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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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The Porch Light Initiative: Improving health through a Philadelphia mural arts program
June 10, 2013 | Video
In Philadelphia, clients of behavior health agencies work together with artists and the community to create large-scale murals. The result: vibrant public art and a deeper, healing connection to the community.
National Demonstration of Early Detection, Intervention and Prevention of Psychosis in Adolescents and Young Adults
National Program
A model that improves the health and well-being of adolescents by using evidence-based psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions in the early identification and treatment of adolescents and young adults with severe mental illness.
Improving Access to Children's Mental Health Care
March 6, 2013 | Report
This report is the second in a series of studies that report on strategies to sustain children’s mental health services and prevent the onset of problem behaviors.
California's Approach to Early Intervention and Prevention of Psychosis
March 1, 2013 | Report
The University of California at Davis is one of six sites participating in a national study of the Early Detection and Intervention for the Prevention of Psychosis Program (EDIPPP) supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Developing a Business Plan for Sustaining School Mental Health Services
November 7, 2012 | Report
Case Studies from The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools at George Washington University on developing a business plan for sustaining school mental health services.
Using Telehealth for Mental Health
February 15, 2012 | Program Result Report
The University of Texas Medical Branch launched and ran Telemedicine for School-Based Mental Health, a project to provide mental health treatment by university-based clinicians to disadvantaged students in their school clinics in Galveston, Texas.
Post-Katrina, Mental Health Services Needed
February 15, 2012 | Program Result Report
Coastal Family Health Center staff was trained by Utah's Intermountain Healthcare on the "mental health integration model," which incorporates mental health care into primary care practice, and began to pilot the approach in its Gulf Coast clinics.
Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth
November 21, 2011 | Program Result Report
Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth brought school-connected mental health services to immigrants and refugees in 15 communities in eight states by developing model mental health programs.
After Katrina - Combating Mental Illness
April 15, 2011 | Program Result Report
From 2007 to 2010, the Rapid Evaluation and Action for Community Health in New Orleans, Louisiana (REACH NOLA) tackled the city's mental health crisis through its Health and Resilience Project.
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Child FIRST
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Child First is a family intervention that fosters sensitive, responsive, and secure parent-child relationships. This article presents results from the first randomized controlled trial of Child First.