The Office of Adolescent Health has identified the following resources on Mental Health. Please click below to learn more:
General
Mental Health Disorders
LGBT
Access to Care
Positive Mental Health: Resilience
General
- America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being (Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics)
- Assessment and Screening Tools for Measuring Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Independent Living Skills in Adolescents (HHS, National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth, Family and Youth Services Bureau)
- Students with Disabilities: Better Federal Coordination Could Lessen Challenges in the Transition from High School (GAO)
- The Developing Brain: What it Means for Treating Adolescents – Videocast. (HHS, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health)
- Feelin' Frazzled...? (HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- A Guide to Disability Rights Laws Regarding the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (DOJ, Civil Rights Division)
- Health Risks Among Sexual Minority Youth (HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Identifying Mental Health and Substance Use Problems of Children and Adolescents: A Guide for Child-Serving Organizations (HHS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Mental Health and Social Services Fact Sheet on Schools (HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (HHS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness (United States Interagency Council on Homelessness)
- QuickStats: Percentage of Children Aged 5--17 Years Ever Receiving a Diagnosis of Learning Disability (HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
- Reading Difficulty and Disability (HHS, National Institutes of Health)
- Results from the 2010 National Survey of Drug Use and Health: Summary of National Findings (HHS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies)
- Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) (HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Your Feelings (HHS, Office on Women’s Health, GirlsHealth.gov)
- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey – United States, 2011 (HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Mental Health Disorders
- After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools (HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center)
- Antidepressant Use in Persons Aged 12 and Over: United States, 2005–2008 (HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics)
- Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens (HHS, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health)
- Depression and High School Students(HHS, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health)
- Depression Triples between the Ages of 12 and 15 among Adolescent Girls (HHS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Emergency Department Visits for Drug-Related Suicide Attempts Involving Antidepressants by Adolescents and Young Adults: 2004 to 2008 (HHS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality)
- Identifying Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children Aged 4–17 Years: United States, 2001–2007 (HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics)
- Many Youths with Autism Not Employed or In College Two Years After High School(HHS, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health)
- Mental Illness: Myths and Facts (HHS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (HHS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- National Survey Confirms Youth are Disproportionately Affected by Mental Disorders (HHS, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health)
- Preventing Suicide (HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools (HHS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Rate of Bipolar Symptoms Among Teens Approaches That of Adults (HHS, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health)
- Suicide: Facts at a Glance (HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control)
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center (HHS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Treatment of Children with Mental Illness: Frequently Asked Questions about the Treatment of Mental Illness in Children (HHS, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health)
- Treatment Options for ADHD in Children and Teens: A Review of Research for Parents and Caregivers (HHS, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Understanding Suicide: Fact sheet (HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control)
LGBT
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health Report (CDC, HHS)
- Health risks among sexual minority youth (CDC, HHS)
Access to Care
- Connecting kids to coverage: Continuing the progress. 2010 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) annual report (Insurekidsnow.gov, HHS)
- National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities - Toolkit for Community Action (Office on Minority Health, HHS)
- Treatment of children with mental illness: Frequently asked questions about the treatment of mental illness in children (National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, HHS)
Positive Mental Health: Resilience
- BAM! Guide to Getting Along (CDC, HHS)
- Building Self-Esteem. A Self-Help Guide (Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA, HHS)
- Promotion and prevention in mental health: Strengthening parenting and enhancing child resilience (Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA, HHS)
- "Speak Up!" Interactive Tool for Youth (Administration for Children and Families, HHS)
