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What are ACEs?
RWJF and a growing network of leaders is pioneering how we diminish the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
Learn about what ACEs are, their prevalence and their impact.
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2013 Children's Symposium
RWJF grantee, Head Start Trauma Smart, is hosting the 2013 Children's Symposium. ad Start Trauma Smart (HSTS) is an early childhood development initiative that addresses the trauma associated with violence, poverty, and illness.
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Mental Health Impact Assessment
RWJF, in collaboration with the Pew Charitable Trusts, is investing in expanding the use of Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) to inform policy decisions across sectors that can influence health. This pilot is aimed at adapting the conventional HIA methodology to assess mental health effects.
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Improving Access to Children's Mental Health Care
Research conducted by the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools reports on strategies to strengthen and sustain children’s mental health services and prevent the onset of problem behaviors.
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Minnesota's Mental Health Collaborative Maximizes Federal Entitlement Reimbursement
June 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
Staff at the State of Minnesota Department of Human Services implemented state policy and administrative support systems for facilitating the development of Minnesota Children's Health Collaboratives-Integrated Fund Initiative (MHIF).
Getting Out the Word on Advances in Treating Mental Illness
November 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
In 1999, a symposium on psychiatry and neurobiology was held at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School (UMDNJ-NJMS) in Newark, N.J.
The Mental Health Services Program for Youth
January 1, 1999 | Book
The chapter takes the reader through the program's attempts to address the challenges related to creating, financing and coordinating community services for children with mental health problems.
Pastoral Care Education Program Helps Clergy Provide Mental Health Interventions
January 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
To remove barriers to receipt of mental health services in low-income Hispanic communities in New York City, this project trained Hispanic clergy and lay ministers to provide short-term counseling and referrals for longer-term mental health care.
Maine's Pilot Program for Regional Mental Health Boards Lacked State Support
November 1, 1996 | Program Result Report
The State of Maine Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation in Augusta established a pilot regional mental health board, the Southern Maine Regional Mental Health Board.
State Laws That Provide Parity for Mental Health Care Benefit Children and Ease Families' Financial Burden
February 29, 2008 | Program Result Report
Researchers at Yale University examined the financial impact on children and their families of state laws mandating that insurers provide parity in coverage for mental and physical illness.
N.Y. Mental Health Providers Reach Out to Chinese Americans After September 11th
July 31, 2008 | Program Result Report
The Charles B. Wang Community Health Center expanded its mental health services to address the needs of the Chinese-American community following the September 11th terrorist attack in Manhattan.
Project Identifies Mental Health Best Practices, Creates "Toolkits" to Help Implement Them
July 31, 2008 | Program Result Report
Investigators from the New Hampshire-Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center launched the Evidence-Based Practices project to help consumers with serious mental illness and their families access effective services.
Queens, N.Y., High School Increases Student Mental Health Services as Part of National Caring for Kids Program
January 23, 2007 | Program Result Report
Staff at the Franklin K. Lane High School Student Health Center expanded mental health services by increasing service capacity, quality of care and reimbursement.
University Mental Health Clinicians Treat Oklahoma City Bombing Victims, Become Experts on Treating Terror Victims
June 18, 2007 | Program Result Report
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center provided intensive mental health treatment to people traumatized by the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.