Mental Health

In this brief, experts share responses from interviews and surveys with leaders at 15 direct service and advocacy organizations whose work includes a focus on Black children and families. Learn more.  

This report (PDF, 38 pages) is the fifth in a series of publications that examines findings from the 2020 edition of America After 3PM, a pre-pandemic national household survey of more than 31,000 parents of school-age children. It takes a closer look at parents’ perceptions of afterschool programs, their priorities ...

This webpage provides guidance on how to work with your child’s school to reinforce behaviors that contribute to a healthy and supportive school environment. Additional resources are also provided. Learn more. 

This website features resources, statistics, and important tips for mental health providers to provide culturally competent care for the LGBTQIA+ youth and young adults they work with. Learn more.  

Date: August 2-3, 2022, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm ET  The 2022 Mental Health Services Research Conference (MHSR) will take place virtually on August 2 and 3, 2022. The MHSR conference brings together leading mental health services researchers, clinicians, mental health advocates, and federal and non-federal partners to highlight scientific opportunities ...

This series of guides, intended for adults who regularly interact with youth in foster care, define the different components of coregulation and how it can be applied to youth in foster care. There are four guides in the series (one each for caring adults, child welfare professionals, foster families, and ...

This brief provides the context, definitions, and benefits of gender-affirming care and explores how anti-LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and/or questioning) health policies harm LGBTQ+ youth. The authors advocate that gender-affirming care—i.e., developmentally appropriate supports shown to reduce anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation in young transgender and gender-diverse people—is ...

This resource provides Trauma-Informed Practice Strategies (TIPS) to kinship caregivers and nonrelative caregivers whose placements are actively managed by Tribal child welfare programs. The resource emphasizes the importance of trauma-informed caregiving as well as the importance of ensuring a youth’s ability to have meaningful and authentic connections with their Tribe ...

This factsheet (PDF, 15 pages) helps foster parents learn about LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and other diverse identities and expressions, including Two-Spirit) youth in the child welfare system, the unique risks they face, and the important role that foster parents can play in reducing those risks. The factsheet ...