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• 15 Plus Kit (bag containing 15+ Sharing Cards (game), 15 plus brochure, Bright Futures violence brochure, writing pads, CMHS resource directory) (SVP-0000)
  Information Kit
  This kit for parents includes the 15 Plus sharing cards, parent brochure, and other items.
  
  
• 15+ Sharing Cards (game) (SVP-0011)
  Card
  This game includes a packet of 72 cards that feature discussion questions designed to foster communication between parents and their children. A question on each card is intended to encourage at least 15 minutes of conversation.
  
  
• 1999 CMHS Year-End Report (KEN01-0118)
  Report
  This is the 1999 CMHS Year-End Report.
  
  
• 2000 CMHS Year-End Report (KEN01-0121)
  Report
  This is the 2000 CMHS Year-End Report.
  
  
• ACT KIT: Assertive Community Treatment Evidence-Based Practice KIT (CD/DVD version) (SMA08-4345)
  
  The goal of Assertive Community Treatment is to help people stay out of the hospital and to develop skills for living in the community, so that their mental illness is not the driving force in their lives. Assertive community treatment offers services that are customized to the individual needs of the consumer, delivered by a team of practitioners, and available 24 hours a day. Services are provided out in the community rather than in an office setting in order to "meet the person where they are." A low staff-to-consumer ratio helps to ensure that comprehensive services are provided to each consumer. The program addresses needs related to: . Symptom management . Housing . Finances . Employment . Medical care . Substance abuse . Family life . Activities of daily life This KIT provides information, tools, and resources to help States, communities, and organizations implement the practice. Included in the KIT are: materials to introduce the practice to a wide variety of stakeholders, including short Spanish and English videos, Spanish and English brochures, and a PowerPoint presentation information for State mental health authorities and program administrators to help them set up systems to support the practice a manual and accompanying video to train front-line staff evaluation/quality assurance materials to ensure the practice works as planned, and a summary of the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of the practice.
  
  
• Alternative Approaches to Mental Health Care (KEN98-0044)
  Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet describes art therapy, self help, and technology based therapies that emphasize the relationship between mind, body, and spirit. 1998. 5 pp.
  
  
• Anxiety Disorders (KEN98-0045)
  Fact Sheet
  Anxiety disorders range from feelings of uneasiness most of the time to immobilizing bouts of terror. This fact sheet briefly describes generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, phobias, and post-traumatic stress disorder. It is intended only as a starting point for gaining an understanding of anxiety disorders.
  
  
• Center for Mental Health Services Division of Prevention Traumatic Stress and Special Programs Emergency Mental Health and Traumatic Stress Services Branch (KEN95-0011)
  Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet explains the role of the Emergency Services and Disaster Relief Branch in helping to safeguard the mental health of people affected by disasters, especially those in high-risk groups. Discusses the relationship between the Branch and Federal, State, and local agencies. 1998.1 pp.
  
  
• Center for Mental Health Services: Overview (KEN95-0000)
  Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet describes the mission of the Center for Mental Health Services and provides an overview of the Center’s offices and divisions. 1998. 4 pp.
  
  
• Child and Family Profiles (CA-0018)
  Fact Sheet
  This publication profiles four children or adolescents with mental health problems and their families who have benefited from family-oriented systems of care. Each family is a client of a grantee site under the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children Program.
  
  
• Child, Adolescent, and Family Branch (KEN95-0016)
  Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet explains the goals, activities, programs, and accomplishments of the Child, Adolescent and Family Branch. 1998. 2 pp.
  
  
• Choosing the Right Mental Health Therapist (KEN98-0046)
  Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet outlines 10 steps to finding the best therapist, based on an individual's mental health needs and circumstances. 1998. 3 pp.
  
  
• CMHS Director's Report to the Advisory Council -- April 1996 (KEN95-0039)
  Fact Sheet
  This is a report to the National Advisory Council held April 1996.
  
  
• CMHS Director's Report to the Advisory Council -- December 1995 (KEN95-0038)
  Fact Sheet
  This is a report to the National Advisory Council held December 1995.
  
  
• CMHS Director's Report to the Advisory Council - Jan. '00 (KEN00-0077)
  Report
  This is a report to the National Advisory Council held January 2000.
  
  
• CMHS Director's Report to the Advisory Council - June '99 (KEN99-0069)
  Report
  This is a report to the National Advisory Council held June 1999.
  
  
• CMHS Director's Report to the Advisory Council - Sept. '99 (KEN99-0070)
  Report
  This is a report to the National Advisory Council held September 1999.
  
  
• CMHS Director's Report to the Advisory Council -- September 1996 (KEN96-0041)
  Fact Sheet
  This is a report to the National Advisory Council held September 1996.
  
  
• CMHS Director's Update to the Advisory Council -- April 1997 (KEN97-0042)
  Fact Sheet
  This is a report to the National Advisory Council held April 1997.
  
  
• CMHS Director's Update to the Advisory Council -- September 1997 (KEN97-0043)
  Fact Sheet
  This is a report to the National Advisory Council held September 1997.
  
  
• CMHS Special Programs Development Branch (KEN99-0075)
  Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet describes the goals, activities, achievements, and populations served by the Special Programs Development Branch. 2003. 3 pp.
  
  
• CMHS Technical Assistance Centers (CA-0017)
  Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet provides contact information for Technical Assistance, Research and Training Centers and Clearinghouses supported by the Center for Mental Health Services.
  
  
• Community Mental Health Services Block Grant Program (KEN95-0022)
  Fact Sheet
  This short fact sheet provides information on community mental health services block grants available through CMHS, telling what they are, what funds can be used for, and how to request an application.
  
  
• Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services Program for Children and Their Families (description of CMHS program in 45 States) (CA-0013)
  Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet provides profiles of actual children and their families who have benefited from family-oriented systems of care offered through the Center for Mental Health Services’ Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services Program for Children and Their Families. 1997. 2 pp.
  
  
• Critical Issues for Parents with Mental Illness and their Families (KEN01-0109)
  Booklet
  This report integrates the available knowledge regarding parents with mental illness and their families. The impact of mental illness on parenting and family life varies with the age at onset, severity and duration of the illness, and the nature of any consequent impairment in parental functioning, as well as with the strengths and resources of parents and family members are discussed.
  
  
• Developing Competitive SAMHSA Grant Applications Participant Manual (SMA03-3791)
  Book/Monograph
  In an effort to provide new grant applicants with the guidance needed to prepare competitive grant applications, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released the manual, "Developing Competitive SAMHSA Grant Applications: A Participant Manual." As SAMHSA identifies funding priorities to meet its mission, the Administration encourages projects throughout the country to access the grant application and award mechanism. This Participant Manual offers both workshop assistance and take-home reference materials.
  
  
• Director's Report to Advisory Council - December 1997 (KEN01-0114)
  Report
  This is a report to the National Advisory Council held December 1997.
  
  
• Director's Report to Advisory Council - December 1998 (KEN01-0117)
  Report
  This is a report to the National Advisory Council held December 1998.
  
  
• Director's Report to Advisory Council - January 2001 (KEN01-0122)
  Report
  This is a report to the National Advisory Council held January 2001.
  
  
• Director's Report to Advisory Council - May 1998 (KEN01-0115)
  Report
  This is a report to the National Advisory Council held May 1998.
  
  
• Director's Report to Advisory Council - May 2000 (KEN01-0119)
  Report
  This is a report to the National Advisory Council held May 2000.
  
  
• Director's Report to Advisory Council - May 2001 (KEN01-0123)
  Report
  This is a report to the National Advisory Council held May 2001.
  
  
• Director's Report to Advisory Council - September 1998 (KEN01-0116)
  Report
  This is a report to the National Advisory Council held September 1998.
  
  
• Director's Report to Advisory Council - September 2000 (KEN01-0120)
  Report
  This is a report to the National Advisory Council held September 2000.
  
  
• Eating Disorders (KEN98-0047)
  Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet provides basic information on the symptoms, medical complications, formal diagnosis, and treatment for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. 1998. 2 pp.
  
  
• Evaluation of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program/Annual Report to Congress 1999 (CB-E199)
  Book/Monograph
  This report provides a comprehensive overview of findings from the evaluation of the Center for Mental Health Services' Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services Program for Children and Their Families.
  
  
• HIV/AIDS Programs (KEN95-0019)
  Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet talks about how to address the mental health needs of people living with HIV/AIDS. Discusses how to train mental health providers, identify successful service delivery models, and improve the health outcomes of people living with HIV/AIDS, who also have a mental or substance use disorder. 1998. 2 pp.
  
  
• HIV/AIDS Treatment Adherence Health Outcomes & Cost Study - Program Summary (CMH99-5022)
  Summary
  The HIV/AIDS Cost Study is designed to identify the costs associated with treatment and to determine if an integrated approach improves adherence to, and costs of, treatment. This report contains a section on a project at the University of Missouri at St. Louis on the use of integrated treatment for HIV-infected persons with dual diagnoses.
  
  
• Homeless Programs Branch (KEN95-0015)
  Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet describes the goals of the Homeless Programs Branch and its partnerships with State mental health authorities in providing funds for screening, diagnosis, and rehabilitation of people who are or may become homeless. It also describes collaborative efforts with other Federal agencies to encourage communities to integrate service systems that better serve homeless populations. 1998. 2 pp.
  
  
• Housing Options for People With Mental Illness (KEN98-0048)
  Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet describes housing options for people with mental illness, ranging from independent living to 24 hour assistance with all daily activities. 1998. 3 pp.
  
  
• How States Can Use SAMHSA Block Grants (SMA04-3871)
  Report
  The Mental Health (MH) Block Grant provides funds to States to create comprehensive, community-based systems of mental health care. This report highlights efforts of many States to use Federal Block Grant funds for mental health and substance abuse services, administered by the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), to provide more effective care for people who are homeless.
  
  
• How To Pay for Mental Health Services (KEN98-0050)
  Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet defines private insurance and public programs providing low- or no cost mental health services. 1998. 3 pp.
  
  
• Information Center Bulletin, Vol.1, No.1 (KEN96-0040)
  Newsletter
  This bulletin provides information on an HIV/AIDS study concerning treatments combined with mental health services.
  
  
• Information Center Bulletin, Vol. 1, No. 2 (KEN98-0057)
  Newsletter
  This bulletin describes CMHS’ development of performance indicators for managed behavioral healthcare as well as other CMHS initiatives.
  
  
• Information Center Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 1 (KEN99-0068)
  Newsletter
  This issue of the Information Center Bulletin, published by the National Mental Health Information Center, highlights the work of the Center for Mental Health Services, Community Support Program.
  
  
• Information Center Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 2 (SMA01-3512)
  Article
  This is a bulletin containing updates on what is occurring at the National Mental Health Information Center.
  
  
• Know Your Rights (KEN98-0051)
  Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet covers avenues to help individuals ensure legal protection for rights related to issues such as confidentiality and the benefits and risks of a certain treatment or procedure. 1998. 3 pp.
  
  
• Listening Dads Are Champs/Ravens Conversation Starter Cards (NMH02-0142)
  Card
  A packet of 40 cards designed to get family members and friends to know each other better.
  
  
• Mental Health Care Provider Education in HIV/AIDS Program II (KEN98-0059)
  Summary
  This brochure presents a summary of a program that helps traditional mental health providers, other first line providers, and nontraditional providers–including clergy and alternative care workers–increase their understanding of how to better address the psychosocial and neuropsychiatric needs of people living with and/or affected by HIV/AIDS. 1998. 4 pp.
  
  
• Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program (KEN95-0023)
  Fact Sheet
  The Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program (MHSIP) is designed to improve the quality of mental health programming. This fact sheet provides more information on MHSIP.
  
  
• Mood Disorders (KEN98-0049)
  Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet provides basic information on the symptoms, formal diagnoses, and treatment for bipolar disorder (also known as manic depressive illness) and depression. 1998. 3 pp.
  
  
• National Child Health Day: A Chance to Nurture Children's Mental Health (CA-0044)
  Article
  National Child Health Day, the first Monday in October, is an occasion for all of us to focus on the health and development of our nation's children.
  
  
• National Reporting Program for Mental Health Statistics (KEN95-0025)
  Fact Sheet
  This is a facts sheet on the National Reporting Program for Mental Health Statistics which collects and reports national statistical information on mental health services and the people who receive them.
  
  
• Parents Matter: Helping Your Children Navigate Their Teen Years (SVP-0013)
  Book/Monograph
  This guidebook provides parents with answers to typical “teen development” questions. Answers are provided by key child development and parenting experts. This 27-page booklet has been developed in collaboration with the White House Council on Youth Violence. 2000.
  
  
• Parents: Be Role Models for Your Children (SVP-0010)
  Brochure
  This brochure offers tips for parents and caregivers to communicate with children about drugs and violence.
  
  
• Preventing Violence in the Workplace, Center for Mental Health Services Forum Report, February28-March 1,1994. (CMH94-5002)
  Booklet
  A two-day forum on preventing violence in the workplace, conducted by the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), brought together representatives from government agencies responsible for mental health programs and workplace violence experts. The objective of the forum was to synthesize diverse perspectives on the scope of the problem, develop mental health-related prevention strategies, and provide direction for researchers, social scientists, and policymakers.
  
  
• Project Shield (KEN98-0058)
  Fact Sheet
  Project Shield is a prevention/intervention program that has developed and is testing ways to encourage and enable adolescents/young adults and women who are at risk for HIV/AIDS to change the high-risk behaviors associated with HIV transmission.
  
  
• SAMHSA Priorities: Programs and Principles Matrix (MATRIX)
  Brochure
  This matrix of SAMHSA priority areas and cross cutting principles emphasizes SAMHSA's goal to build resilience and facilitate recovery for individuals with mental illnesses.
  
  
• Schizophrenia (KEN98-0052)
  Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet provides information on the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment for schizophrenia. 1998. 2 pp.
  
  
• State Planning and Systems Development Branch (KEN95-0021)
  Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet provides information on the State Planning and Systems Development Branch of CMHS including what it does, what its goals are, and whom it serves.
  
  
• Systems of Care: A Promising Solution for Children With Serious Emotional Disturbances and Their Families (CA-0030)
  Brochure
  This publication provides an overview of the Center for Mental Health Services’ Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services Program for Children and Their Families which supports grant sites for systems of care nationally. It highlights case studies of typical families who have benefitted from their involvement in systems of care and contains a list of resources, including contacts, suggested readings, and organizations. 1998. 6 pp.
  
  
• Technical Assistance, Research and Training Centers and Clearinghouses. (KEN95-0010)
  Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet provides a list of Research, Training, and Technical Assistance Centers supported by the Center for Mental Health Services. Services may include technical assistance, information and referrals, on-site consultation, training, library services, publications, annotated bibliographies, and other resources. Many services are available free of charge, but in some cases, charges may apply.
  
  
• The Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program Evaluation Findings: Annual Report to Congress 2002-2003 (SMA-CB-E2002/03)
  Report
  This combined report represents the eighth and ninth annual reports, which covers evaluation activities of the children’s mental health services grant program through FY 2002 and 2003.
  
  
• The Consumer-Directed Health Care: Challenges and Opportunities for Families with Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance (NMH05-0191)
  Article
  The Consumer-Directed Health Care:Challenges and Opportunities for Families with Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance
  
  
• The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health's Interim Report to the President (NMH02-0144)
  Report
  This interim report summarizes the findings of the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health. It illustrates some of the barriers to getting mental health services for a variety of people. 2002. 14 pp.
  
  
• Traditional Therapies (KEN98-0053)
  Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet describes the methods most commonly used by mental health professionals, including behavioral therapy, medications, and psychodynamic psychotherapy. 1998. 3 pp.
  
  
• Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General (with Executive Summary) (SG-YV)
  Report
  This Surgeon General's report seeks to focus on action steps that all Americans can take to help address the problem of youth violence and continue to build a legacy of health and safety for our young people and the Nation as a whole.
  
  

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