New AAP Report on Mental Health in Pediatrics Available Online
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published the supplement "Enhancing Pediatric Mental Health Care: Report from the American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Mental Health" in the June 2010 issue of Pediatrics. The Task Force’s report encourages partnerships between physicians and community partners, including early childhood stakeholders, to maximize mental health services in communities.
Resource highlights work with military families
A new National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) resource, Trauma Faced by Military Families: What Every Policymaker Should Know, highlights the challenges that military families face as a result of multiple deployments. More and more families are struggling with deployment situations as active duty military personnel and National Guard and reservists are serving overseas in the War on Terror. After nearly a decade of war, a growing area of research shows the negative impact on children, youth and families of U.S. military personnel. Children of military families often experience multiple stressors before and during their parent’s deployment and when they come home. Without appropriate mental health support systems, children of military personnel may be at a significant disadvantage compared with their peers in non-military families. Funding Opportunity for communities
The United Methodist Health Ministry Fund has issued a new RFP - Fit for Kansas Kids: Calling Communities to Action. This RFP seeks proposals for coordinated nutrition and physical activity/fitness strategies targeting early childhood that intervene with childhood overweight before it occurs. Webcasts/teleconferences are being offered to review Fit for Kansas Kids guidelines and ask questions. Please register online to attend one of the three scheduled conferences on June 30 or July 16.
Upcoming Events
Save the Date! The next Kansas Strengthening Families Stakeholder Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 8th, 2010. Watch for more details on location and registration!
The Kansas Alliance for Drug Endangered Children 6th Annual Conference will be held Thursday, September 9th, 2010 at the Kansas Regional Training Institute in Salina, Kansas, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Registration fee is $30.00 (lunch will be provided). The following sessions will be provided: update on DEC efforts in Kansas; Kansas drug trends; Polysubstance Effects on children's development; and a panel of mothers in recovery. Details on the conference and how you can register to attend are available here.
Save the Date! The Parent Leadership Conference is scheduled for October 1-2, 2010 at the Holiday Inn in Topeka, KS.
Save the Date! The 34th Annual Governor’s Conference for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect is scheduled for November 3-5, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency in Wichita, KS. Registration will be available in August.
November 2008 (Infant Mental Health Endorsements, Parent Leadership Conference, BELIEF Early Childhood Leadership Institute)
September 2008 (Kansas Parent Initiative, American Academy of Pediatrics Healthy Tomorrows, National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center)
July/August 2008 (Block Grant RFP, National Center for Medical Home Implementation, Community Services Locator)
June 2008 (KECCS Stakeholder Meeting, Professional Development Survey Results)
May 2008 (Child Care in the 21st Century Listening Tour, Kansas Fatherhood Directory, Guide for defining outputs and outcomes)
April 2008 (ECCS National Meeting, Kansas Home Visitor's Training Program, Eye Council SEE TO LEARN program, Parents' Checklist for Good Dental Health Practices in Child Care)
March 2008 (Early Learning Day, National Child Care Teacher of the Year, CLASP State-by-State Policy Data, Research Connections)
February 2008 (Governor's Budget and State of the State; Strengthening Families National Network; Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement)
January 2008 (Kansas Early Learning Document; National Institute for Literacy)
October 2007 (Governor’s Summit on Early Childhood; Pre K Now Satellite Conference)
September 2007 (Introduction to the new Implementation Tracking Tool Database)
August 2007 (Governor Sebelius’ testimony before the Congressional Joint Economic Committee, June 2007; Dr. James Heckman’s testimony before the Congressional Joint Economic Committee, June 2007; Kansas Division of Legislative Post-Audit report - “Children’s Programs: Reviewing Whether They Are Coordinated to Avoid Duplication and Maximize the Use of Resources”)
