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FEDERAL AGENCIES |
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Children, Adolescents and Family
Resources
Web address:
www.mentalhealth.org |
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) |
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The CDC has data and statistics on
suicide and increasingly has information available on mental
illnesses.
Web address:
www.cdc.gov |
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) |
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CMS administers the Medicare, Medicaid
and SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program) programs.
Web address:
www.cms.hhs.gov |
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Department of Education (DOE) - Office of
Special Education and Rehabilitive Services (OSERS) |
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OSERS web site includes a wide array of
information for families, school districts and states in three main
areas: special education, vocational rehabilitation and research.
Web address:
www.ed.gov
(click on “offices” and then click on Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, listed under “Program Offices.”) |
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InsureKidsNow |
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services has created a national campaign to link the nation’s 10
million uninsured children – from birth to 18 years – to free and
low-cost health insurance.
Web address:
www.insurekidsnow.gov |
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Maternal and Child Health Library |
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The Maternal Child Health Library (MCH)
has an on-line web site designed to help service providers and
families find available national, state, and local resources that can
address child and family needs, including mental health resources. To
learn more about locating services for your child or understanding
which services to look for, visit Knowledge Path: Locating
Community-Based Services to Support Children and Families at Website
address:
www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_community.html |
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National Institute of Mental Health |
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The mission of NIMH is to diminish the
burden of mental illness through research.
Web address:
www.nimh.nih.gov |
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Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) |
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OJJDP’s mission is to provide national
leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to the
needs of individuals in the juvenile justice system. OJJDP supports
states and local communities in their efforts to develop and implement
effective and coordinated prevention and intervention programs. The
agency also works to improve the juvenile justice system.
Web address: www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org |
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Office of the
U.S. Surgeon General |
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In 1999, Surgeon General David Satcher
displayed true leadership in issuing A Comprehensive Report on mental
health – chapter 3 covers children and adolescents.
Web address:
www.surgeongeneral.gov/sgoffice.htm |
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President's New
Freedom Commision on Mental Health |
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The Commission was created to examine
the current gaps in mental illness treatment services and to make
recommendations to the President on ways in which the federal
government can help states increase access to care and improve quality
in their public programs.
Web address:
www.mentalhealthcommission.gov |
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