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Mental Health
| Title: | American Psychological Association: Children & Families | | URL: | http://www.apa.org/topics/topicchildren.html | | Comment: | The American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With 150,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide. This page contains the latest news about children's psychological health. |  | |
| Title: | Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning | | URL: | http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel | | Comment: | The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning is a national center focused on strengthening the capacity of child care and Head Start programs to improve the social and emotional outcomes of young children. The Center's webpage offers evidence-based information to help early childhood educators meet the needs of the growing number of children with challenging behaviors and mental health challenges in child care and Head Start programs. | | |
| Title: | Child Care Exchange | | URL: | http://www.childcareexchange.com/resources/free_resources.php | | Comment: | The Child Care Exchange offers a number of articles free of charge on children's mental health during challenging times and the role of the child care provider in supporting social attachment and belonging. Other articles are available at cost. | | |
| Title: | Devereux Early Childhood Assessment Program | | URL: | http://www.devereux.org | | Comment: | The DECA Program is a strength-based assessment and planning system for young children. The 5-step system was designed to support early childhood teachers, mental health professionals, and parents in their goal of helping children develop healthy social/emotional skills and reduce challenging behaviors. The website provides information on the program steps as well as training and resource information. | | |
| Title: | Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health | | URL: | http://www.ffcmh.org/ | | Comment: | This family-run organization serves families with children who have unique mental health needs. This site has information about their annual conference, publications, and other information. | | |
| Title: | Mental Health Knowledge Exchange Network | | URL: | http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/ | | Comment: | Site provides: (1) specific link to information regrading children's mental health, (2) mental health publications, (3) state resources, (4) a mental health dictionary, (5) updates on current mental health topics such as school violence, and other related links. | | |
| Title: | National Mental Health Association: Children and Families | | URL: | http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net | | Comment: | NMHA is actively involved in children's issues through advocacy, public education, and coalition building. This site provides information about child and adolescent mental health. | | |
| Title: | Pathways to Prevention: A comprehensive guide for supporting infant and toddler mental health | | URL: | http://www.headstartinfo.org/pdf/Pathwaysto.pdf | | Comment: | This publication came out of the Infant Mental Health Initiative by Early Head Start. It contains information on infant and toddler mental health disorders as well as providing guidance on developing a framework for infant mental health. In addition, the publication details how programs can integrate six key principles that support infant and toddler mental health. | | |
| Title: | Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health | | URL: | http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/ | | Comment: | Site provides research information on child care services and outcomes for children with emotional and behavioral disorders. Current research includes a) development of a research-based mental health program that can be used in child care settings and b) improving access to inclusive child care for children with emotional and behavioral disorders. On the home page, select Research in the top menu bar. | | |
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