International Alliance for Child

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International Alliance for Child Adolescent
Mental Health Schools

• www.intercamhs.org
• Cheryl Vince WhitmanPresident, IntercamhsSenior
  Vice President, EDCDirector, WHO Collaborating
  Center
• November 5, 2009

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Vision

• Mental health will be addressed through
  collaborative interdisciplinary whole-school
  approaches for all school community members
  across nations.

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Location and Structure

• Launched with SAMHSA funding
• EDC now the administrative home
• International Board
• Management Committee.

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Products and Services

• Pre post conference seminars
• Forums with education, mental health other
  agencies to advance policy planning

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Products and Services

• Connect people within across countries through
  member database
• Facilitate on-line discussions of critical
  issues
• Publish monographs and articles.

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Recent Accomplishments
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Global Survey School Principals
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Other Current Activities

• Global Framework School Mental Health
• Report journal article from this meeting
• European project data on evidence-based
  practices for schools
• Revamping Intercamhs web site

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The Sixth World Conference on the Promotion of
Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and
Behavioral Disorders

• Addressing Imbalances Promoting Equity in Mental
  Health
• November 1719, 2010Washington, DCOmni Shoreham
  Hotel
• ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE APRIL 30, 2010

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Contact Details

• Cheryl Vince Whitman
• President, IntercamhsSenior Vice President,
  EDCDirector, WHO Collaborating Center
• cvincewhitman_at_edc.org www.intercamhs.org
  Ph 617-618-2300 www.hhd.org
• EDC Health and Human Development Division.55
  Chapel Street, Newton, MA, USA 02458-1060