Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health

Youth Involvement

Learn more about why youth involvement is an important component of systems of care and how to effectively value youth voices within your system of care initiative. Access local and national resources on youth involvement as well as information on upcoming events, funding opportunities, and opportunities to get involved. Get connected to youth involvement content specialists and others who care about meaningfully involving youth in systems of care.

Featured Publications

Youth Involvement Guide Cover Youth Involvement in Systems of Care: A Guide to Empowerment (PDF)

Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health (2005)

Educates professionals and adults who work with young people on the importance of engaging and empowering youth in systems of transformation, and addresses the importance of using young people’s expertise in fostering system change. Disponible en Español (PDF)

Core Principles for Engaging Young People in Community Change (PDF)

The Forum for Youth Investment (2007)

Reviews core principles for youth engagement and illustrates how to build on foundations of youth development, youth leadership, civic engagement, youth organizing, and youth and adult partnerships.

Content Specialists

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News & Events

2010 Call for Proposals
The Healthy Teen Network is now accepting proposals to present at their annual national conference.
Online proposal form due:
March 19th, 2010, 5:00PM EST

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The content of this Web site does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. The programs/models featured on this site have not been evaluated by the TA Partnership. The site is meant to serve as a tool and to provide examples of work being done in the field. This Web site was created and is maintained by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) through funding from the Child, Adolescent and Family Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA, contract no. 280-03-4200. For more information, send an e-mail to TAPartnership@air.org.