Mental Health
You are in the Mental Health section of the Casey Foundation Knowledge Center, which offers resources that are either published or funded by the Casey Foundation Resources include those that exlplore evidence-based interventions for poor children and families.
See also Our Work: Health, an overview of Casey's investment in this issue.
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Health resources in the Knowledge Center.
Improving Medicaid Managed Care for Youth with Serious Behavioral Health Needs: A Quality Improvement Toolkit
2009
This toolkit highlights the experiences of nine Medicaid managed care organizations in the Collaborative on Improving Managed Care Quality for Youth with Serious Behavioral Health Needs. The Collaborative worked together over a two-year period to improve care for youth with serious behavioral health needs.
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What Works? A Study of Effective Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Programs
2009
This report is targeted toward states and communities interested in data-driven guidance around the creation and implementation of childhood mental health consultation programs. Through visits to six consultation programs, the authors explore the essential components of effective mental health programs, such as the skills, competencies, and training of the mental health professionals, and detail the extent to which consultation efforts occur nationally.
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Mental Health Practice: Guidelines for Child Welfare
2009
These guidelines and supporting rationale were developed from the October 2007 Best Practices for Mental Health in Child Welfare Consensus Conference sponsored by Casey Family Programs, the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the REACH Institute (Resource for Advancing Children’s Health). The purpose of this convening was to develop best practice standards for addressing mental health in child welfare by focusing on: mental health screening and assessment, psychosocial interventions, psychopharmacological interventions, parent support and empowerment, and, lastly, youth support.
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Strengthening Policies to Support Children, Youth, and Families Who Experience Trauma
2007
In this report, researchers reviewed the current policies and practices as documented in literature, met with policy and practice experts, and analyzed case studies related to the support of children, youth, and families exposed to trauma.
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Challenges and Opportunities in Children's Mental Health: A View from Families and Youth
2006
This report documents critical issues in children's mental health policy and service delivery from the perspective of stakeholders in the family and youth movement. It describes perspectives on the status of family and youth support and advocacy systems, and highlights current innovative interventions influenced by parents, youth, and community advocates that advance improved mental health outcomes for children, youth, and families.
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