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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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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.
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.
Prescription for Health: Promoting Healthy Behaviors in Primary Care Research Networks
January 27, 2011 | Program Result Report
Prescription for Health tested the use of tools and evidence-based models in primary care to counsel patients to change four leading behaviors associated with premature death: smoking, risky drinking, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity.
Researchers Study Role of Local Advocacy Groups in Mental Health Care for Youth
July 30, 2009 | Program Result Report
Investigators conducted two waves of a study of local mental health advocacy organizations that support families of children and adolescents with mental health needs.
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.
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.
Having Mental Health Services On-Site Doesn't Prompt Public Housing Residents to Seek Care
January 29, 2002 | Program Result Report
This project delivered services to indigent, elderly inner-city residents with serious mental illness, living in public housing projects in New Brunswick, N.J.
After Katrina: Integrating Behavioral and Primary Health Care in the New Orleans Metro Area
January 11, 2012 | Program Result Report
The Louisiana Public Health Institute supported a learning collaborative, comprised of 81 clinics, aimed at integrating behavioral and primary health care in metro New Orleans, after the city's health care system was decimated by Hurricane Katrina.