The Center's expertise is enhanced by a valuable group of technical partners; individuals and organizations with expertise in promoting mental health and preventing violence and substance abuse as well as in important issues such as cultural competence and human development.
Our partner organizations bring expertise in areas including early child development, social and emotional learning, and cultural competence to our activities. The technical partners provide consultation and input to our training activities and our technical assistance specialists and serve as links to major constituencies with whom we and the programs we serve collaborate. Links to many of the valuable resources developed by our partners are found throughout this website.
The technical partners are:
American Association of School Administrators
801 N Quincy St. Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22203-1730
Website: http://www.aasa.org/
The American Association of School Administrators is the professional organization for more than 13,000 educational leaders across America and in many other countries. These school system leaders are responsible for improving the quality of districts' educational systems and often represent high quality public education in general for the community.
Center for School Mental Health Analysis and Action
University of Maryland - Baltimore, Department of Psychiatry
737 W/ Lombard Street, 4th Floor
Baltimore , MD 21201
Website: http://csmha.umaryland.edu/
The Center for School Mental Health Assistance (CSMHA) provides leadership and technical assistance to advance effective interdisciplinary school-based mental health programs. CSMHA strives to support schools and communities in the development of programs that are accessible, family-centered, culturally sensitive, and responsive to local needs. The Center offers a forum for training, the exchange of ideas, and the promotion of coordinated systems of care that provide a full continuum of services to enhance mental health, development and learning in youth.
Child Welfare League of America
440 First Street, NW, Third Floor
Washington, DC 20001-2085
Website: http://www.cwla.org/
The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is an association of agencies that assist abused and neglected children and their families. CWLA works with and through its members to: develop and disseminate practice standards for services that protect children and youth and strengthen families and neighborhoods; promote services through training, consultation, conferences, publications, and other activities; formulate and promote public policies that contribute to the well-being of children, youths, families, and neighborhoods; ensure that all child welfare services are provided in a manner that respects cultural and ethnic diversity; promote an exchange of data, resources, and ideas within and across systems that serve children, youth, and families; serve children, youth, and families by strengthening our member agencies.
Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
1101 King Street, Suite 420
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Website: http://www.ffcmh.org/
The Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health is dedicated to helping children with mental health needs and their families achieve a better quality of life. The Federation provides leadership and support for a nationwide network of family-run organizations that advocate for change in how systems respond to children with mental health needs and their families. The Federation also helps policy-makers, agencies, and providers become more effective in delivering services and supports that foster healthy emotional development for all children.
First Nations Behavioral Health Association
103 Four Winds Lane
P.O. Box 345
Babb, MT 59411
Website: http://www.fnbha.org/
The First Nations Behavioral Health Association was established to provide an organization for Native American indigenous people to advocate for the mental well being of Native peoples by increasing the knowledge and awareness of issues impacting Native mental health. The purpose of the First Nations Behavioral Health Association is to provide national leadership to all groups, institutions, and individuals that plan, provide and access Native American behavioral health services.
IDEA Partnership
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Inc.
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 320
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Website: http://www.nasdse.org/projects.cfm?pageprojectid=2 and http://www.ideapartnership.org/
The IDEA Partnership brings together 55 national organizations to participate with states and each other in a variety of activities to build capacity of states, districts and schools to improve results for students with disabilities. The members of this partnership have engaged in five central activities, which are: dialogue guides, virtual events at the national level, professional development and family education, and cross-stakeholder pilot projects (Communities of Practice).
Institute for Educational Leadership
4455 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 310
Washington, DC 20008
Website: http://www.iel.org/
The Institute for Educational Leadership's (IEL) mission is to build the capacity of individuals and organizations in education and related fields to work together - across policies, programs and sectors - to improve education -- and the lives of children and their families -- through positive and visionary change.
Johns Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
624 North Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21205
Website: http://www.jhsph.edu/PreventYouthViolence/index.html
The Johns Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence brings together academic institutions, city and state agencies and organizations, community groups, schools, youth groups, and faith organizations to collaborate on both positive youth development and the prevention of violence. By integrating research findings with education and training, professional development, and practice efforts, the Center provides the infrastructure that facilitates academic-community collaborations, thus translating research into improved professional practice.
National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association
1215 19th Street , Suite A
Denver , CO 80202
Website: http://www.naapimha.org
The National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (NAAPHIMHA) promotes the mental health and well-being of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. NAAPIHMA advocates on behalf of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, serves as a forum for effective collaboration, and networks among stakeholders including community-based organizations, consumers, families, service providers, program developers, researchers, evaluators and policymakers. NAAPIHMA strives to help these organizations develop comprehensive, culturally competent services to meet the needs of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
National Association of School Psychologists
4340 East West Highway Suite 402
Bethesda , MD 20814
Website: http://www.nasponline.org/
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) promotes healthy environments for children and youth by implementing research-based, effective programs that prevent problems, enhance independence, and promote optimal learning.
National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice
345 Delaware Ave
Delmar, NY 12054
Website: http://www.ncmhjj.com
The National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice was created to promote awareness of the mental health needs of youth in contact with the juvenile justice system and to assist the field in developing improved policies and practices to respond to these needs based on the best available research and practice.
National Latino Behavioral Health Association
PO Box 387
506 Welch Street , Unit B
Berthoud , CO 80513
Website: http://www.nlbha.org/
The National Latino Behavioral Health Association (NLBHA) was established to fill a need for a unified national voice for Latino populations in the behavioral health arena and to bring attention to the great disparities that exist in areas of access, utilization, practice- based research, and adequately trained personnel.
National Leadership Council on African American Behavioral Health
Website: http://www.nlcouncil.org/home.html
The mission of the NLC is to advocate at all levels and within all systems for the behavioral health and well being of African American children, adolescents, adults, and their families.
UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools
Department of Psychology, University of California - Los Angeles
Box 951563 . Los Angeles , CA 90095-1563
Website: http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu
The UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools is one of the two national training and technical assistance centers focused on mental health in schools. The Center gives special attention to creating and promoting polices and strategies that enhance collaboration between school and community programs.
