Toward a Data-Driven System of Care for Children's Mental Health in Hawai'i

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Keir ◽  
David Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Children’S Mental Health ◽  
System Of Care ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Children's Mental Health ◽  
Driven System

Creating a System of Care for Children's Mental Health in a Native American Community

2009 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail Werrbach ◽  
Marjorie Withers ◽  
Elizabeth Neptune
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Native American ◽  
Systems Of Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Children’S Mental Health ◽  
System Of Care ◽  
Children's Mental Health ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Impact

This article describes the creation of a system of care in children's mental health by the Passamaquoddy Tribe located in Princeton, Maine. The history of this Native American community; the impact of oppression, historical trauma, and contemporary economic, health, and educational inequities on child and family health well-being; and the barriers to providing culturally competent child mental health services are reviewed. Descriptions of the key components and core concepts of the system of care are presented along with case examples highlighting the array of services. Finally, implications for practice in the creation of culturally competent systems of care within Native American communities are discussed.

Collaborative Agency Training for Parent Employees and Professionals in a New Agency Addressing Children's Mental Health

2002 ◽  
Vol 83 (5) ◽  
pp. 457-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail B. Werrbach ◽  
Cary E. Jenson ◽  
Katherine Bubar
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Case Management ◽  
Children’S Mental Health ◽  
System Of Care ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Children's Mental Health ◽  
Training Curriculum ◽  
Family Strengths ◽  
The Family ◽  
Joint Training

This paper describes an 8-week training curriculum conducted jointly with parent employees and professionals in a uniquely constructed agency. The agency provides case management and wraparound services for children with serious emotional disabilities (SED). Parents of children with SED helped conceptualize the agency, and parent employees play important roles in management and daily operations. Several experiences in developing this rural agency are portrayed and employee views are explored. The greatest focus is on aspects of the collaborative seminar for training employees in implementing the family strengths-based system of care in children's mental health. The curriculum is described, followed by lessons learned and implications for future parent–professional joint training.

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