Weekly News Digest
Week of 5/4–5/8

SAMHSA Honors Goldie Hawn, Youth across the Country in Celebration of National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day (5/8/2009)

Eight young performers living with mental health challenges from across the country joined Academy Award winner Goldie Hawn last night for a celebration of resilience. The event was part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) “HEAR ME NOW: A Celebration of Resiliency through the Performing Arts,” commemoration of National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day, which took place at the Harman Center For the Arts in Washington, DC.

Community-Based Mental Health Programs Improve Youth Performance and Save Millions In School Costs (5/7/2009)

Systems of care -- coordinated networks of community-based mental health services and supports for children and youth with serious mental health challenges -- are able to dramatically improve the academic, behavioral and emotional performance of participating youth according to a new report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The report, “Working Together to Help Youth Thrive in Schools and Communities,” measured performance outcomes of system of care programs and found that these improvements occurred among many young people within 12 months of their enrollment in these programs.

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