Nine concrete opportunities to improve and enhance mental health services for children and adolescents, as proposed by a coalition of diverse organizations. See more →
Read Moreby Samhita Ilango, Annie Schmidt, Margaret McManus, Wun Jung Kim. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 2020;59(4):501-503.
This commentary calls for improving the national projections of the future child and adolescent psychiatry workforce to address the serious, growing, and unmet need for mental and behavioral health services among children, adolescents, and young adults (C/A/YA) in the United States. See more →
Read MoreApril 22, 2019
Comments to the Health Resources and Services Administration expressing concerns from numerous organizations about HRSA’s latest behavioral health workforce projections and offering suggestions for future improvements in workforce estimates for behavioral health professionals caring for children, adolescents, and young adults. See more →
Read MoreDecember 19, 2016
A letter to President-elect Trump, Vice President-elect Pence, and the Presidential Transition Team that set forth “Child and Adolescent Mental Health Principles,” a list of six concrete opportunities to improve and enhance mental health services for children devised by a coalition of organizations representing a diverse array of perspectives. See more →
Read MoreJune 8, 2015
Comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs; Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008; the Application of Mental Health Parity Requirements to Coverage Offered by Medicaid Managed Care Organization, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Alternative Benefit Plans. See more →
Read MorePresentations by Harriette B. Fox, Margaret A. McManus, Susan K. Maloney, Angela Diaz, and Anne Morris, November 2010.
This report summarizes the presentations at the Adolescent Preventive Services Institute at the American College of Preventive Medicine 2010 Annual Meeting. It reports on the prevalence and co-occurrence of teen risk behaviors, the underutilization of clinical preventive services for adolescents, and barriers to the delivery of preventive care. The report also presents evidence-informed strategies for improving clinical and community prevention and includes a description of the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center as an innovative primary care model. See more →
Read Moreby Harriette B. Fox, Margaret A. McManus, and Katherine N. Arnold, March 2010
Based on an original analysis of the 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, this fact sheet provides national information on multiple health risk behaviors among high school students. It examines 12 types of significant health risk behaviors that include unsafe sexual behaviors, unhealthy eating and exercise patterns, mental health and substance use problems, and behaviors that contribute to violence. It reports on the prevalence and co-occurrence of these health risk behaviors and also differences by gender, race and ethnicity, and grade level. Implications for preventive interventions are also discussed. See more →
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