TA Partnership Newsletter — May 2009
Feature Article — Highlights from the Field
Communities from the TA Partnership's regions are featured in this month's Highlights from the Field. The articles provide information about innovative and promising activities from the system of care communities around the country in the hopes that communities can learn from their peers. Feature articles:
- The $100 Billion Man
- Mississippi Families as Allies for Children's Mental Health, Inc. (MS FAA)
- Communicating Across Cultural Lines
News You Can Use
- Join Together Joins the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)
- Kohl’s Unveils New Online Health Resource Center
- May is National Foster Care Month
- New Mental Health Wellness Tool for Children and Teens
- Short-term Intensive Treatment Not Likely to Improve Long-term Outcomes for Children with ADHD
- U.S. Department of Education Encourages School Districts to Use Stimulus Funds to Implement Positive Behavior Supports
- Youth PROMISE Act Picks Up Endorsements
Research Update
- Binge Drinking May Damage Teens' Brains
- Collaborative Relationships: School Counselors and Non-School Mental Health Professionals Working Together to Improve the Mental Health Needs of Students
- Disproportionate Number of Girls in Juvenile Justice System Have Mental Health Needs
- Drug Monitoring in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for Improved Efficacy and Safety of Psychopharmacotherapy
- Life after Roper: Using Adolescent Brain Development in Court
- Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Neonatal Behavior: A Large Scale Community Study
- Perceptions of Borderline Personality Disorder Improve
- Perspectives on Residential and Community-Based Treatment for Youth and Families
Funding Opportunities
- Project LAUNCH (Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children's Health)
Application Deadline: May 20, 2009 - Grants for Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration
Application Deadline: May 27, 2009 - Chill Out Now Sweepstakes!
Application Deadline: May 31, 2009 - Target Grants
Application Deadline: May 31, 2009 - 2009 MetLife Foundation/Civic Ventures Encore Opportunity Awards
Application Deadline: June 1, 2009 - Quality School Programs Grant
Application Deadline: June 5, 2009 - Street Outreach Program Funds Available
Application Deadline: June 8, 2009 - National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Grants
Application Deadline: June 11, 2009 - Community Service Block Grant Program
Application Deadline: June 12, 2009 - Gang Prevention Youth Mentoring Program
Application Deadline: June 15, 2009
TA Partnership News
- 2009 TA Partnership National System of Care Training — Assembling the Pieces: Strategies for Implementing and Sustaining Systems of Care
July 29-31, 2009 | Anaheim, CA - Working Together to Help Youth Thrive in Schools and Communities
- In Memoriam of Jane Knitzer, Ph.D.
- TA Partnership's Communities of Practice
Publications and Web Sites
Upcoming Events and Conferences
- Implementing Evidence-Based Practices for Adolescent Treatment
June 20, 2009 | Reno/Sparks, NV - 2009 Building on Family Strengths Conference
June 23–25, 2009 | Portland, OR - Annual Academy Health Research Meeting
June 29-30, 2009 | Chicago, IL - Generations United 15th International Conference
July 27–31, 2009 | Washington, DC - Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools National Conference
August 3–5, 2009 | Washington, DC - 12th International Gang Specialist Training Conference
August 12–14, 2009 | Chicago, IL - National Sexual Assault Conference
September 9–11, 2009 | Alexandria, VA - Strengthening Families Leadership Summit: Creating Opportunities in Challenging Times
October 27-29, 2009 | Atlanta, GA
Systems of Care Jobs
- There are no job opportunities for this month.