Sentences with phrase «needs access to mental health services»

«Today more than ever, our community needs access to mental health services,» said Alcántara.

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St. Vincent's Healthcare CEO Tom VanOsdol says, «That's really a big part of the long - term solution is making sure we have access to services and enough services in the right locations so individuals, who don't necessarily need to go to the emergency department, can get the care and the treatment they need for underlying mental health issues.»

The representative's report, Tragedy in Waiting: How B.C.'s mental health system failed one First Nations youth, reveals a system struggling to offer basic services to children in need through the story of a child who committed suicide after he was unable to access basic mental health services.

But too many front - line health care providers lack sufficient training to treat post-partum depression, too many women lack access to information about available services and stigma is a barrier between families and the mental health services they may need.

«This budget, if enacted, would jeopardize our nation's educational, scientific and health enterprises and limit access to critically needed mental and behavioral health services,» said Antonio E. Puente, president of the American Psychological Society (APS) in Washington, D.C. «These cuts would disproportionately affect people living in poverty, people with serious mental illness and other disabilities, women, children, people living with HIV / AIDS, older adults, ethnic and racial minorities, immigrants, and members of the LGBTQ community.»

«It's encouraging that the government's green paper proposals have recognised this, but to really transform children's mental health provision, we need all schools to have access to dedicated funding, support and training to be able to source, commission and evaluate services effectively.»

Many vulnerable children across the Deep South are being denied access to a quality public education and the mental health services they need.

Ensure that the student and his or her parents, if appropriate, have access to counseling and other mental health services as needed.

CDF's vision with its Cradle to Prison Pipeline campaign is to reduce detention and incarceration by increasing preventive supports and services children need, such as access to quality early childhood development and education services and accessible, comprehensive health and mental health coverage.

He promoted the idea of meeting the needs of the whole child by expanding pre-kindergarten and after - school and summer programs, increasing access to health care and mental health services, and promoting nutritious food and regular exercise.

Reduce disparities in risk factors and access to mental health services, and strengthen the response to the needs of diverse communities and northerners.

Across society, we desperately need more mental health services for children and young people in the community, and for GPs to have better access to them.»

How do I handle requests for such references?Thank you so much for your help!CherylCHERYL M. EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request

There are many children and young people who don't need to access Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), but need support for what may be short - term mental health proHealth Services (CAMHS), but need support for what may be short - term mental health prohealth problems.

Launching in September the service is designed to make sure that every child and young person can access the mental health and emotional well - being support they need.

According to XenZone's Regional Service Manager in North East Lincolnshire, Kaljit Johal: «We believe everyone should have free access to mental health services at the point of need.

Interviews with parents who have a lived experience of mental illness to explore their experiences in GP consultations, their journey through primary health care services and recommendations to support parenting and children's needs when a parent accesses support for a mental health issue.

People with multiple needs — such as those in need of housing, drug and alcohol, mental health and disability services — «can face particularly high barriers to access» and these barriers «are often made even higher by difficulties navigating a complicated system of service delivery».

The needs analysis also highlights an «overwhelming need» for more mental health services across the PHN, especially for the Torres Strait and Cape regions, where people «have no access to acute mental health beds and poor access to mental health professionals».

In particular, we need to capitalise on the roll out of Medicare Locals: to encourage partnerships with them and the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services to improve our peoples» access to mental health and suicide prevention services and speciaHealth Services to improve our peoples» access to mental health and suicide prevention services and specServices to improve our peoples» access to mental health and suicide prevention services and speciahealth and suicide prevention services and specservices and specialists.

One aspect of the budget announcements that may impact upon this is the reduction in Medicare rebates for GPs developing mental health care plans, which in a community controlled environment where we are attempting to provide a holistic service for our clients, now presents a new challenge, as this may force clients whom we have built faith and trust in to access our service in the first instance, which is very difficult for mental health clients, now potentially having to go elsewhere for the care that they would be much more comfortable in accessing through a community controlled family based centre, who not only understand their needs, but also a aware of their family and social circumstances.

Families who can meet their own basic needs for food, clothing, housing, and transportation - and who know how to access essential services such as childcare, health care, and mental health services to address family - specific needs - are better able to ensure the safety and well - being of their children.

Advocacy services ensure each member of the family has access to the medical and mental health treatment they need in order to function at their optimal level.

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Children with identified mental health needs have also been able to access effective support through their school or ECEC service as well as participate in on - site programs.

Individuals can access up to ten individual and ten group allied mental health services per calendar year and need a referral and Mental Health Treatment Plan from a GP or psychiahealth services per calendar year and need a referral and Mental Health Treatment Plan from a GP or psychiaHealth Treatment Plan from a GP or psychiatrist.

The delineation between Youth Health Services and Mental Health Services needs to be reconsidered in light of the fact that a significant number of young people accessing these services are significantly distressed and identify with a having a mental health Health Services and Mental Health Services needs to be reconsidered in light of the fact that a significant number of young people accessing these services are significantly distressed and identify with a having a mental healtServices and Mental Health Services needs to be reconsidered in light of the fact that a significant number of young people accessing these services are significantly distressed and identify with a having a mental health Health Services needs to be reconsidered in light of the fact that a significant number of young people accessing these services are significantly distressed and identify with a having a mental healtServices needs to be reconsidered in light of the fact that a significant number of young people accessing these services are significantly distressed and identify with a having a mental healtservices are significantly distressed and identify with a having a mental health health issue.

On social - emotional measures, foster children in the NSCAW study tended to have more compromised functioning than would be expected from a high - risk sample.43 Moreover, as indicated in the previous section, research suggests that foster children are more likely than nonfoster care children to have insecure or disordered attachments, and the adverse long - term outcomes associated with such attachments.44 Many studies of foster children postulate that a majority have mental health difficulties.45 They have higher rates of depression, poorer social skills, lower adaptive functioning, and more externalizing behavioral problems, such as aggression and impulsivity.46 Additionally, research has documented high levels of mental health service utilization among foster children47 due to both greater mental health needs and greater access to services.

Through the ELIAC process, the mother was able to access respite care through the Family Preservation Program at the Department of Social Services for all three children, so she could begin to focus on her own mental health needs and prepare for the upcoming birth.

Medical neglect (e.g., failure to provide child victim with access to needed medical or mental health treatments and services; failure to consistently disperse or administer prescribed medications or treatments (e.g., insulin shots)-RRB-

For others, the thought of early childhood mental health is linked to the stigma associated with mental illness, which could result in the choice not to access needed services and supports such as mental health consultation.

Providing greater access, early identification, effective and appropriate mental health services to children and youth will help reduce the need for more expensive services, such as emergency rooms and juvenile detention, and better ensure success in school and life.

It discusses the importance of children and parents having access to appropriate screening, diagnosis, and treatment services to meet their mental health needs.

Increased funding is needed for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations to expand in areas where there is poor access to health services and increased burden of disease, and to grow their capacity and respond to mental health, disability and aged care Health Organisations to expand in areas where there is poor access to health services and increased burden of disease, and to grow their capacity and respond to mental health, disability and aged care health services and increased burden of disease, and to grow their capacity and respond to mental health, disability and aged care health, disability and aged care needs.

Infants and toddlers need access to a full continuum of infant and early childhood mental health services.

According to Professor Steve West, Vice-Chancellor and President of UWE Bristol, «We provide a wide range of mental health and wellbeing services but we are keen to ensure students have the ability to access the support and advice they need in a way that bests suits them.

Teens need access to confidential, comprehensive and affordable physical and mental health services provided by trained adolescent health practitioners.

It is imperative that we understand the impact that adversity and trauma can have on the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people and that they are given access to services which can identify their mental health needs.

The counselor can work with parents and with children who have mental health needs, and since the programs are so closely connected, this gives the families encouragement and a warm handoff to services that families are sometimes reluctant to access.

If needed, a PCP can provide a «warm handoff» to a mental health clinician or family partner to ensure the family accesses appropriate services.

By providing culturally secure mental health and addiction services, we want to give people quicker access to the help they need.

The objectives of this mental health outreach service were to provide assessment and treatment to a vulnerable group of families who could not access mental health services, 10 to liaise with appropriate agencies, and to train hostel staff.24 The evaluation of this service was faced with constraints and limitations, particularly the mobility and engagement of the population and the resulting sample size, 11 the major environmental changes in the lives of these families during their contact with the service, hence their potentially confounding effect, and the need for an eclectic mental health intervention to meet the needs of children and their parents.

Conclusion: This MHOS for homeless families is an innovative intervention which meets the complex and multiple needs of a vulnerable population unable to access mainstream mental health services.

Although we have seen a tremendous change in community attitudes over the last decade towards common mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and related alcohol or other substance misuse (Highet et al., 2006; Jorm et al., 2006; Pirkis, 2005), it is clear that we have not yet provided the wider social (or health care) services or environment to assist young people to access the help they need.

Children with identified mental health needs and their families have been able to access effective support through their school or ECEC service.

A beneficiary of mental health services also shared her story of success to emphasize the need for older adults to have access to quality mental health care.

We need a range of support services that help to strengthen parents» protective capacities; for example, parenting education and support, community - based substance abuse prevention and treatment services, ready access to needed medical and mental health services and trauma - informed services to help parents heal from their adverse experiences.

Assist children alleged to be delinquent or unruly and their families to access needed services identified with the assistance of a mental health and substance abuse screening conducted by the Juvenile Court Youth Service Officer or other juvenile court staff, thereby reducing recidivism and increasing diversion of children from the juvenile justice system.

Your donation will help provide services to low - income individuals and families who otherwise can not access the mental health care they need.