Following the 2008 Early Childhood Conference in Washington, DC, EIFA utilized
discussions with ITCA and the Interagency Coordinating Council Chairs to develop a …

There is increasing awarenessamong clinicians that families should be active participants in
the treatment of children with psychiatric disorders. Considerable evidence suggests that …

The Frontline Reports column features short descriptions of novel approaches to mental
health problems or creative applications of established concepts in different settings …

Due to continued fragmentation and gaps in mental health services and the increase in the
prevalence of mental health problems for children, youth, and their families, these …

Disablity rights advocates say that the new members of the Supreme Court will soon have a
decisive role in defining a range of rights for those with mental illness and other disabilities …

A further potentially troubling provision would limit federal reimbursement for targeted case
management to services for which no other entity is “liable” to pay, including a medical …

At a recent child protection hearing, a presiding judge was heard to query “What is a child
with emotional problems doing in foster care?” The implication of this question was the …

IN RECENT YEARS there has been a growing acceptance of the biomedical model in the
field of mental health. Although this model is useful in helping to explain and/or treat serious …

Parents reported that treatment plans emphasized medications and psychotherapy, but
many families felt that their children also needed more intensive services, such as in-home …

Louisiana's state agency overseeing Medicaid services is being sued in federal court for a
lack of intensive home‐and community‐based mental health services for children, leaving …