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The following are links to other organizations that may provide information about children's mental health issues:

Federal Resources
Children's Mental Health and Advocacy Organizations
International Organizations
Special Education and School-Based Mental Health
Professional Organizations
Academic Centers Focused on Children's Mental Health
Organizations Focused on Suicide Prevention
Web Sites for Adolescents
Child and Adolescent Health Initiatives
Family-Centered, Cultural Competency Resources




Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC is an agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. The CDC has helpful information on mental health related issues, including statistical information on suicide.
http://www.cdc.gov/

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
The CMS administers the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) programs.
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
The CMHS leads federal efforts to treat mental illnesses by promoting mental health and preventing the development or worsening of mental illness when possible. Congress created CMHS to bring new hope to adults who have serious mental illnesses and to children with serious emotional disorders.
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/

Insure Kids Now!
The US Department of Health and Human Services has created a national campaign to link the nation's 10 million uninsured children, from birth to 18 years, to free and low-cost health insurance.
http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/

Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
The MCHB strives for a society where children are wanted and born with optimal health, receive quality care, and are nurtured lovingly and sensitively as they mature into healthy, productive adults. The MCHB seeks a nation where there is equal access for all to quality health care in a supportive, culturally competent, family, and community setting
http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov



National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The NIH is a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and serves as the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research. Helping to lead the way toward important medical discoveries that improve people's health and save lives, the NIH scientists investigate ways to prevent disease as well as the causes, treatments, and cures for common and rare diseases.
http://www.nih.gov



Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
The OJJDP's mission is to provide national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to the needs of individuals in the juvenile justice system. The OJJDP supports states and local communities in their efforts to develop and implement effective and coordinated prevention and intervention programs.
http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/

Office of the Surgeon General
The Surgeon General serves as America's chief health educator by providing Americans the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and injury. The Surgeon General's office has issued several reports on children's mental health.
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/index.html

President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
The commission was created to examine the current gaps in mental illness treatment services and to make recommendations to the President on ways in which the federal government can help states increase access to care and improve quality in their public programs.
http://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
The SAMHSA is a public health agency within the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for improving accountability, capacity, and effectiveness of the nation's substance abuse prevention, addictions treatment, and mental health delivery system.
http://www.samhsa.gov



Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
The OSERS is a part of the US Department of Education (DOE). The OSERS Web site includes a wide array of information for families, school districts, and states in 3 main areas: special education, vocational rehabilitation, and research.
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html



Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
The ADAA promotes the prevention and cure of anxiety disorders and works to improve the lives of people who suffer from them.
http://www.adaa.org

Autism Society of America (ASA)
The ASA Web site provides information and resources on autism.
http://www.autism-society.org/

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
The center works on a broad array of children's mental health issues. The Web site includes an array of publications related to children's mental health and related policy issues.
http://www.bazelon.org/

Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice (CECP)
The mission of the CECP is to support and promote a reoriented national preparedness to foster the development and the adjustment of children with or at risk of developing a serious emotional disturbance.
http://cecp.air.org

Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (CABF)
The CABF is a parent-led, web-based membership organization of families raising children diagnosed with, or at risk for, early-onset bipolar disorder. The Web site includes information and resources on early-onset bipolar disorder.
http://www.bpkids.org/

Child and Adolescent Services Research Center (CASRC)
The CASRC focuses on mental health care issues for vulnerable children, including children in public service sectors. The center specializes in longitudinal studies of children at risk for development of mental disorders and other problems in psychosocial functioning, and the effectiveness of early preventative interventions.
http://www.casrc.org

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity-Disorder (CHADD)
The CHADD is a national organization that provides education, advocacy, and support to individuals and families. The organization is composed of dedicated volunteers from around the country who play an integral part in the organization by providing resources and encouragement to families, educators, and professionals.
http://www.chadd.org/

Children's Defense Fund (CDF)
The CDF's mission is to provide a strong, effective voice for all US children who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves. The CDF addresses the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities. The CDF's mission is also to educate the nation about the needs of children and encourages preventive investment before they get sick or into trouble, drop out of school, or experience a family breakdown.
http://www.childrensdefense.org/

Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
The CWLA is the nation's oldest membership-based child welfare organization committed to engaging people everywhere in promoting the well-being of children, youth, and their families, and protecting every child from harm.
http://www.cwla.org/default.htm

Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (CCBD)
The CCBD is the official division of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), committed to promoting and facilitating the education and general welfare of children and youth with emotional or behavioral disorders.
http://www.ccbd.net/index.cfm

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
The DBSA is a patient-directed national organization focusing on depression and bipolar disorders. The organization fosters an environment of understanding about the impact and management of these life-threatening illnesses by providing up-to-date, scientifically-based tools and information written in language the general public can understand.
http://www.DBSAlliance.org

Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (FFCMH)
The FFCMH is dedicated to providing education, resources, and information to children with mental health needs and their families.
http://www.ffcmh.org/

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bullying Campaign
The HRSA bullying campaign provides resources for professionals, parents, children, and youth on bullying behavior and how to help when someone you know is being bullied.
http://www.stopbullyingnow.org/

Mental Health America (MHA)
Formerly known as the National Mental Health Association (NMHA), the MHA is an advocacy, education, and support organization working to address the needs of people with mental health related needs and mental illnesses.
http://www.nmha.org/

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
The NAMI is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults living with mental illness and their families. Founded in 1979, the NAMI has become the nation's voice on mental illness. Every state has a NAMI organization and over 1,100 local communities across the country join together to meet the NAMI mission through advocacy, research, support, and education.
http://www.nami.org/

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
The ANAD is a non-profit organization dedicated to alleviating eating disorders and promoting a healthy lifestyle. Hotline counseling, a national network of free support groups, referrals to health care professionals, and education and prevention programs to promote self-acceptance and healthy lifestyles are provided.
http://www.anad.org/

National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice (NCMHJJ)
The NCMHJJ promotes awareness of the mental health needs of youth in the juvenile justice system and assists the field in developing improved policies and programs based on the best available research and practice.
http://www.ncmhjj.com/

National Child Traumatic Stress Network
The mission of the network is to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families, and communities throughout the United States.
http://www.nctsnet.org

National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)
The NDRN is a national organization of protection, advocacy, and client assistance programs for children and adults with disabilities. These programs provide legally based advocacy services for people with disabilities, including mental illnesses.
http://www.napas.org/

National Health Law Program (NHelp)
The NHelp has a number of excellent publications, resources, and information on Medicaid and other important health-related topics.
http://www.healthlaw.org/

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
The center is a resource for parents, professionals, and youth who are working to prevent violence committed by and against youth.
http://www.safeyouth.org/

New Freedom Initiative: State Coalitions to Promote Community-Based Care (Olmstead)
This new initiative provides support for states and territories in their efforts to respond to the goals outlined in the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health Report. The initiative provides financial assistance, technical assistance, and training to promote community-based care.
http://www.ahpnet.com/Olmstead.html.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Resource Center
This Web site provides information and resources available on OCD.
http://www.ocdresource.com/

Prevent Child Abuse America (PCAA)
The PCAA works to build awareness, provide education, and inspire hope to everyone involved in the effort to prevent the abuse and neglect of our nation's children. The organization provides leadership to promote and implement prevention efforts at both the national and local levels.
http://www.preventchildabuse.org

Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (SDBP)
The SDBP is an international organization dedicated to improving the health of infants, children, and adolescents by promoting research, teaching, and clinical practice in developmental and behavioral pediatrics.
http://www.sdbp.org

Technical Assistance (TA) Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health
The TA Partnership provides technical assistance to system of care communities. The TA partnership assists with developing a broad array of community-based, strength-based services to improve outcomes for children with serious emotional disturbances.
http://www.tapartnership.org

The Reach Institute
The institute programs include training and dissemination activities that reach a broad range of health care practitioners, parents, schools, and community organizations seeking to be trained in the latest evidence-based interventions for identifying, diagnosing, treating, and managing child and adolescent emotional and behavioral disorders.
http://www.reachinstitute.net

Tourette's Syndrome Association (TSA)
The TSA works to identify the cause of, find a cure for, and control the effects of the disorder.
http://www.tsa-usa.org

Youth Law Center
The center employs staff attorneys that investigate reports of child abuse in adult jails, juvenile detention facilities, state institutions, and child welfare systems, and uses training, technical assistance, and negotiation to bring about needed change. If abusive conditions or practices continue, the center uses litigation as a last resort to protect children and ensure humane treatment.
http://www.youthlawcenter.org/

Zero to Three
Zero to Three works to promote the healthy development of our nation's infants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening families, communities, and those who work on their behalf. The organization is dedicated to advancing current knowledge; promoting beneficial policies and practices; communicating research and best practices to a wide variety of audiences; and providing training, technical assistance and leadership development.
http://zerotothree.org



Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
The CMHA is a voluntary organization that deals with all aspects of mental health and mental illness.
http://www.cmha.ca

Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS)
The CPS is the national association of pediatricians, committed to working together and with others to advance the health of children and youth by promoting excellence in health care, advocacy, education, research, and support of its membership.
http://www.cps.ca/

International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP)
The IACAPAP promotes the study, treatment, care, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders and deficiencies of children, adolescents, and their families. The emphasis is on practice and research through effective collaboration among child psychiatrists and allied professions of psychology, social work, pediatrics, public health, nursing, education, social sciences, and other relevant professions.
http://iacapap.org

Learning Disabilities Worldwide (LDW)
The LDW is dedicated to identifying causes and promoting prevention of learning disabilities, and to enhancing the quality of life of individuals with LD and their families by encouraging effective identification and intervention, protecting their rights under the law, and fostering research. The LDW seeks to accomplish this through awareness, advocacy, empowerment, education, service, and collaborative efforts.
http://www.ldworldwide.org

Obsessive Compulsive Foundation
The foundation is an international not-for-profit organization composed of people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders, their families, friends, professionals and other concerned individuals.
http://www.ocfoundation.org

World Health Organization (WHO)
The WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and monitoring and assessing health trends.
http://www.who.int/en/



Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
The center was established to explore ways to strengthen the well-being of children and youth through effective health programs and health care services in schools.
http://www.healthinschools.org

Centers for School Mental Health, Technical Assistance Centers
In 1995, 2 national training and technical assistance centers focused on mental health in schools were established with partial support from the US Department of Health and Human Services and the Center for Mental Health Services. One center is at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and the other is at the University of Maryland (U of MD) at Baltimore. The Web sites include information and resources on school-based mental health programs.
http://www.smhp.psych.ucla.edu/(UCLA)
http://medschool.umaryland.edu/psychiatry/services_research/centers_cmhsr.asp (U of MD at Baltimore)

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL)
The CSEFEL focuses on strengthening the capacity of child care and Head Start programs to improve the social and emotional outcomes of young children. The center develops and disseminates evidence-based, user-friendly information to help early childhood educators meet the needs of the growing number of children with challenging behaviors and mental health challenges in child care and Head Start programs.
http://csefel.uiuc.edu/

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Partnership
The IDEA Partnership is dedicated to improving outcomes for students and youth with disabilities by joining state agencies and stakeholders through shared work and learning. The Web site includes many helpful resources for schools, families, and advocates.
http://www.ideapartnership.org/

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
The NICHCY is an information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues (including mental illness) for families, educators, and other professionals, with a special focus on children and youth from birth to age 22 years.
http://www.nichcy.org/

National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention
The center provides technical assistance and training to more than 200 school districts and communities that receive grants from the SAMHSA.
http://www.promoteprevent.org

School Psychiatry Program and Mood & Anxiety Disorders Institute (MADI) Resource Center
The program and center, both part of the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), jointly created a Web site committed to enhancing the education and mental health of every student in every school. The Web site has resources for parents, educators, and clinicians to ensure that each group is working together to support children and teens with mental health conditions.
http://www.schoolpsychiatry.org/

Technical Assistance (TA) Alliance for Parent Centers
The allianceis an innovative project that supports a unified technical assistance system for the purpose of developing, assisting, and coordinating Parent Training and Information Projects and Community Parent Resource Centers under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
http://www.taalliance.org/

Wrightslaw: Special Education Law
The Wrightslaw Web site is designed for families, advocates, educators, and attorneys looking for accurate, up-to-date information about special education law and advocacy for children with disabilities, including those with mental illnesses.
http://www.wrightslaw.com/



American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
The AACAP is a professional medical association dedicated to treating and improving the quality of life for children, adolescents, and families affected by mental, behavioral, or developmental disorders. The Web site is designed to serve the AACAP members, parents, and families.
http://www.aacap.org/

American Medical Association (AMA)
The AMA is a national professional organization dedicated to promoting the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
http://www.ama-assn.org

American Psychiatric Association (APA)
The APA is a medical specialty society. Member physicians work together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorders.
http://www.psych.org/

American Psychological Association (APA)
The APA is a scientific and professional organization whose objectives are to advance psychology as a science and profession, and to promote health, education, and human welfare.
http://www.apa.org/

American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
The ASCA supports school counselors' efforts to help students focus on academic, personal/social and career development so they achieve success in school and are prepared to lead fulfilling lives as responsible members of society. The ASCA provides professional development, publications, and other resources, research, and advocacy to more than 20,000 professional school counselors around the world.
http://www.schoolcounselor.org/

American School Health Association (ASHA)
The ASHA unites professionals working in schools who are committed to safeguarding the health of school-aged children. The ASHA is a multidisciplinary organization of administrators, counselors, health educators, physical educators, psychologists, school health coordinators, school nurses, school physicians, and social workers. Its mission is to protect and promote the health and well-being of children and youth through coordinated school health programs as a foundation for school success.
http://www.ashaweb.org/

National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
The NASP represents and supports school psychology through leadership to enhance mental health and educational competence of all children.
http://www.nasponline.org/

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
The NASW is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world. The NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies.
http://www.naswdc.org/

National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)
The NASMHPD is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of the nation's public mental health system through policy development, information dissemination, and technical assistance.
http://www.nasmhpd.org/



Center for the Advancement of Children's Mental Health
The center is located at Columbia University and is dedicated to a variety of issues related to children and adolescents with mental illness.
http://www.kidsmentalhealth.org/.

Center for the Promotion of Mental Health in Juvenile Justice
The center is located at Columbia University and is dedicated to providing expert guidance to juvenile justice settings on best practices for mental health assessment and referral.
http://www.promotementalhealth.org/

Florida Mental Health Institute at the University of South Florida, Research & Training Center for Children's Mental Health (RTC)
The goal of the RTC is to improve services for children and adolescents with serious emotional disabilities (SED) and their families by strengthening the knowledge base for effective services and systems of care.
http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/

Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health
Since 1984, the Technical Assistance Center has been dedicated to working in partnership with families and many other leaders across this country to reform services for children and adolescents with mental health treatment needs and their families.
http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/index.html

New York University Child Study Center
The goals of the center are to increase awareness of child and adolescent mental health disorders and to advance research to improve the prevention, early identification, and treatment of these disorders.
http://www.aboutourkids.org/index.html

Portland Research & Training Center, Portland State University
The center promotes effective community-based, culturally competent, family-centered services for families and their children who are, or may be, affected by mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/

Yale Child Study Center
The mission of the center is to understand child development; social, behavioral, and emotional adjustment; and psychiatric disorders; and to help children and families in need of care. info.med.yale.edu/chldstdy/



American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
The AFSP is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to funding research, developing prevention initiatives, and offering educational programs and conferences for survivors, mental health professionals, clinicians, and the public.
http://www.afsp.org/

Columbia University TeenScreen Program
Thegoal of this national mental health and suicide risk screening program for youth is to make voluntary mental health check-ups available for all American teens. TeenScreen works by assisting communities throughout the nation with developing locally operated and sustained screening programs for youth. Screening can take place in schools, doctors' offices, clinics, youth groups, shelters, and other youth-serving organizations and settings.
http://www.teenscreen.org/

National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
This project is a collaborative effort between SAMHSA, CDC, NIH, HRSA, and IHS. The Web site is intended to help users learn about suicide and suicide prevention, and it provides information and referrals.
http://www.mentalhealth.org/suicideprevention

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
This phone line is a 24-hour, toll-free suicide prevention service available to anyone in suicidal crisis.
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

Signs of Suicide (SOS) Program
The SOS Program is a nationally recognized, easily implemented, cost-effective program of suicide prevention for students. The program's primary objectives are to educate teens that depression is a treatable illness and to equip them to respond to a potential suicide in a friend or family member using the SOS technique.
http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/highschool/

Suicide Prevention Action Network (SPAN) USA
The SPAN USA is an organization dedicated to preventing suicide through public education and awareness, community action and federal, state, and local grassroots advocacy.
http://www.spanusa.org/

Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)
The SPRC provides over 490 Web pages and 250 library resources on suicide prevention information. This Web site also is a portal to other resources about suicide prevention.
http://www.sprc.org/

The Jed Foundation
The foundation is an organization working to prevent suicide and promote mental health among college students. It is guided by an expert board of mental health professionals in an effort to identify the underlying causes of suicide and produce effective prevention, awareness, and intervention programs.
http://www.jedfoundation.org/

Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program
This community-based program uses a universal public health approach to empower and educate professionals, adults, and youth.
http://www.yellowribbon.org/

Youth Suicide Prevention School-Based Guide
This guide is designed to provide accurate, user-friendly information. It is a tool that provides a framework for schools to assess their existing or proposed suicide prevention efforts (through a series of checklists) and resources and information that school administrators can use to enhance or add to their existing program.
http://theguide.fmhi.usf.edu/



KidsHealth
This Web site has separate areas for children, adolescents, and parents. Each of these sections includes its own design, age-appropriate content, and tone. There are many in-depth features, articles, animations, games, and resources developed by experts in the health of children and teens. For information on teen mental health, click on 'teens' and then click on 'your mind' to access a broad array of resources for teens.
http://www.kidshealth.org/

Mind Zone'CopeCareDeal
This mental health Web site for adolescents is funded by the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands with support from the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The initiative creates books and Web materials for adolescents on topics including depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, schizophrenia, and suicide prevention.
http://www.copecaredeal.org/



Bright Futures
Bright Futures, initiated by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, is a philosophy and approach that is dedicated to the principle that every child deserves to be healthy, and that optimal health involves a trusting relationship between the health professional, the child, the family, and the community. As part of this initiative, Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents was developed to provide comprehensive health supervision guidelines, including recommendations on immunizations, routine health screenings, and anticipatory guidance. This program is administered by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
http://www.brightfutures.aap.org/

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Library Knowledge Paths
The MCH Library at Georgetown University has compiled a variety of knowledge paths on maternal and child health-related topics. Components of a knowledge path include links to Web sites, electronic publications, databases, and discussion groups, and citations for journal articles and other print resources. Existing knowledge paths include Locating Community-Based Services to Support Children and Families (June 2005) and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents (May 2004).
http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/index.html



American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
The AAP provides a number of resources related to the provision of culturally effective, family-centered care.

• Culturally Effective Pediatric Care
  http://www.aap.org/commpeds/cepc/index.html
• Culturally Effective Pediatric Care Facts & Figures
  http://www.aap.org/commpeds/cepc/fact_fig.html
• Family-Centered Care
  http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/health/family.html

Center for Healthy Families and Cultural Diversity (CHFCD)
The CHFCD is dedicated to leadership, advocacy, and excellence in promoting culturally-responsive, quality health care for diverse populations. It has evolved from a program focused primarily on multicultural education and training for health professionals, to an expanded and growing resource for technical assistance, consultation, and research/evaluation services.
http://www2.umdnj.edu/fmedweb/chfcd/index.htm

Center for Medical Home Improvement
The center provides the following resources which may be useful for primary care clinicians: (1) Medical Home Index; (2) The Medical Home Index Short Version; (3) The Medical Home Family Index; and (4) the Center for Medical Home Improvement Family/Caregiver Survey.
http://www.medicalhomeimprovement.org/outcomes.htm

Disparities and Cultural Issues in Access to Care
This blog is a forum for discussing mental health disparities and strategies for addressing access, availability, and utilization of mental health services by culturally/linguistically diverse children, youth, and their families.
http://culturalaccesstocare.fmhi.net/blog/index.php

Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC)
The NCCC provides national leadership and contributes to the body of knowledge on cultural and linguistic competency within systems and organizations. Major emphasis is placed on translating evidence into policy and practice for programs and personnel concerned with health and mental health care delivery, administration, education, and advocacy
http://www.gucchd.georgetown.edu//nccc/

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Cultural Competence Web Site
The HRSA, part of the US Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable. This Web site provides information and resources on cultural competence.
http://www.hrsa.gov/culturalcompetence/

National Health Plan Collaborative
This collaborative is a project bringing together ten major health insurance companies, in partnership with organizations from the public and private sectors, to identify ways to improve the quality of health care for racially and ethnically diverse populations.
http://www.chcs.org/NationalHealthPlanCollaborative/index.html

National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
The CLAS standards are primarily directed at health care organizations; however, individual providers are also encouraged to use the standards to make their practices more culturally and linguistically accessible.
http://www.omhrc.gov/

Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC)
The OMH is focused on improving and protecting the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will eliminate health disparities.
http://www.omhrc.gov/

Research & Training Center for Children's Mental Health (RTC-Kids)
The RTC-Kids was initiated to address the need for improved services and outcomes for children with serious emotional/behavioral disabilities and their families. The center seeks to translate new knowledge from research into change in policy and practice through a targeted program of training, consultation, technical assistance, publication, and dissemination.
http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/rtcpubs/CulturalCompetence/default.cfm

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)'Cultural Competence Standards in Managed Care Mental Health Services: Four Underserved/Underrepresented Racial/Ethnic Groups
This publication discusses the development and dissemination of cultural competence standards for managed care mental health services to improve the availability of high-quality services for "four underserved/underrepresented racial/ethnic groups" - notably, African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans/Alaska Natives, and Asian/Pacific Islander Americans.
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SMA00-3457/preface.asp

The Commonwealth Fund'Cultural Competency Resources
This private foundation aims to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and elderly adults.
http://www.cmwf.org/topics/topics.htm?attrib_id=12025

The Institute for Family-Centered Care
The institute provides essential leadership to advance the understanding and practice of patient- and family-centered care. The institute also serves as a central resource for policy makers, administrators, program planners, direct service providers, educators, design professionals, and patient and family leaders.
http://www.familycenteredcare.org/advance/clinician-links.html

The Provider's Guide to Quality & Culture
This site is designed to assist healthcare organizations across the US in providing high quality, culturally competent services to multi-ethnic populations.
http://erc.msh.org/mainpage.cfm?file=1.0.htm&module=provider&language=English

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