Promoting Children’s Mental Health

December 7, 2005
Chicago, IL

Meeting Summary

Sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation

On December 7^th, 2005, the Forum for State Health Policy Leadership convened a half-day conference in Chicago, IL.: Promoting Children’s Mental Health. State lawmakers and legislative staff gathered to discuss how state legislators can promote children’s healthy mental development in their states, and what programs work to treat children with emotional disturbances. Presentation topics included financing strategies for public children’s mental health services, evidence-based treatments, mental health promotion in schools and teen suicide prevention. Below please find links to the slides from the meeting sessions:

Presentations Presentation Slides

Financing Comprehensive Children's Mental Health Programs
Knute Rotto, CEO
Choices, Inc.

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Implementing Evidence-Based Practices
Brenda Coleman-Beattie
Network on Mental Health Policy Research

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Therapeutic Foster Care
Michael Terkeltaub, Director of Program Development
First Home Care

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Mental Health Promotion and the Illinois Children's Mental Health Act
Jennifer Axelrod, Project Director
Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)

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Preventing Teen Suicide
Meghan Gutierrez, Deputy Director
Columbia University TeenScreen

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Contact Information:

Michelle Herman, Policy Specialist
michelle.herman@ncsl.org
phone: 202-624-5400
fax: 202-737-1069

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Promoting Children’s Mental Health

December 7, 2005Chicago, ILMeeting Summary

Sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation

December 7, 2005
Chicago, IL

Meeting Summary