LATEST NEWS: President Obama Proclaims May as National Mental Health Awareness Month: http://bit.ly/103aMC1
The National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health would like to extend a special thank you to everyone who helped make this year's Children's Mental Health Awareness Week a HUGE success. Together we exposed stigma, and showed the nation that Mental Health Matters! Thank you for sporting your green ribbons, sharing facts and resources, taking awareness photos and holding awareness events in your community!
We will continue to raise awareness all month (all year, and all decade long)! Please continue to send us your awareness events and photos and we will be sure to post them! Together we will #EndStigma!
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Help us show how a little can go a long way if we ban together, community by community, person by person. With small efforts from our communities, we can make a BIG difference to eradicate mental health stigma in our nation!
The president, on Wednesday, January 16, 2013, signed his 23 Executive Actions on what needs to be done to strengthen gun control laws and reduce gun violence in America, as well as address the need for improved mental health services in America for youth and children.
This is a very practical guide for transitioning youth that discusses things such as finances, health care, employment, college, getting an apartment, etc.… everything that is necessary to know as youth transition into adulthood.
Listed below are upcoming events in the field. If you are a registered chapter, state organization and/or partner and would like to add your event, please email Corey Brown at cbrown@ffcmh.org.
The 27th Annual Children's Mental Health Research & Policy Conference will be held March 2 –
The National Federation supports families in all the work that they do at the local, state and national level. Through our various programs and resources, we are able to help families and their children obtain the needed resources and supports to help them lead healthy lives.
Don't forget to download a copy of our brochure which has more information that you can read about and pass along.
If you need more information on how to get involved, please give us a call 240-403-1901, Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm ET.
The National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health is a national family-run organization linking more than 120 chapters and state organizations focused on the issues of children and youth with emotional, behavioral, or mental health needs and their families. It was conceived in Arlington, Virginia in February, 1989 by a group of 18 people determined to make a difference in the way the system works.
The National Federation works to develop and implement policies, legislation, funding mechanisms, and service systems that utilize the strengths of families. Its emphasis on advocacy offers families a voice in the formation of national policy, services and supports for children with mental health needs and their families.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the continuing events in Boston.
