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Note: The Children’s Mental Health Network ceased operation in December, 2023. This archived website is available for you to peruse past articles and our vast library of research articles and news sources on children’s mental health, dating back to 2012.

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We came, we spoke, what now?

Posted on August 27, 2014
I live in what is sometimes called the “bluest state.” Advocacy for all rights — educational rights, human rights, legal…
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We owe it to legislators to change the tone of our debate

Posted on August 27, 2014
The mental health advocacy community is so deeply divided on the question of involuntary treatment that it is probably…
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Dialogue on AOT uplifting, enlightened, and hopeful

Posted on August 27, 2014
Pretty much everyone in the mental health community agrees that something needs to be done to address our nation’s…
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Youth advocacy take on assisted outpatient treatment

Posted on August 27, 2014
August 23rd, 3:30am, Eugene, Oregon. As our rickety cab pulled away from my home, I was contemplating what this opportunity…
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Anosognosia: Curing the disease of not knowing about effective interventions for, and prevention of, serious mental illnesses

Posted on August 27, 2014
I am sitting in the Capital Hyatt Regency, with a bottle of wine for people I don’t know. I’ve just…
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Can nurturing environments “Turn On” protective genes against mental illness in children?

Posted on August 22, 2014
Yes, indeed, through a process called epigenetics. Chances are you’ve never heard of changes in gene expression since most people were…
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Eight advocates defy critics and come together for honest dialogue about Assisted Outpatient Treatment

Posted on August 15, 2014
Members of Congress and their staff invited to observe…When: August 25, 2014Where: Washington, DC  There have been plenty…
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Our strategy for conducting a dialogue among advocates on Assisted Outpatient Treatment

Posted on August 14, 2014
The Advocates Dialogue on Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) is being conducted to achieve two primary objectives:  For advocates Bring…
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CMHNetwork is bringing both sides of the AOT discussion together for conversation with congressional staff

Posted on July 23, 2014
Last week, Martin Rafferty, CMHNetwork Advisory Council member and Executive Director, Youth M.O.V.E. Oregon, joined me in meetings with…
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