Tag Archives: children’s mental health

AASA Proposes IDEA Due Process Changes

Posted on April 22, 2013 by jstitham

From our friends at Learning Disabilities Association of America: In anticipation of the next reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) which was slated to occur in 2009, the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) has begun to … Continue reading →

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Talking to Children about the bombing

Posted on April 19, 2013 by jstitham

  Children hearing about the Boston bombing may develop fears, attached are tips for talking to children about the bombings from The National Child Traumatic Stress Network:       talking_to_children_about_the_bombing_1

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Call for Youth Artist!!!

Posted on April 10, 2013 by jstitham

Help raise awareness for children’s mental health and reduce stigma! Participate in the Youth MOVE SC Children’s Mental Health Awareness call for youth art work. Share your interpretation of what it means to bring mental health out of the shadows, … Continue reading →

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Children’s Mental Health Awareness Fair

Posted on April 3, 2013 by jstitham

Children’s Mental Health Awareness Fair, May 11, 10am-2pm at Finlay Park in Downtown Columbia, vendor application and program advertising deadline extended to April 16. Click here for more infomation.

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373,000 could go without mental health services

Posted on February 22, 2013 by jstitham

  Let’s drive this bully known as sequestration home a bit further. Unless Congress acts by March 1st, a series of automatic cuts – called a sequester (remember that?) – that threaten thousands of jobs and the economic security of … Continue reading →

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Executive Director of the National Federation Visits the White House, Advocating on Behalf of Children, Youth, and Families

Posted on January 16, 2013 by jstitham

Sandra Spencer, Executive Director for the National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health, met at the White House yesterday with Vice President Biden’s task force on gun control to ensure that the issue goes beyond just gun control.  President … Continue reading →

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Emergency Department Suicide Screening Tool Accurately Predicts At Risk Youth

Posted on January 7, 2013 by jstitham

A set of four questions that takes emergency department nurses or physicians less than 2 minutes to administer can successfully identify youth at risk for attempting suicide, reported a study by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) researchers that was … Continue reading →

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Federation of Families in the News

Posted on December 21, 2012 by jstitham

   WOLO ABC Columbia story by Monique Williams http://www.abccolumbia.com/news/local/SCs-Lesson-from-CT-Address-Mental-Illness-184341061.html WIS TV Story with Susan Elizabeth Littlefield http://www.wistv.com/category/195964/video-landing-page

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Response to the Connecticut Tragedy

Posted on December 20, 2012 by jstitham

                                                                               Connecticut Tragedy Our heart goes out to the families of the victims, the students who witnessed the violence, and the community of Newtown, CT. But also to families who struggle with raising a child with mental illness, loving them, … Continue reading →

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We need your feedback…

Posted on December 4, 2012 by jstitham

This survey is being distributed by a family organization collaborative, of which the Federation is participating in. We are seeking information from parents of children with any level of mental health need. Please help by completing this brief survey, it … Continue reading →

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