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January 2012
- Families with 11-14 Year Olds Needed for Compensated ($300) Depression Study
- Looking for Children with Behavioral Problems Placed Outside Their Home Schools!
- Just Released! National Family Engagement Action Plan
- Fact Sheet on Youth with Serious Mental Health Conditions (SMHC)
- Allegheny County’s Family Peer-to-Peer Support
November 2011
- Office for Dispute Resolution Stakeholder Council Position
- New Website for PA Wraparound Enhancement
- Call “2-1-1” in Berks County & Other Counties for Community Connections
- PA Department of Public Welfare Awarded Grant to Help Children and Youth with Emotional Disabilities
- Philadelphia Juvenile Court Enhances Family Support Service
September 2011
- Respite Care Awareness Week
- Campaign for Youth Justice: A Community Conversation to Save our Children -- Coatsville, PA
- Info on Medical Assistance Loophole Co-pay- Did You Take The Survey Yet?
- County Children’s Service Coordinators- a Helping Hand to Families
- New HBO Documentary on Childhood Bi-Polar Disorder
August 2011
- Luzerne “Kids for Cash” Scandal Judge Sentenced to 28 Years
- PA Counties Starting New Alternative to Detention Grants
- World Suicide Prevention Day-September 10
- Free Lunchtime Call-in/Internet School Advocacy for PA Families
July 2011
- New Therapy for Adolescents with Suicidal Behaviors Centers on Family Involvement
- Mothers with Mental Illness Offered Special Support Group
- Juvenile Court Reforms Address Family Concerns from Recent Court Scandal
- Regional Forums Provide Thumbs Up for Family Involvement in Juvenile Justice
June 2011
- PA's Family Involvement in Juvenile Justice Work Gets National Recognition
- Family Survey — Did You Have a Dispute with Your Child’s School? + Win an iPod
- Family/Youth Survey — PA Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) Services
- Reform Continues this Spring for PA's Behavioral Health Children's Services
- Students with Disabilities + Poor School Programs — What Families Can Do
- MHAPA Seeks Youth Advocate
April 2011
- MHAPA Joins Juvenile Law Center in Opposition to Proposed Rule 152 Regarding Waiver of Counsel for Juveniles
- Celebrate National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day on May 3, 2011
March 2011
- Governor Corbett Releases Proposed FY 2011-2012 Budget
- Next Pennsylvania Mental Health Planning Council (MHPC) on April 7
- Update On Early Childhood Mental Health Initiatives in Pennsylvania
- More Children’s Residential Facilities Certified as Sanctuary Sites
February 2011
- Luzerne County Judge Found Guilty on 12 of 27 Counts, JLC and Victim's Mother React
- PA Families Inc. Reaching Out to Military Families- “Just Ask”
- New Resources for Families on PA Children’s News
- Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Transition-Age Youth Subcommittee Seeks New Members!
- Counting PA’s Homeless & “Unaccompanied” Youth
- Education Law Center Hosts Online Community of Sharing and Support- Join!
- Children’s News Is On Facebook
January 2011
- PA Working to Divert Children Out of Juvenile Justice System
- Luzerne Pushes Ahead in Restoring Juvenile Justice Process
- National Mental Health Advocate Asks Us to Not Turn Away from Troubled Children and Adults
- Do Families Have the Right to Choose Mental Health Treatment for Their Adolescent Child?
December 2010
- Governor-Elect's Transition Teams Meet with Children's Systems
- Six Pennsylvania Children's Facilities Now Official Sanctuary (SAFE) Sites
October 2010
- Candidates Corbett & Onorato Address Child Protection
- State Children’s Behavioral Health Advisory Committee Welcomes Input from the Public
- US Department of Ed Invites Families to Submit Special Education Survey (English & Spanish)
- State Senate Passes Legislation to Mandate Attorneys for Youth in Juvenile Justice Proceedings
- New Diversion Guide for PA Will Help Juvenile Justice Youth and Their Families
- Berks County Diverting Youth From Juvenile Justice Placements
- Fast Facts on Bullying and Bullies
August 2010
- Back to School — Enrollment Rights for Children & Their Families
- PA Issues Joint Policy to Ensure Children in Placement have Right to Attend Regular Public School
- Protection from Retaliation - When Adults Stand up for Children with Disabilities
- Luzerne County Announces Reform to Ensure all Children in Juvenile Justice Process have Legal Representation
July 2010
- SAMHSA Training Teleconference on Mental Health for Military Families
- National Groups Move to Professionalize Family Advocacy
- List of PA Schools Supporting Positive Behavior for 2010-11 School Year
- Latest Response to Luzerne County Juvenile Justice Report
June 2010
May 2010
- PA Children's News Debuts Enhanced Juvenile Justice Web Pages
- New Study Links Pesticides in Diet to ADHD
- Alternatives to End of School Year Failure
- Advocacy Alliance & Partners Set Up Confidential, Therapeutic Forums to Assist Young People and Families Disaffected by Luzerne County Judicial Scandal
April 2010
- Abuse by School Employees: A Survey for Pennsylvania Families and Advocates
- Children's News Launches New Website
- SAMHSA and Ad Council Launch National Teen Suicide Prevention Campaign
- Editor's Note: What Should Families Tell the New Governor?
- Mental Health Care for Children under the Rendell Administration - Progress
- Mental Health Care for Children under the Rendell Administration - Needs
- Saying Goodbye and Thanks for a Job Well-Done
March 2010
- Family Involvement in PA's Juvenile Justice System Monograph Available for Download or Order
- Editor's Note: Getting the Right Children's Mental Health Services
- Evidence-based Practices — Doing What Works
- Stories from Families — Lessons in Patience and Understanding
January/February 2010
- When Children Are Sent Away
- PA Code Chapter 3800 — Child Residential and Day Treatment Facilities Regulations
- Reporting Abuse in Residential Facilities
- What Pennsylvania is Doing about Children's Residential Treatment
- What We Know About Children's Residential Treatment
- PA Juvenile Justice Facility Ranks in Top Six for Sexual Victimization in National Survey
December 2009
- PA Juvenile Justice System Launches Family Involvement Work
- OMHSAS Takes Public Health Approach to Children’s Mental Health
November 2009
- Juvenile Law Center Launches Online Survey for Families
- Juvenile Law Center Launches Online Survey for Families
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