Children's Mental Health: Developing a National Action Agenda
September 18 - 19, 2000
Regency Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, D.C.
Agenda
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September 18, 2000 |
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| 7:00 - 8:00 | Sign-in at West Promenade
Registration Desk Continental breakfast Regency Gallery |
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Welcome David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Secretary for Health and Surgeon General Steven E. Hyman, M.D. Director, National Institute of Mental Health Bernard S. Arons, M.D. Director, Center for Mental Health Services |
| 8:30 - 10:30 | Panel 1: Identifying,
recognizing, and referring children with mental health needs |
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Chair: Mary Jane England, M.D., Washington Business Group on Health Identification of mental health needs |
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| David (Dan) R. Offord, M.D.,
McMaster University Senora D. Simpson, Ph.D., Family Member |
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(Content: Prevalence of mental health needs. Broad picture of unmet needs, health disparities and policy implications. Discrepancy between need and availability of mental health and substance abuse services. Integrate all systems involved (e.g., juvenile system, child welfare, substance abuse, special health care, etc.). Pros and cons of labeling, diagnosis vs. functional impairments, based on a developmental perspective.)
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| Primary care and identification of mental health needs | |
| Kelly J. Kelleher, M.D., M.P.H., University of Pittsburgh | |
| Schools and identification of mental health needs | |
| Steve Forness, Ed.D., University of California, Los Angeles | |
| Preschool and identification of mental health needs | |
| Neal Halfon, M.D., M.P.H., University of California, Los Angeles | |
| Child welfare and identification of mental health needs | |
| John Landsverk, Ph.D., Children's Hospital, San Diego | |
| Juvenile justice and identification of mental health needs | |
| Linda A. Teplin, Ph.D., Northwestern University | |
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(Content for the above five sections: Focus on national data: How are mental health needs identified or recognized in various systems and what are the barriers to recognition? How well do these systems identify and refer children with recognized mental health needs? What linkages do or do not exist among these systems? Speakers will provide national data on identification/ recognition/referral within these systems and identify, where appropriate, federal or state policies that address recognition, linkage, and treatment services (e.g., EPDST for primary care, IDEA for education).) |
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| Discussants | |
| Donna Gore Olsen, Family
Member Glorisa Canino, Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico Lucille Eber, Ed.D., The Illinois Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities (EBD) Network, Riverside, IL Velma LaPoint, Ph.D., Howard University |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 12:45 | Panel 2: Health service disparities: Access, quality, and diversity |
| Chair: Spero M. Manson, Ph.D., University of Colorado | |
| Access, barriers, and quality | |
| David T. Takeuchi, Ph.D.,
Indiana University Margarita Alegrķa, Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico Kenneth B. Wells, M.D., M.P.H., The RAND Corporation |
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| (Content: Pathways into, through, and out of service systems. Adequacy or appropriateness of care. Impact of stigma, cultural attitudes, beliefs and practices. Availability of services in non-traditional settings (e.g., church, boys and girls clubs) and gate-keeper settings (e.g, schools, primary care, childcare, homes). Problems with coordination and disparities in access or use of services.) | |
| Reaching out to and engaging families | |
| Barbara Friesen, Ph.D.,
Portland State University C. Veree' Jenkins, Family Member Lynn Pedraza, Ed.S., Family Member |
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(Content: Factors impacting access to mental health care (e.g., stigma, diagnosis, etc.) and availability of appropriate services. How can we better engage families in evidence-based treatments and services?) |
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| Discussants | |
| Laurie Flynn, NAMI (National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill) Carl C. Bell, M.D., Community Mental Health Council, Chicago Michael M. Faenza, MSSW, National Mental Health Association Phillipa Hambrick, Family Member |
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| 12:45 - 1:00 |
Lunch pick-up |
| 1:00 - 3:00 | Working lunch and break
out groups Group assignments and map for break out group locations are in your folder. |
| 3:00 - 3:15 | Coffee break |
| 3:15 - 5:45 | Panel 3: State of the evidence on treatments, services, systems of care, and financing |
| Chair: Chris Koyanagi, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law | |
| Prevention, early intervention, and community-based services | |
| Barbara J. Burns, Ph.D.,
Duke University Tim Lewis, Ph.D., University of Missouri |
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| (Content: State of the evidence on effectiveness of services for youth with or at risk for persistent or multiple disorders, including respite care, wraparound services, school-based treatments, etc. Where is the evidence strongest? Where is it weakest?) | |
| State of the evidence on treatments for children and the research to practice gap | |
| John Weisz, Ph.D.,
University of California, Los Angeles Peter S. Jensen, M.D., Columbia University Thomas P. Laughren, M.D., Food & Drug Administration Evelyn P. Green, M.Ed., MS.Ed., Family Member |
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| (Content: Synthesis of the evidence on psychosocial, pharmacological and combination treatments. The gap in various settings/systems. What is known about evidence-based treatments? Why is knowledge not used? How can knowledge be made more relevant? How can practice be changed?) | |
| Systems of care: Financing and organizing service systems | |
| Sherry Glied, Ph.D.,
Columbia University Robert M. Friedman, Ph.D., University of South Florida Angelique Harris, Youth |
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| (Content: Structure of reimbursement systems and impact on access and use of mental health services. Public-private partnerships. Key elements in implementing effective services in the community. Consumer perspective.) | |
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Discussants |
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| Trina W. Osher, M.A.,
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health Jane Knitzer, Ed.D., Columbia University Mark Greenberg, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University Michael L. Dennis, Ph.D., Chestnut Health Systems |
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| 5:45 - 6:30 | General discussion Facilitated by Kenneth P. Moritsugu, M.D., M.P.H. Deputy Surgeon General |
| September 19, 2000 | |
| 7:30 - 8:00 | Continental breakfast Regency Ballroom |
| 8:00 - 12:15 | Break out groups Facilitated as before. Please remain in the same 10 break out groups. Group assignments and map for breakout group locations are in your folder. Coffee is available in the Regency Ballroom throughout the morning. |
| 12:15 - 1:45 | Lunch (on your own) Facilitators and Reporters synthesize recommendations from the break out groups. |
| 1:45 - 2:00 | Reconvene in plenary
session Regency Ballroom |
| 2:00 - 3:00 | Reporters report back to Dr. Satcher and all participants |
| 3:00 - 4:00 | General discussion Facilitated by Beverly L. Malone, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health |
| 4:00 - 4:30 | Final wrap-up and summary Facilitated by David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Secretary for Health and Surgeon General |
| [Contents] | |
| Last updated: January 07, 2001 | |