Building the Future of Childrens Mental Health Care

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Building the Future of Childrens Mental Health
Care

• A. Kathryn Power, M.Ed., Director
• Center for Mental Health Services

May 2005 Providence, RI
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Every 8 seconds...
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Americas Children

• Age Number
• Under 5 years 19,175,798
• 5 to 9 years 20,549,505
• 10 to 14 years 20,528,072
• 15 to 19 years 20,219,890
• Source U.S. Census Bureau
• Census 2000

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Suicidal ideation
In a typical class of 30 students,
Substance abuse
ADHD
Anorexia
Depression
Anxiety disorder
Six children may have mental health needs
Three of the six may have a serious emotional or
behavioral disorder.
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Neurons to Neighborhoods

• Human development is shaped by a dynamic and
  continuous interaction between biology and
  experience.

By National Research Council and the Institute
of Medicine
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Neurons to Neighborhoods

• The timing of early experiences matter, but more
  often than not, the developing child remains
  vulnerable to risks and open to protective
  factors throughout the early years of life and
  into adulthood.

By National Research Council and the Institute
of Medicine
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Neurons to Neighborhoods

• We can alter the course of development in early
  childhood by effective interventions that change
  the balance between risk and protection, thereby
  shifting the odds in favor of more adaptive
  outcomes.

By National Research Council and the Institute
of Medicine
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Social and emotional learning is. . .

• ...a process through which a child acquires the
  skills to recognize and manage emotions, develop
  caring and concern for others, make responsible
  decisions, establish positive relationships, and
  handle challenging situations effectively.

Source The Collaboration for Academic, Social,
and Emotional Learning, www.casel.org/home/index.
php
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The time has long passed for yet another
piecemeal approach to mental health reform.
Instead, the Commission recommends a fundamental
transformation of the Nations approach to mental
health care.
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Federal Partners Workgroup
Department of Health and Human Services
Other Federal Partners AoA NIH/NIDA Department
of Agriculture Department of
Education ACF NIH/NIMH Department of Housing
and Urban Development AHRQ OS/ASPE De
partment of Justice CDC OS/OCR
Department of Labor CMS OS/OD Department of
Transportation OS/OPHS
Department of Veterans
Affairs HRSA SAMHSA Social Security IHS
Administration
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Will Rhode Island apply for a transformation
grant?
Governor Donald L. Carcieri would like to hear
from you. Mail addressGovernor Donald L.
CarcieriOffice of the GovernorState House, Room
115Providence, RI 02903 Phone [phone]
Fax [phone]
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The Transformation Equation

• Transformation
• vision belief action x (continuous quality
  improvement)2

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Family driven means

• families have a decisionmaking role in the care
  of their own children as well as the policies and
  procedures governing care for all children in the
  community, State, and Nation.

• Choosing supports, services, and providers
• Setting goals
• Designing and implementing programs
• Monitoring outcomes
• Determining effectiveness

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Youth guided means

• that youth have a role in guiding their own
  care. For older youth, it may mean directing
  their own care.

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www.tapartnership.org/youth/
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The beginning. Thank you.