April, 2005
This Newsletter's Contents Page TAPartnership News Funding Opportunities Youth News Highlights from the Field Research Updates Practice Briefs
News You Can Use Upcoming Events Families Matter

Highlights From the Field

Community Evaluation Teams

Community Evaluation Teams: A Collaborative Approach to Evaluation and Quality Improvement in Systems of Care

As people come together to support youth and families, decisions about what to do have to be made and prioritized. Stakeholders such as families, youth, community members, and professionals should be involved in making these decisions. Community evaluation teams (CETs) provide a forum to bring these stakeholders together to work on the evaluation and continuous quality improvement processes of a system of care. . . . READ MORE>>


Families Matter!

Hillsborough Community Evaluation Team: Implementing Family Driven EvaluationThe Hillsborough Community Evaluation team is a group of community members who are analytical advocates trained to evaluate systems and services and to make data useful to families and the organizations that serve them. This team provides technical assistance and evaluation services to ensure that the family perspective is part of evaluation and quality improvement for organizations that serve children and families. . . READ MORE>>


News You Can Use

Public Costs of Better Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents

NJ Bill to Improve Medical Care for Minorities

Children's Mental Health Summit Day

Legislation Introduced to Increase Children's Mental Health Services

President and Mrs. Bush Discuss Helping America 's Youth Initiative

New Report Confirms Substance Abuse, Child Abuse Link


Practice Briefs

Hispanic Teen Pregnancy and Birth Rates

Supporting Kids with Military Parents

IDEA: Guide to Frequently Asked Questions

Family Ties Through Prison Walls

Guidebook for Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare System Coordination and Integration: Framework for Improved Outcomes

Promoting a Coordinated and Integrated Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice System

The Health and Well-Being of Young Children of Immigrants

Children of Prisoners, Children of Promise


Technical Assistance Partnership News

Upcoming Learning Opportunities:

Keepin' it Real- Fostering Authentic Youth Involvement in Your Community

Bridging the Gap to Dynamic Family-Evaluator Partnerships

Social Marketing and Systems of Care (pt.1)

Regional Meetings:

TA Partnership Region II System of Care Community Meeting: Innovative Practices in Sustaining Systems of Care

TA Partnership Region I System of Care Community Meeting: Sustaining System of Care Communities


Research Update

Pediatric Antidepressant Use Shows Substantial Decline Over Past Year

Inhalant Use Is Associated With Other Substance Use and Delinquency

Why Segregation Matters: Poverty and Educational Inequality

A Longitudinal Study of Young Children and Mental Health Care

Assessing Strengths-Based Delivery of Services for Children and Families

Stigma and Mental Illness


Funding Opportunities

Drug Free Communities Support Program (DFCSP) Grants

Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative Funding Opportunity

National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Cooperative Agreement

Cooperative Agreements for the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program

Effectiveness, Practice, and Implementation in Center for Mental Health Services Children's Services Sites

Grants Available for Youth-Led Projects

Proposals for Changes in Health Care Financing Initiative


Upcoming Events & Conferences

2005 National TA Conference Calls

Competence on Call - A Teleconference Series

Forum on Best Practices in Juvenile Services Staff Development.

National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect

Youth Courts: An Implementation Seminar

Juvenile Justice National Symposium: Joining Forces for Better Outcomes

Rural Mental Health Symposium

Pathways to Resilience: An International Conference

Building on Family Strengths

New England Region Training Conference & National Child Care and Development Conference

 

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