Ch. 5 Child Mental Health Policy

Question 0

Biological and environmental risk

Answer 0

• Genetics, chemical imbalances, and damage to the central nervous system during trauma or prenatal exposure to drugs or alc.
• youth at high risk for serious emotional disorders are more likely to be raised in environments that heighten the risk of biological vulnerability
• risk factors
  1) individual- poor self esteem
  2) family- parental substance abuse
  3) extra familial- social isolation

Question 1

History of child mental health

Answer 1

Late 19th century-child imprisonment, juvenile justice court, juvenile psychopathic institution
1963- mental retardation facilities and community mental health center act
1970- child guidance clinics
1975-community mental health centers

Question 2

Federal court cases

Answer 2

Willie M. v. Hunt

Ventura court system of care

Question 3

4 core strategies for policy reform

Answer 3

• integrate mental health services into key child-serving agencies
• systematic assessment should identify malleable risk and protective factors
• evidence bases interventions should be selected and provided to reduce risk and strengthening protective factors
• services should be developmentally and culturally appropriate and sequenced sufficiently early in childhood to disrupt negative developmental trajectories