Resources

Publications

Welcome to the publications page of the National Federation website. On this page, you’ll find vital, helpful fact sheets, workbooks and newsletters that the National Federation has developed and published either independently or in partnership with another organization. Other non-Federation publications are important documents that have been instrumental to the field. If you have any questions or can’t find what you’re looking for, give us a call at 240-403-1901 and we may be able to assist you.

Definition of Family-Driven

Probably one of the most important documents in our publications library is our definition of family-driven. Take a look at the full definition by clicking on the link below.

• Family Driven ~ Defined

Indicators of Family Involvement

This document was created as a part of the Assessing the Impact of Family Involvement (AFI) workgroup in which three teams of SOC communities came together to determine what indicators are needed for a family run organization in determining if they have family involvement. This is a great resource for anyone thinking about family involvement. Although this is only a working draft, it can be adapted and expanded on by anyone interested.

• Indicators of Family Involvement A Working Document – 9 2011

Fact Sheets

Below, you’ll find a collection of useful fact sheets, containing information and statistics on important topics. This is a great section for those looking to get some good facts to use in your advocacy efforts.

• Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event

• Blamed and Ashamed – Bert Pepper

• Child Welfare: What do you need to know?

• Children’s Mental Health as a Public Health Issue – What a Difference it Could Make

• Children’s Mental Health Disorders

• Children Mental Health Prevalence, Needs & Barriers – 2008

• Children, Youth and Mental Illness – 2008

• Custody Relinquishment

• Custody Relinquishment Fact Sheet

• FFCMH Children Mental Health Fact Sheet – 2008

• Glossary of Terms: Child & Adolescent Mental Health

• The Importance of Fathers for Children with Mental Health Challenges

• Juvenile Justice – What you need to know – 2008

• Mental Health Statistics

• The Myth of the Bad Kid

• National FFCMH Principles for Family Involvement

• Promotion and Prevention – What do these new buzz words mean to me?

• Reversing the Trend: Children and Youth with Mental Health Challenges do not Belong in the Juvenile Justice System – 2009

• Tips for Developing Sustainable Family-Run Organizations – 2004

• Unique Needs of Youth with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders

Publications

The publications listed here are great to further your understanding of children’s mental health. Many of the publications below have been instrumental in the children’s mental health field.

• Transition of Youth and Young Adults with Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties

• Blamed and Ashamed

• Letter Welfare.pdf

• Family Guide to Welfare

• SOC Vo/one

• Law Enforcement Roundtable

• Families Moving Forward

• Clues from a Focus Group

• A Workbook on Data Informed and Family Driven Decision Making: Evidence as CoPilot

• Family Peer to Peer Support Programs in Children’s Mental Health – Critical Issues Guide

• Family Peer to Peer Support Programs in Children’s Mental Health – A Financing Guide

• How to Work Effectively With Police Tip Sheet Series 5 of 5

• Family Members Preparing for Travel 2009

• Click here to access a special education handbook for parents developed by the University of Maryland. Although it is specific to Maryland, there laws of special education and the materials can be used by anyone.

• Best Personnel Practices in Parent Support Provider Programs

• Agency Readiness to Employ Parent Support Providers

• The Core Competencies of Parent Support

• How to Work Effectively with Police When Youth Are in Mental Health Crisis (Draft)

• The Road to Sustainability Is Paved with Broad Stakeholder Involvement Collaboration and Data Driven Decision Making A Workbook

Newsletters – Re-Claiming Children

This section includes our most recent newsletter, ReClaiming Children. It is currently published 3 – 4 times a year. It includes articles that are relevant for family members to know about, as well as tools, tips, resources and facts that families, youth and professionals can use to advocate for children’s mental health.

2008

• ReClaiming Children – Volume 1, Issue 1

• ReClaiming Children – Volume 2, Issue 1

2009

• ReclaimingChildren Volume 2, Issue 2

2010

• ReClaiming Children – Volume 3, Issue 1

• ReClaiming Children – Volume 3, Issue 3

2011

• ReClaiming Children – Volume 4, Issue 1

• ReClaiming Children – Volume 4, Issue 2

• ReClaiming Children – Volume 4, Issue 3

Newsletters – Claiming Children

Claiming Children is our old newsletter that was published from the mid 90′s until the early 2000s. Much like the current ReClaiming Children newsletter, these issues focused in on issues that were important to families and youth and gave them the necessary tools and support to accomplish great feats in children’s mental health.

• Fall 2003 – Trauma Layer Upon Layer
• Fall 2003- Trauma Layer Upon Layer – Spanish

• Summer 2001- Providing a National Voice for Families of Children with Mental Health Needs
• Summer 2001 – Providing a National Voice for Families of Children with Mental Health Needs – Spanish

• Fall 2000 – Children with Mental Health Needs in the Juvenile Justice System
• Fall 2000- Children with Mental Health Needs in the Juvenile Justice System – Spanish

• Summer 2000- Health Care Early Childhood – Summer
• Summer 2000 – Health Care Early Childhood – Summer – Spanish

• Spring 2000- 11th Annual Conference Takes a Stand
• Spring 2000 – 11th Annual Conference Takes a Stand – Spanish

• Fall 1999 – Collaborating with Schools
• Fall1999- Collaborating with Schools – Spanish

• Summer 1999- Family Agency Collaboration
• Summer 1999 – Family Agency Collaboration – Spanish

• Winter1999- 10th Anniversary Conference
• Winter 1999 – 10th Anniversary Conference – Spanish

• Summer 1998 – Making Family Participation in Research Evaluation a Priority
• Summer 1998 – Making Family Participation in Research Evaluation a Priority – Spanish

• Spring 1998 – Federation Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
• Spring 1998- Federation Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary – Spanish

• Winter 1998- Family Professional Relationships – Winter
• Winter 1998 – Family Professional Relationships – Winter – Spanish