When

Sunday - Wednesday, March 4 - 7, 2012 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST

Description

Since 1988, Department of Child and Family Studies at the University of South Florida has been a leader in promoting the expansion of the research base essential to improved service systems for children and youth with mental health challenges and their families. The annual conference is the focal point for the national dissemination of outcome data, ongoing research and policy development updates in the children’s mental health field. 

• Research on system level structures and processes that impact effectiveness
• Research within and across systems, policy and practice (such as child/adolescent to adult mental health, school to employment supports)
• Research regarding family, youth, and young adult roles in mental health services
• Linking primary care to mental health
• Family-to-family and peer-to-peer supports
• Community-based approaches to reducing disparities
• Integration of policy and practice across sectors (such as child welfare and mental health, schools and juvenile justice)
• Implementing evidence-based and community-defined practices
• The role of youth and young adult leadership in shaping system change
• Innovative approaches to research, evaluation and performance measurement in complex settings
• Early childhood mental health
• Substance abuse and dual diagnosis among youth and young adults
• Community-based participatory research
• Innovative approaches for older youth and young adults

Register now! Learn more about the conference.

Location

Tampa, FL

Organizer Contact