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Improving Access to Children’s Mental Health Care: Lessons from a Study of Eleven States

The Center for Health and Health Care In Schools, 2013 This is the second in a series of studies that report on strategies to sustain children’s mental health services and

Children’s Mental Health – New Report

Center for Disease Control and Prevention, May 2013 The term childhood mental disorder means all mental disorders that can be diagnosed and begin in childhood (for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),

Transgender Youth and Health Disparity

Community Commons According to the Missouri Health Equity Collaboration (MOHEC) site, “Transgender is an umbrella term used to describe people whose gender identity (sense of themselves as male or female) or

Embracing Equity: 7 Steps to Advance and Embed Race Equity and Inclusion Within Your Organization

Annie E. Casey Foundation, January 2015 Advancing race equity and inclusion can sometimes seem daunting and often leaves many wondering how and where to start. One way to achieve social change

Racial Equity Resources

National Collaborative for Health Equity The mission of the National Collaborative is to promote health equity by catalyzing collaboration among racial equity advocates, grassroots and community-based organizations, researchers, public health

CASAT Workforce Development for Substance Abuse Professionals

Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies The Center for the Application of Substance Abuse Technologies (CASAT) in the Division of Health Sciences (DHS) at the University of Nevada,

Public Health Implications of Raising the Minimum Age of Legal Access to Tobacco Products

Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, 2015 Smoking rates in the United States have declined substantially since the release of Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to

A School Nurse’s Guide to Kids’ Health and Safety

RNtoBSN According to statistics published by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 15.6 million children and adolescents, aged 5 to 17, missed one or two days of school in

The Impact of Marijuana Policies on Youth: Clinical, Research, and Legal Update

American Academy of Pediatrics, 2015 This policy statement is an update of the American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement “Legalization of Marijuana: Potential Impact on Youth,” published in 2004. Pediatricians

Some Schools Categorize E-Cigarettes as Drug Devices

Join Together — Partnership for Drug-Free