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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.

National Suicide Prevention Week – September 8 – 14

Posted on September 05, 2014

The theme for this year’s suicide prevention week is Suicide Prevention: One World Connected. The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)…

Advocates dialogue for meaningful mental health reform, pure and simple

Posted on August 31, 2014

The advocates dialogue on assisted outpatient treatment held earlier this week was a defining moment for the Children’s Mental…

Care Coordination under the Medicaid Benefit for Children and Adolescents

Posted on August 30, 2014

Don’t miss this important webinar from our friends at the National Academy for State Health Policy: Care Coordination under…

Prince Royce – Stand By Me

Posted on August 28, 2014

Reflections on the AOT dialogue

Posted on August 27, 2014

The personal is the political. My thirteen years as a mental health activist have been fueled by deep tragedies. I…

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…

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…

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…

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…