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Family and Youth
Engagement
NOTE: If there is
a link contained within the description of a resource, you
may click on it to download or purchase the item from the
website. However, if you are unable to download any of the
resources, a hard copy of the item either is available for
copy or loan.
Building Systems of Care: A Primer
Sheila Pires
2002
This primer is a fundamental technical
assistance tool for state and local stakeholders engaged in
developing systems of care for children with behavioral
health disorders and their families. It describes over 30
critical systems of care functions that require structure,
such as governance, care management, financing and quality
improvement, and examines the pros and cons of different
structural approaches. The Primer also focuses on essential
components of the system-building process, such as family
and youth partnerships, cultural competence, strategic
planning and leadership. It incorporates examples from
systems of care around the country and useful resources
materials.
“Primer Hands On” The Skill
Building Curriculum: Family and Youth Involvement in Systems
of Care Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation
Sheila A. Pires
2006
This presentation should be viewed as an add-on to the Pires
resource noted above. It can be downloaded in PDF format by
clicking on the following link. If you are unable to
download the file, it is also available in hard copy or via
e-mail.
Youth Involvement in Systems of Care: A Guide to
Empowerment
Marlene Matarese,
M.S.W; Lorrin McGinnis; Martha Mora
January 2005
The goal for Youth Involvement in Systems of Care: A
Guide to Empowerment is to provide a resource to youth,
youth coordinators, family members, professionals, and other
adults working with young people. This guide is a starting
point for understanding youth involvement and engagement in
order to develop and fully integrate a youth-directed
movement within local systems of care.
The mission of Youth Involvement in Systems of Care: A
Guide to Empowerment is to educate all professionals and
adults who work with young people on the importance of
engaging and empowering youth. This guide will serve in
building the foundation and framework for the Youth Movement
in order to enhance opportunities for young people and to
utilize their expertise in system change.
Challenges and Opportunities in Children’s Mental Health:
A View from Families and Youth
Sarah Dababnah
and Janice Cooper
This report documents critical issues in
children's mental health policy and service delivery from
the perspective of the key stakeholders—families and youth.
Based on a meeting to inform a 50-state policy study, the
report highlights innovative ways in which families and
youth are engaged in research, policy, and advocacy
strategies to improve the mental health, school success,
living situation, and community engagement of children and
youth facing mental health challenges.
Promising Approaches in Behavioral Health Services:
Family Involvement in Managed Care Systems
Ginny M. Wood
September 2004
This paper addresses five areas of family
involvement within managed care systems:
1.
Requirements for Family Involvement
2.
Family Involvement at the System Management Level
3.
Family Involvement at the Service Delivery Level
4.
Practice of Relinquishing Custody to Obtain Services
5.
Program and Staff Roles for Families and Youth.
Issues and challenges on these five areas
are addressed, as well as promising approaches and features.
The final section summarizes the commonalities across the
promising approaches and strategies described by key
stakeholders. It concludes with a list of resource contacts
and a list of national organizations addressing these
issues.
Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health:
Tips for Success
Federation of
Families for Children’s Mental Health
2004
This publication is available in both English and Spanish
and includes the following:
Tips For Developing Sustainable
Family-run Organizations
This 2 page Tip Sheet provided time
tested strategies for developing sustainable family-run
organizations.
Why Children Are Not
Little Adults:
Making Managed Behavioral
Health Care Appropriate for Children and Youth
This handout suggests what managed
behavioral health care should do to be responsive to the
development stages of childhood, the central role of
families in raising and caring for children, and the variety
of agencies typically serving children.
Principles for Family
Involvement
Nine principles to insure there is
a strong and diverse family voice in decision making for
individual children and their and their families as well as
in system design, implementation, and evaluation.
Principles of Family
Support
This handout defines family
supports and describes how to provide them in order to help
families maintain close involvement with their children
(even when they are in out-of-home placement) and to help
families when their children are ready to return home.
Involving Families in
Policy Group Work
This 4 page Tip Sheet describes the
context for family involvement in policy group work and
contains strategies for recruiting family members to join
policy groups, training and support family members to do the
work, and sustaining their participation over time.
Involving Families of
Youth Who Are in Contact with the Juvenile Justice System
This 6 page
Research and Program Brief published by the National Center
for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice offers insights into
the way families experience the juvenile justice system and
suggestions for juvenile justice system staff and families
to work together in every stage of the system. (available at
www.ncmhjj.com
or by calling (866) 9ND-MHJJ)
A Family's Guide to the Child Welfare System
Georgetown University Center
for Child and Human Development, the American Institutes for
Research, the Federation of Families for Children's Mental
Health, the Child Welfare League of America, and the
National Indian Child Welfare Association
2005
Written in a simple, question-and-answer format, and
grounded in the experiences of families and child welfare
professionals from across the country, A Family's Guide
is meant to be a tool to help families learn about
ü
experiences other families have had with the child welfare
system;
ü
child welfare laws and policies that influence the actions
and decisions of child welfare workers and courts;
ü
people families will meet, the service systems they work in,
and their roles with families;
ü
ways to advocate for their family's rights (their own and
their children's);
ü
responsibilities of parents involved with the child welfare
system; and
ü
practical tips from other parents.
A Family's Guide also can be used by the child welfare agencies to
build positive relationships with families and increase
family participation in service planning, as a tool in
family support groups, and to train new workers and foster
parents. A Family's Guide provides information that
will help other child- and family-serving agencies
understand how the child welfare system works. It can be a
resource for family support organizations, such as community
centers, faith-based organizations, churches, and family
advocacy groups. It also can be used to teach social work
students about the child welfare system and family
experiences. Readers are encouraged to use A Family's
Guide creatively and to adapt it to fit the unique
characteristics of their own states, communities, and
agencies.
Secure Beginnings: Idaho
Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
February 2006
This document presents parents and caregivers in Idaho with
important information about the importance of infant and
early childhood mental health. The first years of life
create the foundation for children to have positive
relationships, self-confidence, and the ability to meet
change and challenges successfully. Healthy social and
emotional development is necessary for success in school and
in life. Children learn how to effectively express emotions,
make friends, and explore the world around them through
relationships with parents and significant caregivers.
Potential signs that a child or parent may need help with a
mental health issue are listed. Helpful ways are suggested
to nurture the mental health of children.
Redefining Residential: Becoming Family-Driven
Maggie Skarich
2006
This paper
showcases the importance of family-driven care for youth
placed in congregate facilities.
Charting a Course: School Readiness and Success:
Improving Children’s Social and Emotional Development
Chappin Hall
May 2007
A web conference replay with some
interesting resources will be found on this page.
For more information
Dawn
Zekis
DHS Director of Policy and Planning - DHS Lead Staff
Dawn.Zekis@arkansas.gov,
501-683-0173
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