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CONTENTS OF THIS UPDATE:
** FOCAL POINT--Summer Issue Now Available
** RTC PUBLICATIONS & PRODUCTS--Recently Produced & Newly Available Downloads
** DATA TRENDS--Recent Research Summaries
** FROM THE WEB--Online Information and Sites of Interest

** FOCAL POINT

* NEW SUMMER 2004 Focal Point: Partnering with Families, Volume 18(1)

Articles in the Summer 2004 issue of Focal Point include:
* Partnering with families
* Disclosure and reciprocity: On the job strategies for taking care of business and family
* Getting your money?s worth: What early childhood program directors should know about working with mental health professionals
* Promoting inclusion in child care centers: Learning from success
* Underrepresented researchers mentoring program: One mentee?s story
* Team practices to increase individualization in wraparound
* Wraparound and juvenile justice: Making a connection that works
* Partnership in evaluation: Training implications
* Family participation in out-of-home treatment settings: Challenges and opportunities

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** RTC PUBLICATIONS & PRODUCTS

* Publications Recently Produced:

NEW Green, B., Everhart, M. C., Gordon, L., & Friesen, B. (2004). Management strategies for positive mental health outcomes: What early childhood administrators need to know. Portland, OR: Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, Portland State University.
AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FOR FREE from our publications page http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgPublications.php (search by author or title) or from the research project ?Guidance for Program Design...? web page
http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgProjGuidance.php

NEW Green, B., Simpson, J., Everhart, M. C., Vale, E., & Gettman, M. G. (2004). Understanding integrated mental health services in Head Start: Staff perspectives on mental health consultation. NHSA Dialog, 7(1), 35-60.
Available from your local or university library. FREE reprints of this article will be available soon to order from our center; Watch for an announcement in rtcUpdates

NEW Walker, J. (2004). Individualized service/support planning: Implementation challenges and successful strategies. Portland, OR: Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children?s Mental Health, Portland State University.
AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FOR FREE from our publications page http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgPublications.php (search by author or title)

NEW Walker, J. & Tullis, K. (Eds.). (2004). Focal Point: A National Bulletin on Family Support and Children's Mental Health: Partnering with Families, 18(1), Summer 2004. (ENTIRE ISSUE) Portland, OR: Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, Portland State University.
AVAILABLE TO ORDER OR DOWNLOAD FOR FREE from our publications page http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgPublications.php (search by author or title)

*Newly available downloads (Previously produced):

Jivanjee, P., Sieverin-Held, D. & Siepmann, J. (Eds.). (1999). Family participation in therapeutic foster care: Multiple perspectives. A final report on a study of families and therapeutic foster parents as partners. Portland, OR: Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, Portland State University.
AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FOR FREE from our publications page http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgPublications.php (search by author or title)

McManus, M. C. (Ed.). (1988). Focal Point: A National Bulletin on Family Support and Children's Mental Health: Services to Minority Populations: What Does it mean to be a Culturally Competent Professional, 2(4), Summer 1988. (ENTIRE ISSUE) Portland, OR: Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, Portland State University.
AVAILABLE TO ORDER OR DOWNLOAD FOR FREE from our publications page http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgPublications.php (search by author or title)

McManus, M. C. (Ed.). (1988). Focal Point: A National Bulletin on Family Support and Children's Mental Health: Services to Minority Populations: Cultural Competence Continuum, 3(1), Fall 1988. (ENTIRE ISSUE) Portland, OR: Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, Portland State University.
AVAILABLE TO ORDER OR DOWNLOAD FOR FREE from our publications page http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgPublications.php (search by author or title)

McManus, M. C. (Ed.) (1995). Focal Point: A National Bulletin on Family Support and Children's Mental Health: Fathers, Siblings and Grandparents of Children with Mental, Emotional or Behavioral Disorders, 9(2), Fall 1995. (ENTIRE ISSUE) Portland, OR: Portland State University, Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental health.
AVAILABLE TO ORDER OR DOWNLOAD FOR FREE from our publications page http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgPublications.php (search by author or title)

* Enhanced Online Search Feature

The RTC has an enhanced publications search and order form. Search by key phrases, type of publication, author, date of publication, and more.
http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgPublications.php

* Publications Available in PDF Format

The RTC has added over two hundred "PDFs" of our publications to our main publications page. Now you can download and print out more of our conference proceedings, reports, Focal Point articles, Data Trends, and other publications for free. http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgPublications.php

** SELECT RTC PUBLICATIONS CD-ROM--Our Most Popular and Recent Publications Now on CD

Our new CD-ROM contains our most popular and recent publications in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).

The CD-ROM contains
* nine volumes of Conference Proceedings (including the newly available 2002 Conference Proceedings)
* 97 issues of Data Trends (through April 2004)
* 12 of our most recent and popular issues of Focal Point, as well as
* eight monographs and reports

Order for $4.00 from our publications page http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgPublications.php (search in title field and type the letters "CD") or send an e-mail request to rtcpubs@pdx.edu

** DATA TRENDS--Recent Research Summaries?CELEBRATING 100 ISSUES!

Announcing our 100th issue of Data Trends! We appreciate your interest and readership since Data Trends from our center began in 2000. Our list membership continues to grow. Thank you for becoming a part of the Learning Community, and for letting us know what topics you are currently interested in. Keep in touch by sending your comments and suggestions to bradleyj@pdx.edu. We look forward to continuing to bring you the latest developments in the field of children's mental health.

*Employment experiences of youth with emotional and behavioral disorders: Perspectives of youth and their supervisors (#102)
*Are schools ready for Joshua? Dimensions of African-American culture among students identified as having behavioral/emotional disorders (#101)
* Evidence-Based Practice and a Recovery Approach to Mental Illness (#100)
* Clinicians and How They Use and View Outcome Measurement (#99)
* The Effects of Having a Child with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) on Family Members and Family Management (#98)
* The Relationships Between Poverty and Psychopathology (#97)
* Mental Health Consultation in Child Care Centers (#96)
* Maternal Employment when Children Have Disabilities (#95)
* Parents' and Teachers' Perceptions of Self-Determination for High School Students with Disabilities (#94)

Visit our "Data Trends" web page at http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgDataTrends.shtml

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** FROM THE WEB--Online Information and Sites of Interest

** Congressional Report on Inappropriate Incarceration of Children
The report, commissioned by Rep. Waxman and Senator Collins, charges that "Some youth are placed in detention without any criminal charges pending against them, solely to wait for community mental health services to become available. In other cases, youth with mental illness who have been charged with crimes are incarcerated only because no mental health treatment is available." The report also reveals that warehousing of children with mental health needs in juvenile detention centers costs U.S. taxpayers nearly $100 million each year.
http://www.house.gov/reform/min/inves_health/index.htm

** House Supports Mental Health Transformation
The Bazelon Center reports that "members of the U.S. House subcommittee with jurisdiction over mental health funding signaled their support for federal spending on mental health by rejecting proposed cuts and adding millions of new federal dollars to support desperately needed transformation of the nation's public mental health system."
http://www.bazelon.org/newsroom/reporter

** Investing Wisely in Prevention Programs
A new report from the Washington State Institute for Public Policy explores how the government of the state of Washington can get the best return on the dollar when investing in "research-based" prevention or early intervention programs for youth. Its findings include rankings of financial costs and benefits of specific local and national programs.
http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/rptfiles/04-07-3901.pdf

** Validity of Parent Reports of Children's ADHD Symptoms
Parents of children being treated for ADHD can accurately detect changes in their children's functioning, according to new research reported in Pediatrics. Parent reports can be combined with teacher reports to assess treatment for an individual child, and aid defining treatment protocols for children with ADHD.
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/113/6/1667

** Mental Health Treatment Works for Those in the Juvenile Justice System
The National Mental Health Association offers a review of the characteristics of effective treatment programs for youth involved in the juvenile justice system. The review includes descriptions of three models that research has shown to be effective. Their review also covers the characteristics of ineffective programs and additional resources.
http://www.nmha.org/children/justjuv/treatment.cfm

** Early Outcome Study of the Children's Behavioral Health Initiative
Chapin Hall Center for Children published the second report of a seven-year study of the Palm Beach County, Florida Children's Behavioral Health Initiative, an effort providing schools with behavioral health professionals to identify social and emotional problems in young children and offer referral and follow up services. The study found satisfaction was high and the incidence of children's negative behaviors decreased.
http://www.chapinhall.org/article_abstract_new.asp?ar=1362&L2=61&L3=131

** Therapeutic Foster Care Reduces Teen Violence
The Task Force on Community Preventive Services, an independent, non-federal task force appointed by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that therapeutic foster care can dramatically reduce juvenile violent crime. Troubled youth placed with trained foster families, separated from their delinquent peers, and closely supervised at school and at home committed 70 percent fewer violent crimes than peers in standard group residential treatment.
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r040701b.htm

** Treatment or Incarceration? A Look at Cost and Effectiveness
This Justice Policy Center report, subtitled ?National and State Findings on the Efficacy and Cost Savings of Drug Abuse Treatment vs. Imprisonment,? looks at efforts to reform Maryland?s justice system and data demonstrating that community-based treatment and prevention programs are more effective in getting offenders back on track, protecting public safety, and saving public dollars than putting addicts and nonviolent people in prison where they get no treatment.
http://www.justicepolicy.org/article.php?list=type&type=98

** Guides for the Journey: Supporting At-Risk Youth with Paid Mentors and Counselors
Public-Private Ventures explores the use of paid counselors who work with high-risk youth for extended periods of time, and profiles three programs using this strategy. They present a rationale for paid-mentor counselor, discuss how such programs can be implemented, and discuss why these programs should attract the attention of funders and policy- makers.
http://www.ppv.org/ppv/publications/assets/173_publication.pdf

** Using Evidence-Based Parenting Programs To Advance CDC Efforts In Child Maltreatment Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control summarize several prevention initiatives aimed at encouraging and promoting positive parent-child interactions in a report entitled Using Evidence-Based Parenting Programs to Advance CDC Efforts in Child Maltreatment Prevention?Research Brief 2004. The initiatives result from extensive strategic planning and consultation with child maltreatment prevention experts and promote positive parenting skills. By acquiring such skills, parents and caregivers can better manage children?s behavior and prevent violence before it occurs.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/parenting/default.htm

** High School Diplomas for Youth with Disabilities: Options and Alternate Routes
This transcript of the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) at the University of Minnesota teleconference call held on April 27, 2004 highlights findings from a national study on Graduation Requirements and Diploma Options for Youth with Disabilities. Also presented are findings from a recent study of alternate routes for obtaining standard diplomas in states with graduation exams. Presenters were Martha Thurlow and Jane Krentz of the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).
http://www.ncset.org/teleconferences/transcripts/2004_04.asp

** My Future My Plan curriculum in Spanish
Also from NCSET, the popular transition curriculum My Future My Plan, developed by State of the Art, Inc. in collaboration with NCSET, is now available in Spanish. My Future My Plan is a curriculum designed to motivate and guide students as they begin early transition planning for life after high school. The curriculum package, which may be used in home, school, and community settings, includes a videotape and discussion guide, a workbook for students, and a guide for family members and teachers. To order, contact the Institute on Community Integration Publications Office at 612-624-4512 or publications@icimail.umn.edu.
http://www.ncset.org/publications/mfmp.asp

** Moving on to High School: A Tip Sheet for Parents of Children on Individualized Education Plans
This tip sheet is based on the experiences of students with disabilities in public schools age 14-17, and their families. All the students had Individualized Education Plans, and all were moving on from the middle school grades to high school (9th grade). It lists some things parents can do to make the most of what their schools have to offer their children.
http://www.communityinclusion.org/publications/pub.php?page=to19

** Squeezing SCHIP: States Use Flexibility to Respond to the Ongoing Budget Crisis
As part of the Urban Institute's multiyear Assessing the New Federalism project, the authors interviewed State Children?s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) administrators in 13 states. Although cuts to SCHIP in FY 2003 were more widespread than in 2002, the authors gleaned some heartening news from the assessment. For example, only two states reduced benefits for children, and two-thirds of the states simplified their enrollment and renewal processes. New York and California had especially innovative enrollment initiatives.
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/311015_A-65.pdf

** Improving Learning for Struggling Students
The National Youth Employment Coalition's Education Development Network has published the second edition of a self-assessment guide that illustrates how caring adult support; schooling in smaller, less anonymous settings; leadership development; positive peer groups; and rigorous education and training coupled with work experience can make a difference. The report identifies criteria of effective practice and a self-assessment tool for the field.
Free registration required to download the report.
http://www.nyec.org/EdStrategies.html

** Early Childhood Programs and Evaluation
Harvard Family Research Project has put out their Summer 2004 issue of our "The Evaluation Exchange" periodical. The new issue charts the course of early childhood programming and evaluation over nearly half a century. Contributing authors offer a range of views on how best to communicate the importance of investing in a child's early years and how to improve early childhood programs and policies.
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/eval/issue26

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