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Mental Health Articles/Documents
NSW Commission for Children and Young People's Report of the
Inquiry into the best
means of assisting children and young people with no one to turn to.
The Inquiry talked with 240 kids aged 4 to 18 years over two years as well as parents,
carers, teachers and professionals working with kids. It found that the most important
thing to all kids, regardless of age, gender, cultural or personal background, was
relationships.
www.kids.nsw.gov.au/publications
The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law works on a broad array of
children's mental health issues. Visit the site for news and publications.
http://www.bazelon.org/issues/children/index.htm
INQUIRY INTO
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH NO ONE TO TURN TO FINDINGS RELEASED (Dec 2002)
The Inquiry into the best means of assisting children and young people with no one to turn
to spoke with over 700 children, young people, parents, carers and people that work with or
on behalf of young people.
You can read the report of the Inquiry by visiting
www.kids.nsw.gov.au/publications/reports.html
National
Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
The Human Rights Commissioner, Dr Sev Ozdowski, today (28/11/2001) announced a major
National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention.
http://www.humanrights.gov.au/media_releases/2001/01_71.html
US Surgeon
General releases Action Agenda for Children's Mental Health January 3, 2001
On January 3, 2001, David Satcher, MD, PhD, Assistant Secretary for Health and
Surgeon General, released a National Action Agenda for Children's Mental Health, which
outlines goals and strategies to improve the services for children and adolescents with
mental health problems and their families. According to the report, the nation is facing a
public crisis in mental health for children and adolescents. The full report is available
at: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/cmh/
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