Dear Colleagues:
As our programs continue to grow, I am pleased to provide Fiscal Year 2006
updates to the Child, Adolescent and Family Branch’s Resource
Directory. >This directory contains valuable
information about all of our programs and partners. We hope that
this Directory will serve as a useful communications tool throughout the system
of care communities, as well as a primary resource for networking with others
in the field of child and adolescent mental health.
The Directory is a user-friendly tool that contains overviews of each of the
programs administered by the Child, Adolescent and Family Branch, updated
information on all system of care communities, technical assistance providers,
Research and Training Centers and other private partners, consultants and
participating Federal agencies.
The President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health continues
to guide us as we strive to make comprehensive, coordinated, community-based,
clinically appropriate, family-driven and culturally competent care for
children with mental health challenges and their families an undisputed
reality. The Commission’s Report is leading the way towards a major
transformation of how mental health care is delivered in America; a change that
is consistent with the children’s mental health reform that we have been
tirelessly working toward for over a decade. We must continue to capitalize on
this rare opportunity by working together more closely than ever to
achieve our vision.
Thank you for your ongoing efforts to ensure that all our children can live,
work, learn and participate fully in their communities.
Gary M. Blau, Ph.D.
Branch Chief
Child, Adolescent and Family Branch
Center for Mental Health Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Services