CSMH

The mission of the CSMH is to strengthen policies and programs in school mental health to improve learning and promote success for America's youth.

The 17th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health will be October 25-27, 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah. This year’s theme is "School Mental Health: Promoting Positive Outcomes for Students, Families, Schools, and Communities."

The 2012 School Health Interdisciplinary Program (SHIP) will be held at the Sheraton North Hotel in Towson, Maryland from July 29 - August 2, 2012.

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CSMH also sponsors www.schoolmentalhealth.org which is a website dedicated to providing practical school mental health resources for clinicians, educators, families, and youth.

WHAT'S NEW

Children's Mental Health Awareness Week
National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day (May 9, 2012), created by the SAMHSA seeks to communicate that positive mental health is essential to a child’s healthy development from birth...
School Health Interdisciplinary Program (SHIP)
The 2012 SHIP Conference will July 29 –August 2, 2012 in Towson, Maryland. SHIP offers over 30 intensive training sessions and outstanding plenary sessions...
17th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health
The Conference will be held October 25-27, 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Conference is sponsored by the CSMH and the IDEA Partnership ...

NEW RESOURCES

Understanding Bullying Policies in Schools
This CSMH policy brief provides an overview of local, state, and national anti-bullying legislation. Key elements of successfully implemented anti-bullying laws can guide schools as they work towards preventing bullying.
Health Care Reform: What School Mental Health Professionals Need to Know
This CSMH policy brief provides an overview of health care reform and the implications for school mental health.
Data Matters: Volume 1, Issue 2 (December 2011)
This issue of Data Matters reviews literature documenting the value of using measures that are briefer than traditional measures of children’s mental health outcomes.