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from 2012 NCFR Annual Conference
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10:45 am - Noon | All posters are in the Atrium. For the Poster Symposium, at 11:30 am, those who wish to discuss posters 416-01 through 416-02 will move to the Curtis A Room.

Poster Session 9

POSTER SYMPOSIUM: Health Issues. POSTER TOPICS: Therapy/Counseling; Substance Abuse/Addictions; Challenges of Parents and Adolescents; Challenges of Young Adults
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10:00 am - 11:30 am | Phoenix East

Mental Health and Illness

Concurrent Sessions 6

Facilitator: James Bates

from Professional Resource Library

Making It Happen: Overcoming Barriers to Providing Infant-Early Childhood Mental Health

Zero to Three's new report, Making It Happen: Overcoming Barriers to Providing Infant-Early Childhood Mental Health, highlights the scientific evidence for infant-early childhood mental health (I-ECMH) policies; examines issues faced by national, state, and local program directors and mental health practitioners in providing I-ECMH services; and proposes a set of recommendations for policy improvements at the federal level.

nichd
from NCFR News

NICHD - Take a stand against bullying

June 11, 2012

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has an informational document on bullying.

HHS
from NCFR News

June is PTSD Awareness Month

June 11, 2012

June is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month with June 27 as PTSD Awareness Day.

from NCFR News

Child Trends - New Report

on Disadvantaged Families and Child Outcomes: The Importance of Emotional Support for Mothers
April 10, 2012

Child Trends has just released a new research brief of the importance of emotional support for mothers.

NREPP
from NCFR News

Looking for evidence-based resources for mental health and substance abuse?

check out the NREPP
March 13, 2012

a searchable online registry of mental health and substance abuse interventions that have been reviewed and rated by independent reviewers

http://theforum.sph.harvard.edu/events/toxic-stress-early-childhood-adversity
from Zippy Weekly Videos

The lifelong consequences of toxic stress in childhood

Evidence suggests that for the youngest children, prolonged or severe exposure to abuse, neglect and economic hardship - exacerbated by a dearth of stable, supportive relationships with adults - can provoke a "toxic stress response" with lifelong consequences. Such stress may influence brain development and increase the risk for illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes.

from Professional Resource Library

Office of Adolescent Health Website

This website includes up-to-date information on major aspects of adolescent health, including physical and mental health, substance abuse, sexual behavior, pregnancy prevention, and healthy relationships.  The website provides both new information and existing federal resources geared to meet the adolescent health information needs of diverse stakeholders.

Working Family Resource Center
from NCFR News

Three Free Webinars offered by the Working Family Resource Center

October 5, 12 and 26
October 04, 2011