The holidays are packed with fun, food, festivities and for some of us, stress. For families with special needs, the unfamiliar sounds, smells and visitors can sometimes be disruptive. Minimize your stress this holiday season with six simple strategies for … Read More
Author Archives: Jamar Little
Inclusion: Always in Season
With the holiday season in full swing, many companies will be gathering employees to celebrate the year past and toast to success in the one ahead. When planning such parties—whether around the holidays or any time of year—it is important … Read More
FROM EFFICACY TO EFFECTIVENESS: Community Health Workers, Medical Homes for Children,and the Measurement Systems to Support Them
Introduction: Why community health workers matter to child health practice. The medical community long has recognized that health itself is not confined to the absence of disease or infirmity. Increasingly, child health’s role is being defined as advancing healthy, life-course … Read More
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT IN THE COURTROOM
A BENCHCARD FOR JUDICIAL PROFESSIONALS SERVING PARENTS AND CHILDREN AFFECTED BY OPIOID USE DISORDERS Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is an evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorders (OUDs). MAT uses medications, in combination with counseling and other therapeutic techniques, to provide a … Read More
ENGAGING PARENTS AND YOUTHS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE
MANAGING PARENT/YOUTH INVOLVEMENT Format for Involving Parents/Youths For Levels 3 (Involve) and 4 (Collaborate) parent/youth engagement, collaboratives must first decide whether to hold a “mixed participant” meeting that brings together both staff and parent/youth representatives, or a separate “parent/youth-only” meeting … Read More
Seen, Counted, Included: Using data to shed light on the well-being of children with disabilities
Millions of children with disabilities around the globe continue to be left behind, despite the near-universal ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the call for action embedded in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities … Read More
Handbook of Standards and Procedures
Introduction This Prevention Services Clearinghouse Handbook of Standards and Procedures, Version 2.0 (Handbook Version 2.0) provides a detailed description of the standards used to identify and review programs and services for the Prevention Services Clearinghouse and the procedures followed by … Read More
Promoting Mental Health and Well-Being in Schools: An Action Guide for School and District Leaders
Things to Keep in Mind When Implementing Strategies to Promote Mental Health and WellBeing in Schools When implementing strategies related to schoolbased promotion of mental health and well-being, it is important to consider existing educational practices that may guide decision-making … Read More
It’s Still Happening
A Report on Practitioner s of So-Called Conversion”Therapy”in the U.S. So-called “conversion therapy” a term used to encompass a wide range of efforts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity has been condemned by every major medical and … Read More
Caddo Juvenile Services’ Trauma-Informed Care Used as Statewide Model for LDH Youth, Families Initiative
The Louisiana Department of Health announced that it will adopt a statewide approach to preventing and addressing trauma across all child-serving agencies. Whole Health Louisiana is the state’s first attempt at addressing childhood adversity and trauma through the integration of … Read More