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Annotation: This report focuses on mental health problems, co-occurring mental health problems and substance use disorder, and mental health service use among older adolescents ages 16-17 and young adults ages 18 to 25. The report provides a snapshot of mental health issues among older adolescents and young adults overall and by key issues for the transition into adulthood such as housing, employment, education, and insurance coverage.

Contact: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane , Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (877) SAMHSA-7 Secondary Telephone: (877) 726-4727 E-mail: Web Site: https://www.samhsa.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Comorbidity, Health care utilization, Mental health, School to work transition, Substance use disorders, Transition to independent living, Young adults

Annotation: This report presents findings from a review of early childhood mental health competency systems. The report reviews what is meant by infant, toddler, and early childhood mental health competencies and issues of nomenclature; provides an overview of six competency systems (California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, and Vermont); presents results of a comparative analysis, summarizing areas of agreement and disagreement; and discusses the relevance of the competency systems to the early childhood mental health movement.

Contact: ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, 1255 23rd Street, N.W., Suite 350, Washington, DC 20037, Telephone: (202) 638-1144 Fax: (202) 638-0851 Web Site: http://www.zerotothree.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child development, Collaboration, Competence, Competency based education, Infants, Interdisciplinary approach, Mental health services, Policy development, Systems development, Toddlers, Young children

Annotation: This report describes progress on a national initiative to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color. The report outlines the building blocks for success across key life stages and presents initial recommendations and areas of opportunity for each of the key milestones. The focus areas include entering school ready to learn, reading at grade level by third grade, graduating from high school ready for college and career, completing postsecondary education or training, entering the work force, reducing violence, and providing a second chance. Cross-cutting areas of opportunity that span all focus areas are also discussed.

Contact: White House, Executive Office of the President, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20500, Web Site: http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop Available from the website.

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Keywords: Academic achievement, Adolescent males, Barriers, Cultural factors, Economic factors, Ethnic factors, Graduation, Juvenile justice, Learning, Life course, Men, Minority groups, Reading, School to work transition, Social factors, Violence prevention, Work family issues, Work force, Young adults

Annotation: This brief presents findings from a study to assess the long-term influence of moderate-to-severe depressive or suicidal symptoms in adolescence on the transition to adulthood. The brief describes an analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) to assess the likelihood that participants were positioned to make a healthy transition to adulthood by their mid/late twenties and early thirties. Topics include factors predicting moderate or multiple problems and higher-risk transitions. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Child Trends , 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200 W, Bethesda, MD 20814, Telephone: (240) 223-9200 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.childtrends.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Child abuse, Depression, Longitudinal studies, Mental health, Psychosocial predictors, Risk factors, Substance use, Suicide, Transitions, Young adults

Annotation: These resources provide guidance on integrating early childhood mental health staff, including a family partner, into the pediatric primary care setting. Contents include tools for building a core team to champion children's social and emotional health, providing family-centered care for children's social and emotional health, creating medical home systems to support mental health integration, and financing and sustaining the early childhood mental health model of integrated care.

Contact: Partnership for Early Childhood Mental Health, Boston Public Health Commission, 1010 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02118, Telephone: (617) 534-2631 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ecmhmatters.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Emotional development, Medical home, Mental health, Models, Pediatric care, Psychosocial development, Resources for professionals, Service integration, Young children

Annotation: This fact sheet examines the provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires private insurance plans to cover recommended preventive services without client cost-sharing. Topics include cost barriers to use of preventive services for women and men; categories of clinical preventive services including evidence-based screenings and counseling, immunizations, and other preventive services for children, youth, and women; coverage rules and implementation challenges; and impact of the preventive services rule. Tables summarize selected preventive services for adults and children covered by non-grandfathered private plans without cost-sharing.

Contact: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2400 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, Telephone: (650) 854-9400 Secondary Telephone: (202) 347-5270 Fax: (650) 854-4800 Web Site: http://www.kff.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Adults, Barriers, Children, Costs, Counseling, Financing, Health care reform, Health care utilization, Health insurance, Immunization, Men, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Preventive health services, Private sector, Regulations, Screening, Women, Young adults

Annotation: This policy statement supports families, early childhood programs, and states by providing recommendations from the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Education for preventing and severely limiting expulsion and suspension practices in early childhood settings. Contents include an overview, recommendations for early childhood programs and state action. The appendices include information and resources to implement early childhood mental health consultation and positive behavior intervention and support. Resources for parents and families; programs, schools, and staff; and states are also provided.

Contact: U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20202, Telephone: (800) 872-5327 Secondary Telephone: (800) 437-0833 Web Site: http://www.ed.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Behavioral health, Consultation, Discipline, Family support services, Federal initiatives, Intervention, Mental health, Parent support services, Policy development, Resources for professionals, Young children

Annotation: This knowledge path is a guide to resources about sources of stress that pregnant women and new mothers experience and the impact of maternal distress on the developing fetus and young child. Topics include policies, programs, and practices that enhance a woman's ability to cope with stress, provide social and emotional support for pregnant women and new mothers, and build protective factors in new families. The knowledge path is aimed at health professionals, program administrators, policymakers, and researchers. A separate brief lists resources for families. The knowledge path is updated periodically. [Funded by the O'Neill Foundation]

Contact: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Georgetown University, Telephone: (202) 784-9770 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.ncemch.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bibliographies, Child health, Electronic publications, Families, Knowledge paths, Mental health, Parenting, Postpartum care, Pregnant women, Social support, Stress, Stress management: Infant health, Young children

Annotation: This research brief presents an analysis of data collected from individuals as they moved from adolescence into early adulthood to determine whether symptoms of depression or suicide in adolescence predict unhealthy romantic relationship outcomes (relationship violence and sexual infidelity) in young adulthood. Contents include background, methods, sample characteristics, key findings, and implications. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Child Trends , 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200 W, Bethesda, MD 20814, Telephone: (240) 223-9200 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.childtrends.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent mental health, Emotional development, Interpersonal relations, Psychosocial development, Young adults

Annotation: This policy brief outlines selected promising strategies states have employed to address infant and early childhood mental health (I-ECMH) access, delivery, financing, evidence base, and systems-level issues across the promotion, prevention, and treatment continuum. Actionable models and policy strategies, as well as strategic questions to consider in planning for I-ECMH are provided. The strategies are from California, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

Contact: ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, 1255 23rd Street, N.W., Suite 350, Washington, DC 20037, Telephone: (202) 638-1144 Fax: (202) 638-0851 Web Site: http://www.zerotothree.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Case studies, Infants, Mental health, Program descriptions, State initiatives, Young children

Annotation: This report describes a 2008-2013 project to identify and improve the social and emotional development of vulnerable children in Cowlitz County in Washington State, from pre-birth to age six, so that they were better prepared to learn when they entered school. Contents of the report include a description of the purpose of the project, goals and objectives, methodology, evaluation, results and outcomes, publications and products developed during the project, dissemination and utilization of results, and future plans and sustainability. The appendices include charts, articles, the logic model, and presentations. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Final reports, Infants, Mental health, Psychosocial development, School readiness, Vulnerability, Washington, Young children

Annotation: This report describes a meeting about the health, safety, and well-being of individuals as they transition from adolescence to adulthood. Topics include the developmental characteristics and attributes of this age group and its placement in the life course; how well young adults are functioning across relevant sectors including health and mental health, education, labor, justice, the military, and foster care; and how various sectors that intersect with young adults influence their health and well-being. Videos and slides from the workshop presentations and an infographic are also available.

Contact: National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Keck 360, Washington, DC 20001, Telephone: (202) 334-3313 Secondary Telephone: (888) 624-8373 Fax: (202) 334-2451 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nap.edu Available from the website. Document Number: ISBN 978-0-309-28562-9.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Developmental stages, Life skills, Mental health, Social adjustment, Social change, Young adults

Annotation: This web page provides materials for National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day on May 9, 2013. It gives advice to parents for adolescents who are headed to college or to work after college, and advice for the young adult, including warning signs for depression or mental health concerns. Links to additional resources are included.

Contact: American Academy of Pediatrics, 345 Park Boulevard, Itasca, IL 60143, Telephone: 800/433-9016 Secondary Telephone: 202/347-8600 E-mail: https://www.aap.org/en/pages/contact-us/contact-national-headquarters/ Web Site: https://www.aap.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent mental health, College bound students, Emotional development, Graduation, Transitions, Young adults

Annotation: This paper examines the impact of child care subsidy receipt on maternal health and quality of parent-child interactions. The paper introduces the issue and discusses data and measures, empirical implementation, and results.

Contact: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-5398, Telephone: (617) 868-3900 Fax: (617) 868-2742 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nber.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child care, Financing, Infants, Low income groups, Maternal health, Mental health, Parent child relations, Programs, Research, Young children

Annotation: This publication describes the scientific evidence for infant and early childhood mental health services (I-ECMH) policies; examine issues faced by national, state, and local program directors and mental health professionals in providing I-ECMH services; and propose a set of recommendations for policy improvements at the federal level. The publication also provides context for the issues states face when financing services for vulnerable populations. Topics include the importance of including a strong and well-financed I-ECMH component in successful learning and development systems, the science of I-ECMH, barriers, the importance of responding to need of young children who participate in Medicaid, Medicaid eligibility of immigrants and their children, and I-ECMH as a building block to promote greater success for high-needs children when they reach school.

Contact: ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, 1255 23rd Street, N.W., Suite 350, Washington, DC 20037, Telephone: (202) 638-1144 Fax: (202) 638-0851 Web Site: http://www.zerotothree.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child health, Children with special health care needs, Early childhood development, Eligibility, Federal programs, Health promotion, Immigrants, Infant development, Infant health, Infants, Infants with special health care needs, Local programs, Low income groups, Medicaid, Mental health, Mental health services, Public policy, School readiness, State programs, Young children

Annotation: This guide, which is geared toward those working in child-serving organizations and the families of children and adolescents (from birth through age 22) being served, promotes the early identification of children and adolescents with mental health and substance use problems and provides guidance, tools, and resources for early identification. The guide addresses the approaches, methods, and strategies used to identify mental health and substance use problems in high-risk children and adolescents. The guide also discusses understanding the identification process and tools, key steps of early identification, and partnering for resources.

Contact: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane , Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (877) SAMHSA-7 Secondary Telephone: (877) 726-4727 E-mail: Web Site: https://www.samhsa.gov Available from the website. Document Number: SMA 12-4670.

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Keywords: Adolescent mental health, Adolescents, Child mental health, Children, Collaboration, Costs, Early intervention, Families, High risk groups, Infant mental health, Infants, Mental health, Resource materials, Substance abuse, Treatment, Young adults

Annotation: This document presents a summary of a workshop held by the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council on October 27–28, 2010, in Washington DC, to review and commemorate a decade of advances related to the mission of the report, From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development, released on October 3, 2000. It discusses research and policy issues.

Contact: National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Keck 360, Washington, DC 20001, Telephone: (202) 334-3313 Secondary Telephone: (888) 624-8373 Fax: (202) 334-2451 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nap.edu Available at no charge from the website after registration; $33 plus shipping and handling. Document Number: ISBN 978-0-309-20978-6.

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Keywords: Child health, Communities, Early childhood development, Families, Health, Learning, Mental health, Neighborhoods, Parent child relations, Public policy, Relationships, Research, Stress, Young children

Annotation: This research brief examines programs and strategies that work and that do not work for improving health and mental health outcomes for females. A companion brief does the same for males. The brief synthesizes findings from 106 random assignment intent-to-treat evaluations of social interventions that targeted female children, adolescents, and young adults or co-ed interventions that provide separate data for the female subgroup. The brief introduces the problem and discusses interventions that address the following issues: academic achievement, delinquency, mental health, physical health and nutrition, reproductive health and sexuality, self-sufficiency, substance use.

Contact: Child Trends , 7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1200 W, Bethesda, MD 20814, Telephone: (240) 223-9200 E-mail: Web Site: http://www.childtrends.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Academic achievement, Depression, Female adolescents, Female children, Health, Intervention, Mental health, Nutrition, Programs, Reproductive health, Research, Sexuality, Substance abuse, Young adults

Annotation: This community action guide describes the experiences of a woman and her infant daughter to point out resources that service providers, advocates, and health professionals can use to better understand and respond to the needs of families and children with problems related to mental health, substance abuse, and trauma. The guide also presents information, resources, and tips to foster unified communities that are responsive to families' needs. Topics include the importance of the birth-to-age-5 developmental stage, threats to resilience, levels of stress in young children and families, protective factors, a strategic framework for action, and moving forward. Brief descriptions of successful programs are included.

Contact: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane , Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: (877) SAMHSA-7 Secondary Telephone: (877) 726-4727 E-mail: Web Site: https://www.samhsa.gov Available from the website. Document Number: SMA-12-4726.

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Keywords: Advocacy, Children, Community programs, Domestic violence, Families, Family support services, High risk groups, Infants, Mental health, Parent support services, Resilience, Resource materials, Stress, Substance abuse, Vulnerability, Young children

Annotation: This working paper focuses on how experiences in early childhood can affect mental health and on the significance of emotional and behavioral difficulties that emerge during a child's early years. The paper discusses scientific evidence related to mental health and early childhood experiences, addressing common misconceptions, the science-policy gap, and implication for policy and programs.

Contact: National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, Harvard University, 50 Church Street, Fourth Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138, Telephone: (617) 496-0578 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.developingchild.net Available from the website.

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Keywords: Behavior disorders, Behavior problems, Early childhood development, Emotional development, Intervention, Mental disorders, Mental health, Prevention, Public policy, Research, Treatment, Young children