Resources and Tools
Mental Health Resources and Tools
This page provides access to resources and tools on topics related to child and adolescent mental health. The materials meet PPN standards of scientific rigor, objectivity, and user friendliness and include links to databases, fact sheets, screening tools, seminal reports, and a variety of other resources that are among the best research-based materials available on this topic.
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Reports, Briefs and Other Publications
Mental Health and Juvenile Justice Publications
The National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice provides resources for professionals in the juvenile justice system, including screening and assessing for mental health and substance abuse disorders, policy information, and publications from a national demonstration project with an emphasis on justice-involved girls.
See the publications and resources at ncmhjj.com
Mental Health in Schools Resource Packets
The Center for School Mental Health Assistance at the University of Maryland provides resource packets for dealing with mental health topics in school settings. Topics include bullying, crisis intervention, family involvement, program development and quality assessment and improvement, among others.
SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center
SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center provides access to many useful publications related to child/adolescent mental health.
Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
Chapter 3 of this report focuses on children's mental health. It discusses normal child development, risk factors and prevention of mental health problems, reviews common mental health disorders in children, and addresses treatment and service delivery issues.
Read the report at surgeongeneral.gov
Websites
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Resources — National Institute of Mental Health
The National Institute of Mental Health's special website section devoted to Child and Adolescent Mental Health provides links to current research on the topic and information about common mental disorders for children and youth, including information about symptoms, causes, and treatments.
See all links and resources at nimh.nih.gov
Children's Behavioral and Mental Health Information
The American Academy of Pediatrics provides information for parents about promoting positive mental health and a variety of information about common mental health problems. The website allows users to sort the information by children's age ranges.
National Resource Center for Child Traumatic Stress
The National Resource Center for Child Traumatic Stress website provides general information on child traumatic stress, and resources for parents and caregivers, school personnel, other professionals, and the media. The website also provides access to the PILOTS database produced by the National Center for PTSD. The database is an index of worldwide literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health consequences of exposure to traumatic events.
Databases and Tools
National Center for PTSD PILOTS Database
The National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) produces the PILOTS database, which is an index of worldwide literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health consequences of exposure to traumatic events.
Fact Sheets
Facts for Families — Fact Sheets on Child and Adolescent Health
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has developed over 80 fact sheets on relevant topics for children and adolescent's health. Fact sheets are available in English and Spanish.
SAMHSA's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Fact Sheet
SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center provides a fact sheet on Child and Adolescent Mental Healthon the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Publications web page.
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