCHIP. It then provides new information on the prevalence of mental health problems for Medicaid and SCHIP children, and their use of mental health services. Statistical information is presented in tables throughout the brief. The brief is intended to help guide Medicaid and SCHIP policy regarding how to best serve children.

Keywords: Child mental health, Low income groups, Medicaid, Mental health, Mental health services, Public policy, State Children's Health Insurance Program

Children's Defense Fund. 2003. Children's mental health resource kit: Promoting children's mental health screens and assessments. Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund, 42 pp.

Annotation: This mental health resource kit is designed to help promote access to and increase availability of mental health screenings and assessments for children through Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program. The kit includes a variety of fact sheets and an action strategies and resources guide. The kit is intended to help readers gather information in their state and to lead them to other resources.

Keywords: Access to health care, Assessment, Child health, Medicaid, Mental health, Resource materials, Screening, State Children's Health Insurance Program

U.S. General Accounting Office. 2002. Mental health services: Effectiveness of insurance coverage and federal programs for children who have experienced trauma largely unknown. Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office, 108 pp.

Annotation: This report outlines information on the ability of children who have experienced trauma to obtain mental health services under Medicaid and SCHIP programs. It addresses (1) the extent to which private health insurance and the primary public programs that insure children -- Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)--cover mental health services needed by children exposed to traumatic events and (2) other federal programs that help children who have experienced trauma receive needed mental health services. Extensive appendices include the scope and methodology of the report; data on victimization and the SCHIP program; selected insurer's coverage information; selected laws regarding mental health coverage; selected federal grant programs; state crime victim compensation benefits; and comments from three federal agencies. Statistics are provided throughout the report in table and chart format.

Keywords: Access to health care, Adolescent mental health, Child mental health, Crime, Health insurance, Medicaid, Program evaluation, Service delivery, State children's health insurance program, State legislation, Statistical data, Trauma care, Victims

Rosenbaum S, Sonosky C, Shaw K, Mauery ER. 2002. Behavioral health and managed care contracting under SCHIP. Washington, DC: George Washington University, Center for Health Services Research and Policy, 35 pp. (SCHIP policy studies project; Policy brief no. 5)

Hutchins VL. 2001. Maternal and child health at the millennium: Looking back, moving forward. Rockville, MD: Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 62 pp.

Annotation: This publication provides an overview of the federal Maternal and Child Health (MCH) program's evolution in consultation, technical assistance, policy development and dissemination, and data collection and analysis, from the establishment of the Children's Bureau in 1912 to the present. The publication uses four selected areas—newborn screening, mental retardation, heart disease, and school health/health of school age children—to illustrate how the MCH program development principles have incorporated scientific and technological advances into promoting the health of the nation's children and families. The publication discusses the problems that the MCH program will face in the future, including unresolved problems from the 20th century and new problems. References are included in the document. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Adolescents, Child health, Children, Children's Bureau, Families, Fathers, Health promotion, Healthy People 2010, Heart diseases, History, Infants, MCH programs, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Mental retardation, Neonatal screening, Parents, Pregnant women, Program development, School age children, School health, Social Security Act, Title V, Title V programs

Howell E, Roschwalb S, Satake M. 2001. Mental health and substance abuse services under the State Children's Health Insurance Program: Designing benefits and estimating costs. Rockville, MD: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 99 pp. (Technical report)

Annotation: This report examines how the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) could be used to cover mental health and substance abuse (MH/SA) services and what the cost of such services might be, given what is currently known about prevalence, utilization, and cost of services. It covers the policy background of federal MH/SA service systems, findings from a literature review, and cost modeling.

Keywords: Health care costs, Health care financing, Literature reviews, Mental health services, State children's health insurance program, Substance abuse treatment services

Knitzer J. 2000. Using mental health strategies to move the early childhood agenda and promote school readiness. New York, NY: Carnegie Corporation of New York, and National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University, 19 pp. (Starting Points: Meeting the needs of our youngest children)

Annotation: This brief highlights strategies to promote the emotional wellness of young children and their families, including those most at risk; to enhance the skills of the families and other caregivers; and to ensure that those who need specialized services get them. Key strategies discussed include: developing mental health consultation for child care and early learning programs; enhancing mental health support to home visiting programs; promoting healthy relationships in the context of early health care; and promoting emotional wellness of young children and their families through a statewide approach. Two Starting Points sites, Vermont and San Francisco, California are emphasized.

Keywords: California, Early childhood development, Emotional development, Families, Financing, Initiatives, Medicaid, Mental health, School readiness, State Children's Health Insurance Program, Vermont, Young children
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