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Children's MH Champion

Contact Information:

Dana Yarbrough
[email protected]
804-828-0352

Project Description:

The Champions address the mental health needs of children and families by supporting one or more of the three pillars of this work: 1) Connect and create family-school-healthcare-community partnerships 2) Support early identification and intervention/evidence-based treatment 3) Prevention of mental disorders and promotion of mental health As such, the Champions are expected to: • serve as state liaisons to the CDC's Children's Mental Health program and positive parenting resources; • act as community champion change agents to increase awareness activities and improvement of positive parenting practices; • develop and test strategies for building partnerships to promote identification, screening, referral, and intervention; and • implement effective strategies for mental health promotion, prevention supports, and creation of networks (e.g., school, healthcare, and community) and better connections between these systems. For Virginia, the Children's MH Champion will "Create a space to amplify the voice of family-led mental health organization leaders to partner with the Virginia Departments of Education and Health on supporting access to existing, new, accurate and simplified mental health, self-harm and suicide resources for families of middle and high school children with social, emotional, and mental health needs. "

Keyword(s):

mental health; suicidal ideation; self-harm; adolescent wellbeing

Core Function(s):

Continuing Education/Community Training

Area of Emphasis

Other

Target Audience:

Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, Legislators/Policy Makers

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Specific Groups

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State