October 2015

School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) Results

October 27, 2015

CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) recently released the 2014 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) results on the DASH Healthy Youth website. SHPPS is a national study conducted periodically to assess school health policies and practices at the state, district, school, and classroom levels. This release...
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Blueprint For a Better America: Ensuring Our Immigration System Advances the Health and Well-Being of Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and All Immigrants

October 26, 2015

As the country continues to grow and prosper, the participation and progress of our nation’s nearly 20 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are crucial to the health and welfare of the nation as a whole. Over the past decade, more immigrants have come to the U.S. from Asia...
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Signs of Suicide Shows Promise as a Middle School Suicide Prevention Program

October 26, 2015

A study to evaluate the effects of the Signs of Suicide (SOS) program in middle schools found that, three months after completing the program, children who participated in SOS were significantly more knowledgeable about suicide and depression than children who had not participated in the program. Children who reported suicidal...
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The Integration of Immigrants into American Society

October 26, 2015

The United States prides itself on being a nation of immigrants, and the country has a long history of successfully absorbing people from across the globe. The integration of immigrants and their children contributes to our economic vitality and our vibrant and ever changing culture. We have offered opportunities to...
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The Social Costs of Gender Nonconformity for Transgender Adults: Implications for Discrimination and Health

October 20, 2015

Discrimination may trigger risky health behaviors by transgender Americans, a new study suggests. Transgender adults who deal with more discrimination are more likely to smoke cigarettes, abuse alcohol and drugs, and attempt suicide, the study revealed. The study wasn’t designed to prove a cause-and-effect relationship between discrimination and risky health...
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Evidence for the Effectiveness of a National School-Based Mental Health Program in Chile

October 19, 2015

A national school-based mental health program that is now reaching almost one quarter of all elementary school students in Chile appears to have produced significant improvements in both behavioral and academic outcomes, such as attention problems and school attendance, among participating students. The results of a study by a team...
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Gender Injustice: System-Level Juvenile Justice Reforms for Girls

October 19, 2015

The National Crittenton Foundation, in partnership with the National Women’s Law Center, has released “Gender Injustice: System-Level Juvenile Justice Reforms for Girls.” The report presents research and data showing that, in the last two decades, girls’ presence in the juvenile justice system has increased at all stages of the process....
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Perceived Barriers to Mental Health Services Among Detained Youth

October 14, 2015

This bulletin is part of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s Beyond Detention series, which examines the findings of the Northwestern Juvenile Project—a large-scale longitudinal study of youth detained at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center in Chicago, IL. The authors examined youth’s perceptions of barriers to mental...
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Serving Veterans: A Resource Guide

October 14, 2015

The SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions released an updated guide that features an array of resources to support health care providers in serving veterans, service members and their families. The second portion of the guide features resources that can be shared directly with veterans and family members so they can learn...
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Opportunities to Promote Children’s Behavioral Health: Health Care Reform and Beyond

October 14, 2015

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was signed into law in 2010, has several provisions that could greatly improve the behavioral health of children and adolescents in the United States. It requires that many insurance plans cover mental health and substance use disorder services, rehabilitative services to...
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School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) Results

Blueprint For a Better America: Ensuring Our Immigration System Advances the Health and Well-Being of Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and All Immigrants

Signs of Suicide Shows Promise as a Middle School Suicide Prevention Program

The Integration of Immigrants into American Society

The Social Costs of Gender Nonconformity for Transgender Adults: Implications for Discrimination and Health

Evidence for the Effectiveness of a National School-Based Mental Health Program in Chile

Gender Injustice: System-Level Juvenile Justice Reforms for Girls

Perceived Barriers to Mental Health Services Among Detained Youth

Serving Veterans: A Resource Guide

Opportunities to Promote Children’s Behavioral Health: Health Care Reform and Beyond

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