MEDIA ALERT
CHILD MIND INSTITUTE LAUNCHES SPEAK UP FOR KIDS PROGRAMMING TO PROMOTE CHILDRENS MENTAL HEALTH WITH 75 NATIONAL PARTNERS; DEBUTS MAY 1 AT CHILDMIND.ORG/SPEAKUP
Newswise — Who: The Child Mind Institute and Speak Up for Kids Campaign Partners
What: This May, the Child Mind Institute presents Speak Up for Kids, a month-long online dialogue to promote children's mental health and eliminate barriers to care.
Responding to President Obama's call for a national conversation about mental health in the wake of the tragedy in Newtown, Speak Up for Kids brings together the nation's mental health leadership and over 75 partner organizations to give parents the information they need to help remove stigma and get kids effective mental health care. The heart of Speak Up for Kids is a series of online events that tackle the big issues facing families today.
Where: http://speakup.childmind.org/
When: Wednesday, May 1 – May 31, Live and On Demand
Tune In Highlights Include:
May 1 at 9 AM ET Children’s Mental Health Care: Why We Must Move Forward, and How Featuring: Nightline Anchor Cynthia McFadden and Harold S. Koplewicz, MD, President, Child Mind Institute
May 2 at 8 PM ET An Inside Look at Growing Up with Mental Illness Featuring: Four young people with psychiatric and learning disorders from Active Minds
May 6 at 8 PM ET Raising Drug-Free Kids: How Can the Science of Addiction Help Us? Featuring: Nora Volkow, MD, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
May 7 at 8 PM ET Bringing Mental Illness out of the Shadows: A Parents’ Perspective Featuring: Sandra Spencer, Executive Director, National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
May 8 at 9 AM ET School Mental Health Services: Improving School Safety and Ensuring Student Wellness Featuring: John P. Kelly, PhD, Melissa Reeves, PhD, and Dan Florell, PhD, National Association of School Psychologists
May 9 National Children’s Mental Health Awareness DaySubstance Abuse and Mental Health Administration’s (SAMHSA) Awareness Day activities
May 13 at 8 PM ET Little Children, Big Challenges: DivorceFeaturing: Lynn Chwatsky, Vice President of Outreach Initiatives and Partnerships, Sesame Workshop and JoAnne Pedro-Carroll, PhD, Clinical Psychologist and Author
May 14 at 9 AM ET Check Up from the Neck Up Featuring: Congressman Patrick Kennedy, Co-founder, One Mind for Research
May 15 at 9 AM ET Suicidal Youth and their Families- Overcoming Barriers toReceiving Help Featuring: Nadine Kaslow, PhD, 2014 President-Elect, American Psychological Association
May 16 at 9 AM ET Engagement Strategies for Working with your Pediatrician Featuring: Hazel Goodwin, MD, Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and Ron Steingard, MD, Associate Medical Director, Child Mind Institute
May 21 at 8 PM ET Why Studying Childhood Disorders is Key to Breakthrough TreatmentsFeaturing: Thomas Insel, MD, Director, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
May 22 at 6 PM ET Quality of Care Accessible Through Both Welfare and Insurance Systems Featuring: Uma S. Ahluwalia, MSW, National Association of Social Workers
May 23 at 9 AM ET Navigating the New Edition of the DSM Featuring: Bennett Leventhal, MD, Deputy Director, Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research and David Shaffer, MD, Chief Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center
May 28 at 9 AM ET LD Navigator: Helping Pediatric Healthcare Providers and Parents Work TogetherFeaturing James H. Wendorf, Executive Director and Sheldon Horowitz, Director, LD Resources and Essential Information, National Center for Learning Disabilities
Speak Up for Kids is engaging the public and spreading awareness throughout the month with the Children’s Mental Health Quiz and PSAs. Follow the campaign using @ChildMindDotOrg and #SpeakUpforKids to share thoughts, questions, and support.
The Child Mind Institute’s Speak Up for Kids Partners include:
Contributing PartnersActive Minds American Psychological AssociationCommon Sense Media Eye to Eye Congressman Patrick Kennedy, Co-founder, One Mind for Research Bennett Leventhal, MD, Deputy Director, Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric ResearchCynthia McFadden, Nightline Anchor National Association of School Psychologists National Association of Social Workers National Center for Learning Disabilities National Center for Mental Health & Juvenile JusticeNational Eating Disorders Association National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health National Institute of Mental Health National Institute on Drug AbuseParents magazine (Speak Up for Kids founding partner)Sesame WorkshopDavid Shaffer, MD, Chief Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center Society for Developmental and Behavioral PediatricsSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Corporate PartnersLeadersRED Interactive AgencyVan Wagner
BenefactorsBloomingdale’sHunter Boot (Speak Up for Kids founding partner)
SupportersBBDOInterview RocketTalkPoint William Morris Endeavor
AdvocatesADDitude Magazine America’s Promise AllianceAmerican Association of School Administrators (AASA)American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)Autism Science Foundation Autism SocietyBenetech Child Care AwareChildren’s Mental Health Network Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical CenterThe Coffee KlatchCommon Sense MediaCouncil for Exceptional Children (CEC)The Emily Hall Tremaine FoundationEvery Child MattersFederation of Families of South CarolinaFirst Five Alameda CountyFondazione ChildGeorge Washington University Center for Health and Health Care in SchoolsKidWXLearning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)Mental Health AmericaThe Mentor Foundation USANational Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)National Assembly of School-Based Health Care National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD) National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities National Association of School Nurses National Association of School Resource Officers National Association of Secondary School Principles National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS)National Association of Student CouncilsNational Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare National Elementary School Honor SocietyNational Honor Society National Junior Honor Society National Parent Teacher AssociationNew York Metro Parents Playworks Public Library Association Selective Mutism GroupSpecial OlympicsTuesday’s Children Yale Child Study Center
###About the Child Mind InstituteThe Child Mind Institute (childmind.org) is dedicated to transforming mental health care for children everywhere. Founded by Dr. Harold S. Koplewicz and Brooke Garber Neidich, the organization is committed to finding more effective treatments for childhood psychiatric and learning disorders, building the science of healthy brain development, and empowering children and their families with help, hope, and answers.
The Child Mind Institute does not accept funding from the pharmaceutical industry.
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