General Resources

CDC: Healthy Schools works with states, school systems, communities, and national partners to prevent chronic disease and promote the health and well-being of children and adolescents in schools.

An online information service produced by the United States National Library of Medicine. The service provides curated consumer health information in English and Spanish with select content in additional languages.

This CDC website provides quick and easy access to: selected statistics on a variety of health topics; the latest data in reports, databases, and other resources; and additional data and tools.

MHA is committed to promoting mental health as a critical part of overall wellness, including prevention services for all; early identification and intervention for those at risk; integrated care, services, and support for those who need them; with recovery as the goal.

YRBSS monitors six categories of health-related behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth regarding suicidal ideation and behaviors from CDC’s 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

This page is derived from the Forum’s report, America’s Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2020

Search results include data related to the percentage of youth ages 12-17 who have had at least one Major Depressive Episode, the percentage that have received treatment, poverty status, and more.

CBT focuses on the ways that a child or adolescents’ thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are interconnected, and how they each affect one another and has proven effective for treating anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), behavior problems, and substance abuse.

AACAP’s mission is to promote the healthy development of children, adolescents, and families through advocacy, education, and research, and meet the professional needs of child and adolescent psychiatrists.

AACAP has provided a list of links to useful resources that include topics like: a State Advocacy Manual and Toolkit; Understanding Your State Legislator; and Advocating for Adolescents with Mental Illnesses