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Register for NAMI’s Youth Speak: Supporting Youth Mental Health During COVID–19 Webinar
Register for NAMI's "Youth Speak: Supporting Youth Mental Health During COVID-19" webinar on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. ET. -
Children and the COVID-19 Pandemic
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many school districts have closed for the remainder of the academic year. These closures are unfortunate because, for many students, schools are their only source of trauma-informed care and supports. When schools reopen, they must develop a comprehensive plan to address the potential mental health needs of their students -
Telling the Monster Goodnight — My Child with OCD
With the help of her mother, therapist and a monster named "Otis," Maggie learns to cope with her OCD. -
Treatment for Suicidal Ideation, Self-Harm, and Suicide Attempts Among Youth
The goal of this guide is to provide interventions to treat for suicidal ideation, self-harm, and suicide attempts among youth. It provides research on implementation and examples of the ways that these recommendations can be implemented. -
Justice-Involved Youth and Trauma-Informed Interventions
Professionals working in the juvenile justice system must consider the impact of trauma on justice-involved youth when creating interventions and policies. Most youths involved with the justice system have a history of childhood adversity. Juvenile justice service systems should work to implement trauma-informed interventions that address the needs of youth with mental health and trauma related disorders. The adoption of a trauma-informed approach throughout the juvenile justice system and the implementation of interventions for juvenile offenders with a history of trauma exposure has enormous potential benefits for justice-involved youth, the staff who work with them, their families, and the community at large. -
Ring the Alarm: The Crisis of Black Youth Suicide in America
Over the last several years, data has emerged indicating an alarming increase in the suicide rates for Black children and teenagers over the past generation. While research has also shown climbing rates for youth from other racial and ethnic groups, this trend in Black youth runs counter to historical data showing lower rates of suicide among Black Americans. -
Mental Health and Foster Care
Up to 80 percent of children in foster care have significant mental health issues, compared to approximately 18-22 percent of the general population -
Mental Health Conditions Seen in Childhood
While many people believe the myth that "kids can't be diagnosed with a mental health condition," the reality is that one in every six youth aged 6-17 experience a mental health condition each year. -
Beyond Suspensions: Examining School Discipline Policies and Connections to the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Students of Color with Disabilities
For this report, the Commission investigated school discipline practices and policies impacting students of color with disabilities and the possible connections to the school-to-prison pipeline, examined rates of exclusionary discipline, researched whether and under what circumstances school discipline policies unfairly and/or unlawfully target students of color with disabilities, and analyzed the federal government’s responses and actions on the topic -
Gamers Champion Mental Health Awareness
RPG Limit Break is back again this Mental Health Month, speedrunning video games to raise awareness about mental illness and funds for NAMI. This event is what happens when we all band together for a common cause.