FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!
CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH & BEHAVIOR:
According to a new report by the Child Mind Institute, an estimated "17.1 million U.S. children and adolescents now have, or have had in the past, a diagnosable psychiatric disorder." About 80 percent of chronic mental disorders in adults actually begin during youth. Of the 55 million K-12 students enrolled across the United States, schools have the opportunity to detect early signs of mental health issues before they become problematic. If kids don't get the help they need in grade school, mental health issues can grow worse during difficult and isolating periods, like when students head to college.
Listen to a podcast led by Dr. Harold Koplewicz, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and president of the Child Mind Institute. He'll explain the importance of early recognition and treatment of children’s mental health disorders.
Listen by clicking HERE!:
http://www.wnyc.org/…/17-million-young-p... Children’s Mental Health Matters! Awareness Week is May 1-7, 2017 and you are invited to participate in one of two ways.
State and local agencies, community groups, nonprofit organizations and providers are invited to join the Campaign as a Community Champion. Upon sign-up, Champions will receive materials and information including tips on how your community can participate. Please contact Beth Hess with questions at bhess@mdcoalition.org.
Sign on as a Community Champion HERE!:
https://www.childrensmentalhealthmatters.o... Register by March 17 to request hard copy materials to use in your outreach.
Maryland schools are invited to participate by becoming a Children's Mental Health Matters! School Champion. Upon sign-up, Champions will receive materials and information including tips on how your school can participate. Please contact Tiffany Thomas with questions at tthomas@mhamd.org.
Sign up to become a School Champion.
The deadline to register as a School Champion and receive hard copy awareness materials is March 17. Awareness items will be available for pickup between April 3-6, 2017 at pickup locations across the state.
To date, we have had 98 School Champions and 29 Community Champions from across Maryland sign on. If you haven't yet, there is still time!
•13th Annual Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health Conference, Tuesday March 14 at Martin's West. We will unveil our 2017 CMHM! poster during the conference.
Read descriptions of the workshops offered and register for the Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health Conference HERE!:
http://trainingcenter.umaryland.edu/re…/... •Visit the Children's Mental Health Matters!
booth at the 8th annual B'More Healthy Expo on Saturday, March 18 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, at the Baltimore Convention Center. The event is free and offers something for every age and interest as well as, engages, entertains, educates, and empowers families to take actions and make choices to be healthier. Our booth will host a coloring station for children with many resources available for families.
•Join us on May 2 at 12:00pm for a webinar entitled, "Creating Safe, Supportive and Trauma-Responsive Schools." The webinar will be led by Dr. Sharon Hoover, Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Co-Director, Center for School Mental Health.
•Recognizing the importance of mental health awareness and the expressive power of art, Maryland's First Lady and Campaign Honorary Chair Yumi Hogan invites youth to participate in a state-wide art project. A selection of this work will be showcased in Annapolis at Celebrating Through Art: The First Lady’s Mental Health Awareness Youth Art Display, on Monday, May 8th.
Please note: March 17 is the deadline to submit artwork.
Learn more about the call for artwork and how your school or program can take part HERE!:
https://www.childrensmentalhealthmatters.o... If you are planning a children's mental health awareness event, let us know and we'll be happy to add it to the calendar on our website!
Visit the
www.ChildrensMentalHealthMatters.org for Campaign materials and information. For regular updates, connect with the Campaign on your favorite social network - like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
Posted By: agnes levine
Tuesday, February 28th 2017 at 12:30PM
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