Objective: To prevent internalizing and externalizing conduct behaviors and associated problems; and promote of healthy child adjustment Description: Based on the Parent Management Training–Oregon Model (PMTO), Parenting Through Change (PTC) is a theory-based intervention that provides recently separated single mothers with 14 weekly group sessions to learn effective parenting practices including skill encouragement, limit-setting, problem-solving, […]
Transition aged
Feria de Salud: Behavioral Health Fair on the Affordable Care Act & Health Exchanges
Objective: To support, connect and assist consumers to live healthy and improve their quality of life through community resources or services; to help consumers understand the Affordable Care Act Description: Albuquerque Center for Hope & Recovery (ACHR) organized and hosted the first Feria de Salud (behavioral health fair) in New Mexico centered on healthcare reform […]
Atlantic Cape Family Support Organization: Hospital Companion Program
Objective: Provide peer support for parents while they are in psychiatric screening with their child. Description: Taking your child to the hospital due to a psychiatric emergency can be very confusing and scary. The process is long, there are many people asking questions and terminology can be difficult to understand. Families can also be very anxious […]
Utilizing Peers to Assist Families with Children Experiencing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Challenges
Objective: To assist families with children experiencing mental, emotional, and behavioral challenges by providing support, connection to resources, education, advocacy, and assistance with navigating systems Description: The Mental Health Association of Rochester’s Community Care program utilizes Family Resource Mentors (FRMs) to assist families with adolescent or transition-aged children who are experiencing mental, emotional and behavioral […]
Use of a Community Needs Assessment Evaluation for Increasing Medicaid Enrollment
Objective: To determine state insurance eligibility for Medicaid and enroll clients who cannot and will not obtain insurance from their employers. Description: North American Indian Alliance (Butte) (NAIA) has used its patient services representative, front desk staff, health coordinator, and nursing staff to determine eligibility and enroll patients into health insurance, through the use of […]
Strong African American Families Program Reduces Substance Use, Conduct Problems among Rural Teens
A family-centered prevention program, Strong African American Families–Teen (SAAF–T) program, can help deter substance use, conduct problems and depressive symptoms among rural African-American teens, a new study published in Pediatrics finds. The study included African-American teens and their parents, who lived in rural Georgia. They attended five two-hour sessions on household rules, academic success, resisting peer […]