A Call for Papers: 18th Annual Research Conference on Children's Mental Health Service Systems Issues Call for Papers

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18th Annual Research Conference on Children's Mental Health Service Systems Issues Call for Papers

Deadline: October 29, 2004

The Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health (RTC) is now accepting applications to present at the 18th annual research conference on children's mental health. The national conference, A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base, will be held March 6 - 9, 2005 at the Tampa Marriott Waterside in Tampa, Florida.

RTC is especially interested in proposals addressing research and evaluation related to:

System transformation
Federally supported systems-of-care initiatives
Mechanisms for implementing data-based decision making
Evidence-based practices within systems of care
The interface between research and policy
School-based interventions and educational outcomes
Projects representing strong partnerships with family members
Collaborative models for juvenile justice, mental health, and child welfare/foster
Impact of financing methods and financial policies
Prevention and resilience
Cultural competency
Access to services

Innovative methods presented at prior conferences have been utilized in practice and policy creating a framework of best practices to improve the way communities address the mental health needs of children and their families. This event is designed for researchers, evaluators, administrators, policy makers, advocates, and family members interested in applied practical systems-of-care research.

The annual conference is hosted by the Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health in Tampa, Florida. The Center is jointly funded by the National Institution Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S Department of Education and the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration under grant number H133B990022.

Add your knowledge and experience to the research base for systems of care serving children with mental health needs and their families. http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/rtcconference/.