New Resources on Promoting Mental Health in Schools

The International Alliance for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Schools (“Intercamhs”), an international network of individuals and agencies dedicated to promoting children’s mental health and well-being through schools, recently released three new resources for professionals interested in school-based mental health promotion:

• The Intercamhs Resources Page provides a listing of downloadable articles and websites covering the development, implementation and evaluation of curricula to promote mental health in schools.

• The Intercamhs September 2007 Newsletter (PDF) describes several recent presentations conducted by Intercamhs members focusing on topics such as capacity building in school mental health and how to engage the education sector in promoting mental health.  It also includes information about upcoming mental health conferences and Intercamhs’ involvement in supporting Canadian mental health initiatives.

• The “Declaration of the Consortium for Global Infant, Child, and Adolescent Mental Health” presents a series of recommendations put forth by members of the Consortium about the steps needed to improve child and adolescent mental health worldwide.  Consortium members include EDC’s Health and Human Development Programs, Intercamhs, the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professionals, the International Society for Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, the World Association for Infant Mental Health, and the World Federation for Mental Health. 

Visit the Intercamhs website, which is currently managed by HHD, to access these and other materials or to learn how to become a member.

November 30, 2007