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News
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Mental Health Surveillance Among Children - U.S. 2005-2011
May 17, 2013: This report summarizes information about ongoing federal surveillance systems that can provide estimates of the prevalence of mental disorders and indicators of mental health among children living in the United States and presents estimates of childhood mental disorders and indicators from these systems during 2005–2011. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (6.8%) was the most prevalent parent-reported current diagnosis among children aged 3–17 years, followed by behavioral or conduct problems (3.5%), anxiety (3.0%), depression (2.1%), autism spectrum disorders (1.1%), and Tourette syndrome (0.2% among children aged 6–17 years). An estimated 4.7% of adolescents aged 12–17 years reported an illicit drug use disorder in the past year, 4.2% had an alcohol abuse disorder in the past year, and 2.8% had cigarette dependence in the past month. The overall suicide rate for persons aged 10–19 years was 4.5 suicides per 100,000 persons in 2010. Approximately 8% of adolescents aged 12–17 years reported ?14 mentally unhealthy days in the past month. PDF
updated on 05/31/13 -
Summer Camp at Helping Hands Center in Columbus
Summer CAMP at HHC is a great way to extend the important learning done throughout the school year in a fun and engaging camp format. (See flyer at: 2013 flyer) Many exciting activities are planned and each group participates in a unique blend of fun-themed related activities. There is a focus on continued academic development blended with socialization, play skills and making friends. Small group Music Therapy is included in the cost and will be scheduled during camp hours as will other regular therapies as the schedule permits.
The camp is for ages 2 1/2 to 12. HTML
updated on 02/15/13 -
Kasich Pledges $5M for Kids Mental Health Crisis Services
01/09/2013: Kasich approved $5 million to develop crisis intervention programs for children with mental illnesses from the Office of Health Transformation's Innovation Fund. The administration created the fund to support special projects that match goals for care improvement and modernization, to be paid for with bonus money Ohio received for beating federal benchmarks under the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act. PDF
updated on 01/28/13 -
Children and Youth Mental Health Podcast
Tracy Plouck, Dr. Ted Wymyslo, Stan Heffner and Orman Hall discuss the importance of Children's Mental Health Awareness. From April 2012. Streaming Audio
updated on 12/18/12
Publications
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ParenTalk Newsletter
ParenTalk is a series of 20 parenting newsletters providing educational information for new parents. It contains reliable, up-to-date information written for a culturally diverse audience. As the child grows, newsletters are sent to match their age and stage of development for five years.These easy-to-read newsletters provide new parents with:
- practical information on a child’s developmental stages;
- one article in every issue written by staff at Children’s Hospital;
- an emphasis on the child’s social and emotional growth;
- other feature articles including “Watch Your Baby Grow” and “Parents are Talking”;
- basic concepts of good mental health for both parents and child;
- information on how to handle day-to-day problems including temper tantrums and eating habits;
- advice on how to deal with issues of child care, balancing work and family, two-career households, and discipline;
- help for parents preparing their child for kindergarten.
updated on 05/31/13 -
Bright Futures - Child Health resources and tip sheets
Bright Futures provides information on what to expect as your baby grows, including parenting tips. HTML
updated on 05/31/13 -
Children's Mental Health Surveillance Fact Sheet
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Division of Human Development and Disability offers a fact sheet with links to resources.
Answers basic questions such as, What are childhood mental disorders?
The term childhood mental disorder means all mental disorders that can be diagnosed and begin in childhood. Mental disorders among children are described as serious changes in the way children typically learn, behave, or handle their emotions. PDF
updated on 05/31/13 -
Positive Parenting Tips
Parenting Tips from the Centers on Disease Control and Prevention. Check out information based on the age of your child. HTML
updated on 05/31/13
Links
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Kindergarten Readiness Checklist
To do well in school, children need to be supported and nurtured in all areas of development. It is also important that your child is physically, socially and emotionally ready for school. This checklist can help serve as your guide. But please remember, young children change so fast! If they cannot do something this week, you may see them do it a couple of weeks later.Is your child ready for kindergarten? Ask yourself these questions: HTML
updated on 05/29/13 -
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets offers a wealth of reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better. Our reading resources assist parents, teachers, and other educators in helping struggling readers build fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. HTML
updated on 05/29/13 -
Ohio Connections for Children with Special Needs
The goals of the Ohio Connections for Children with Special Needs (OCCSN) are to: 1) establish a statewide birth defects information system to detect trends and epidemics, and to stimulate research; 2) facilitate access to treatment and intervention services to improve children's health outcomes; and 3) inform and educate health professionals and the public about birth defects and how they may be prevented. HTML
updated on 01/28/13 -
Incredible Years Program for Parents, Teachers and Children
The Incredible Years Program (IYP) is an award-winning parent training, teacher training and child social skills training series selected by the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention as an "exemplary" best practice. IYP was also selected as a model program by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. The series has been subject to numerous evaluations by independent groups, demonstrated excellent effectiveness and attained high overall ratings. The American Psychological Division 12 Task Force recommended the IYP as a well-established treatment for children with conduct problems. HTML
updated on 12/18/12