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Building Better Systems for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Highlights from a meeting convened by the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) and the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP)
Children | Collaboration | Mental health | Youth
This paper summarizes the results of a meeting convened as a means of engaging state, federal, provider, and consumer experts from the child mental health and maternal child health fields in a conversation about how to develop stronger collaborative approaches to improve systems for child and adolescent mental health. The meeting was based on the...
Catherine Hess, Managing Director for Coverage and Access
January 2007
Screening for Behavioral Developmental Problems: Issues, Obstacles, and Opportunities for Change
Developmental screening | Mental health | Youth
This paper examines issues related to screening children for developmental disabilities and problems. It examines the ways in which screening tools differ from one another and the challenges that are often faced by those working to integrate screening tools in medical practices. The paper is designed to provide states with a framework for...
David Bergman
August 2004