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GREETINGS FROM PORTLAND, OREGON!

Welcome to rtcUpdates for February 2005.

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CONTENTS OF THIS UPDATE:
**PORTLAND FAMILY STRENGTHS CONFERENCE?Proposal Deadline Approaching Fast!
**FEATURED DISCUSSION?Systems of Care 20 Years Down the Road
**NATIONAL WRAPAROUND INITIATIVE?New Products
**SEEKING RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS
**ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTIONS FOR FOCAL POINT
**RTC PUBLICATIONS & PRODUCTS?Recently Produced
**DATA TRENDS?Recent Research Summaries
**FROM THE WEB?Online Information and Sites of Interest

**PORTLAND FAMILY STRENGTHS CONFERENCE E? Proposal Deadline Approaching Fast!

If you are interested in presenting at the RTC?s annual conference in June, the deadline for proposal submissions is almost here!

The RTC?s annual ?Building on Family Strengths? conference will be held June 23-25, 2005, in Portland, Oregon. Chances of rain are low; chances of learning, laughing, and leaving empowered are high! We?re developing a program around the theme of ?Assets and evidence: Positive strategies for reducing disparities and transforming children?s mental health.?

Visit our conference website for program and registration updates (registration will begin in late March 2005), or to submit a presentation proposal (deadline February 18th, 2005).
http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgConference.shtml

For more information, contact Lyn Gordon at 503-725-4114 or via e-mail at gordonl@pdx.edu.

**FEATURED DISCUSSION?Systems of Care 20 Years Down the Road

The idea of systems of care has been with us for almost 20 years now. A new review examines what has been learned in those 20 years about systems of care, and asks the question ?Is this a viable program model?? We invite you to read our short essay on systems of care, and to post your ideas and reactions.
http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgFeaturedDiscussions.php

We also invite you to review the interesting and sometimes provocative responses to last month?s topic, "Defining Family-Driven Care.?
http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgFeaturedDiscussions19.php

**NATIONAL WRAPAROUND INITIATIVE?New Products

The National Wraparound Initiative is pleased to announce three new products resulting from a large-scale collaboration including experts from around the country. These products are: ?Ten principles of the Wraparound process,? ?Phases and activities of the Wraparound process,? and ?Organizational and system support for Wraparound: An introduction?

http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/nwi/NWIWork&Prod.htm

**SEEKING RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS

The RTC is recruiting focus group participants in Portland, Salem, and Eugene for a study investigating workplace policies and practices that support employed parents of children with ongoing emotional or behavioral challenges. Participants will be paid for their time. For further information, contact Kitty Huffstutter, at huffstut@pdx.edu.

**ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTIONS FOR FOCAL POINT

We are seeking art and photography by children and youth for inclusion in the upcoming issue of Focal Point. Focal Point has a circulation of more than 34,000, so this is a good opportunity to share your talent with a wide audience. Contact the editor for further information: janetw@pdx.edu

**RTC PUBLICATIONS & PRODUCTS?Recently Produced

NEW Barbara Friesen co-authored, with Terry Cross, from the National Indian Child Welfare Association, ?Community practice in children?s mental health: Developing culturally competent and family-centered services in systems of care models,? published in Handbook of Community Practice, ed. M. Weil, Sage, 2004. Available from your local or university library.

NEW Barbara Friesen, Michael Pullmann, Nancy Koroloff, and Theresa Rea co-authored ?Multiple perspectives on family outcomes in children?s mental health? published in Outcomes for children and youth with emotional and behavioral disorders and their families, ed. M. Epstein, K. Kutash, & A.J. Duchnowski, PRO-ED, 2005. Available from your local or university library.

NEW Resources on recovery and resilience in children?s mental health. The President?s New Freedom Commission has recommended that mental health care systems for should be ?recovery oriented.? However, ?recovery? is a term that has emerged from the adult mental health consumer advocacy movement. These materials, from February 2005, address the question of how the concept of recovery applies within children?s mental health.

FAQs on recovery, resilience, and children?s mental health
http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/PDF/FAQs.pdf

Presentation on recovery and resilience
http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/PDF/
Recovery%20&%20Resilience%20Handouts.pdf

NEW Promising practices in respite care. This presentation, made during the February, 2005 System of Care conference in Dallas, previews main findings and recommendations from RTC?s study of respite care for families whose children have severe emotional or behavioral disorders.
http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/PDF/Dallas%20SOC%20Promising%20Practices%20Presentation.pdf

*Online Publications 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. Many of our publications are available in .pdf format and can be downloaded free of charge.
http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgPublications.php

**DATA TRENDS?Recent Research Summaries

*Stigma and mental illness (#111)
*Staff Perspectives on Consultation and Integrated Mental Health Services in Early Childhood Settings (#110)
*Low Income Mothers Coming to Primary Care: Depression and Reports of Problems with their Children (#109)
*Practice and Process in Wraparound Teamwork (#108) (Free reprints available. Order from our publications page)

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

You can also search for and download all Data Trends from our Publications web page. Search by topic or, for a list of all Data Trends, choose "Data Trends" as Publication Type and click "Get" *For specific Data Trends topics type a keyword or phrase in "Phrase" and click "Get" http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgPublications.php

**FROM THE WEB

**New Data Trends from University of South Florida: ?Contextual predictors of mental health service use among children open to child welfare.?
http://datatrends.fmhi.usf.edu/

**IDEA: Analysis of Changes Made
On December 3, 2004, President Bush signed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (P.L. 108-446), a major reauthorization and revision of IDEA. The new law makes significant changes in the law. This report from the Congressional Research Service provides a detailed analysis of the new law.
http://www.cec.sped.org/pp/docs/CRSAnalysisofNewIDEAPL108-446.pdf

**The Bazelon Mental Health Policy Reporter ? Bush?s State of the Union Speech
As reported by the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, President Bush?s State of the Union speech described dramatic policy changes that could potentially have a significant impact on people with mental disabilities.
http://www.bazelon.org/newsroom/reporter/2005/2-4sou.htm

**Proposed 2006 Budget Shows Cuts for Most Public Services
As reported by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the administration?s FY2006 budget proposes spending reductions for anti-poverty programs like housing, food stamps, and Medicaid. Children?s advocates are also watching for cuts to USDA food and nutrition services.
http://www.cbpp.org/2-9-05bud.htm

**National Campaign Responds to Bush?s FY2006 Budget Proposal
A national coalition of groups representing millions of people with mental or emotional disorders, their families, service providers, administrators, and other concerned Americans has issued a statement critical of the budget proposed by President Bush for FY2006.
http://www.mhreform.org/

**NCCP Updated Fact Sheet on Children in Low-Income Families
An updated fact sheet from the National Center on Children?s Poverty shows that after a decade of decline, the proportion of American children who live in low-income families is rising.
http://nccp.org/pub_lic05.html

**Evaluating Cultural Competence Among Behavioral Health Professionals
The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal?s article, "Evaluating cultural competence among behavioral health professionals," discusses the philosophical and practical issues related to measuring cultural competence.
http://www.bu.edu/prj/winter2005/stanhope-etal.html

**Improving Health and Long-Term Care Coverage for Low-Income Americans
The Making Medicaid Work for the 21st Century Workgroup has published a report entitled ?Improving health and long-term care coverage for low-income Americans.? The workgroup?s most significant recommendation is that ?Medicaid coverage should be available for all Americans in households with incomes at the federal poverty level or below."
http://www.nashp.org/Files/Making_Medicaid_Work_for_the_21st_Century.pdf

**Web-based Resources for Immigrant Families
The School of the 21st Century has developed two new resources on its website devoted to immigrant families with young children and the professionals serving them.
http://www.yale.edu/21c/imresources.html

**Community Consensus on ADHD
The article discusses a process for developing community consensus regarding the diagnosis and management of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/115/1/e97

**Community Programs to Promote Youth Development
The National Research Council and Institute of Medicine have released a report that discusses how community programs contribute to the adolescents? development, and whether or not our community programs are designed to support adolescent developmental needs.
http://www.bocyf.org/youth_development_brief.pdf

**Collaborative Care Helps Combat Teen Depression
A study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that integrating mental health care into primary-care practices for youth can result in less severe symptoms, higher satisfaction with care, and increased use of mental health services.
http://www.healthday.com/view.cfm?id=523491

**Two New Items from GWU?s Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems
The Alcohol Cost Calculator for Kids from Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems at George Washington University?s Medical Center has recently been updated to include more specific information about the toll alcohol problems are taking in the community.
http://m1e.net/c?4687673-aaTtF3KP/6eSw%40829200-pnvDVwr1lgfgY

A new report from the Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems highlights the most important elements of effective care for adolescents with alcohol problems. The key elements include assessment and treatment matching, family involvement in treatment, qualified staff, and continuing care.
http://m1e.net/c?4687673-uHFYwcZijAcUQ%40829201-Cqr4wK3InFt8c

**Effectiveness of a Quality Improvement Intervention for Adolescent Depression
This trial evaluated the effectiveness of quality improvement interventions aimed at increasing access to evidence-based treatments for depression among adolescents in primary care practices.
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/293/3/311

**NPR ? Public Schools Struggle with Bipolar Students
In a recent news report, National Public Radio examined the issue surrounding the struggle of public schools to attend to students with bipolar disorder. (Listen online, or order transcripts).
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4457271

**A Lexicon of Learning ? What Educators Mean When They Say?
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development has produced a web-based resource that provides definitions of educational terms in everyday language.
http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.4247f922ca8c9ecc8c2a9410d3108a0c/

**A Map of My Mind ? Youth Radio
Youth radio reporter Belia Mayeno reflects on her teen experience living with spells of severe manic depression while keeping it secret from those she loved most. (Listen online, or read the transcript).
http://www.youthradio.org/health/npr050119_mind.shtml

**California Kids with Mental Illness Warehoused in Juvenile Detention
The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law discusses a Congressional committee report indicating that every night, hundreds of California children wait for community mental health services in juvenile detention.
http://www.bazelon.org/newsroom/2005/1-24-05califdetention.htm

**Summer 2005 US/Japan Cross-Cultural Leadership and Disability Exchange Program
The U.S./Japan Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Disability Exchange Program will take young leaders with disabilities to Tokyo for 16 days in early August. The application is available online and is due by March 15, 2005.
http://www.miusa.org/exchange/japan_summer_2005/

**American Indians on Reservations: A Data Book of Socioeconomic Change
The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development reports that that, while significant gaps persist between American Indians and the rest of U.S. society, rapid economic and social development is occurring among both gaming and non-gaming tribes.
http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/hpaied/pubs/cabazon.htm

**State of Behavior and Social Science Research at NIH
This article form the National Institute of Health reviews grants and budgets throughout NIH?s Institutes and Centers (ICs) and includes a set of recommendations for NIH grantees on how to better demonstrate the significance of behavioral and social science research.
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/getArticle.cfm?id=1707

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