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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793414003321

Titolo

Achieving behavioral health equity for children, families, and communities : proceedings of a workshop / / Sarah M. Tracey [et al.], rapporteurs ; Forum for Children's Well-being: Promoting Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health for Children and Youth ; Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity ; Board on Children, Youth, and Families ; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ; Health and Medicine Division ; The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : The National Academies Press, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

0-309-48808-7

0-309-48806-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 114 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

KelloggErin

SanchezClarissa E

KeenanWendy

Disciplina

362.20973

Soggetti

Community mental health services - United States

Child mental health services - United States

Teenagers - Mental health services - United States

Families - Mental health services - United States

Health services accessibility - United States

Conference papers and proceedings.

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

"In November 2017, the The Forum on Promoting Children's Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health, in collaboration with the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity, convened a workshop on promoting children's behavioral health equity. The workshop used a socio-ecological developmental model to explore health equity of children



and families, including those with complex needs and chronic conditions. Particular attention was paid to challenges experienced by children and families in both rural and urban contexts, to include but not limited to poverty, individual and institutional racism, low-resourced communities, and hindered access to educational and health care services. Workshop participants also engaged in solution-oriented discussions of initiatives, policies, and programs that aim to improve social determinants of health, opportunities for behavioral health promotion, and access to quality services that address the behavioral health of all children and families. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussion of the event"--