Weekly InsiderJanuary 12, 2011

The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools Weekly Insider is a web-enhanced newsletter that offers news alerts, grant announcements and general web site updates delivered directly to your email box on a weekly basis. The Center is located at the School of Public Health and Health Services at The George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C.


New Resources

Right on the Money: How to Keep the Doors of Your Nonprofit Organization Open in Good Times and Bad, published by the National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth, a resource of the Family and Youth Services Bureau, is a guide that covers the basics of financial management, fundraising, finding grants, and writing proposals for nonprofit organizations.

Engaging Older Youth: Program and City-level Strategies to Support Sustained Participation in Out-of-School Time, published by the Harvard Family Project and Public/Private Ventures, examines the program practices and structural features of almost 200 OST programs located across six diverse cities—Chicago, Cincinnati, New York, Providence, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.

Healing the Damage: Trauma and Immigrant Families in the Child Welfare System, by the Migration and Child Welfare National Network, provides child welfare and community-based agencies working with immigrant families with guidelines for integrating child welfare practice with trauma-informed care and trauma-specific services.

New from the Center

The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools posted a new report titled Comparative Case Study of Caring Across Communities: Identifying Essential Components of Comprehensive School-Linked Mental Health Services for Refugee and Immigrant Children. The report is an evaluation of the three-year Caring Across Communities grant program managed by the Center. The report, authored by Professor Clea McNeely and her colleagues at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, explored several aspects of the program, including the challenges experienced by the children and families the CAC programs served; the necessary components of comprehensive mental health services for refugee and immigrant children; and how partnerships between schools and multiple community agencies can work collaboratively to implement the necessary components of comprehensive mental health services. To view the report, please visit http://www.healthinschools.org/Immigrant-and-Refugee-Children/Caring-Across-Communities/CAC-Evaluation-Report.aspx

The archive of our webinar presentation “Promising Models for Funding and Sustaining School Mental Health Services to Immigrant and Refugee Families” held May 20, 2010 is now available. The presenters are Mark Sander, Minneapolis Public Schools, MN., Grace Valenzuela, Portland Public Schools, ME and Audrey Tucker, Family Service Association of Bucks County, PA. This webinar featured three different school based mental health models, partnerships and funding/sustainability strategies. All three presenters were part of the Robert Woods Johnson Caring Across Communities initiative, a national grant program that focused on school based and school connected mental health programs for immigrant and refugee students.

Caring Across Communities (CAC), a program of the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, is featured in a new video from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The 15 participating CAC grantees developed community partnerships that supported school-based mental health programming for students, parents, and teachers.

Supporting Immigrant & Refugee Communities (SIRC) Listserv is now active! The listserv provides an opportunity to pose questions to the field, share information, and network with colleagues nationwide. We will also share lessons learned, tools, and information gained during the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Caring Across Communities grant initiative. For more information and to sign up, click here.

Important Topic

Childhood Overweight

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Childhood Overweight and Obesity

• American Association of Pediatrics: Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Overweight and Obesity

• CHHCS: Keeping Kids Healthy: Overweight, Nutrition & Physical Exercise

Upcoming Meetings

• San Francisco, CA: National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) 2011 Annual Convention. February 22-25, 2011. For more information and to register for this event please visit: http://www.nasponline.org/conventions/index.aspx

• Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. August 4-7, 2011. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.apa.org/convention/

• Chicago, IL: National Assembly on School-Based Health Care Convention. June 26-29, 2011. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.nasbhc.org/site/c.jsJPKWPFJrH/b.2708163/k.9443/Convention_Intro.htm

• Washington, DC: National Association of School Nurses 43rd Annual Conference. June 30 - July 3, 2011. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.nasn.org/Default.aspx?tabid=109

• Washington, DC: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition. October 29- November 2, 2011. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.apha.org/meetings/

• Charleston, SC: Center for School Mental Health Annual Conference. September 22-24, 2011. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://csmh.umaryland.edu/

Submit a Proposal For The 16TH Annual Center for School Mental Health Conference
Proposals are now being accepted for the Sixteenth Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health to be held September 22-24, 2011 at the Charleston Area Convention Center, Charleston, S.C.  The Conference is sponsored by the Center for School Mental Health (CSMH) and the IDEA Partnership (funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), sponsored by the National Association of State Directors of Special Education). The theme of this year’s conference is School Mental Health: Achieving Student Success through Family, School, and Community Partnerships. The conference features twelve specialty tracks and offers speakers and participants numerous opportunities to advance knowledge and skills and to network related to school mental health practice, research, training, and policy.  The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2011--all proposals must be submitted online, http://csmh.umaryland.edu
 


Previously Posted Meetings

• Miami, FL: 2011 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention & Intervention Conference. January 13-15, 2011. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.naspa.org/programs/aapc/default.cfm

• Webinar: Suicide Prevention among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth: Expanding the Frame and Broadening Our Approaches. January 18, 2011 at 3:00-4:30 PM EST. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/177767736

• San Diego, CA: Solutions to a Crisis: Supporting Students/ Saving Lives. February 25-27, 2011. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.cescal.org/shoppingAndRegistration/events-Detail.cfm?eventKey=9

• Dallas, TX: 25th Annual Conference on Prevention of Child Abuse. February 28 - March 1, 2011. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.preventchildabusetexas.org/nextconference.html

• Oakland, CA: California School Health Centers Association. March 16, 2011. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.schoolhealthcenters.org/2011_Regionalconf.asp

• National Harbor, MD: Council for Exceptional Children 2011 Convention and Expo. April 25-28, 2011. For more information and to register for this event, please visit: http://www.cec.sped.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ProfessionalDevelopment/ConventionExpo/default.htm

Job Opportunities

• The Children's Center of Clackamas County-Senior Development Officer (Oregon City, OR)
• Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, Inc. - Child/Adolescent/Adult Psychiatrists (Various locations)
• The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia-Faculty Position (Philadelphia, PA)
• Shekinah Learning Institute- School Nurse (Schertz, TX)
• Crossroads School for Children-School Nurse (Natick, MA)
• Squannacook Early Childhood Center-Summer School Nurse (Townsend, MA)

Grant Alerts

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-Active Living Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity (Deadline: 7/1/11)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is striving to support research to inform policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity among children and adolescents, decreasing their sedentary behaviors and preventing obesity. The grant emphasizes children from 3 – 18 and of Black, Latino, American Indian or Asian/Pacific Islander descent because of their higher risk of obesity. Any proposals should be timely in execution.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA-Campus Suicide Prevention (Deadline: 3/4/11)
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA is offering grants for institutes of higher education who want to focus on curbing suicide on campus. Also, the grant focuses on preemptive care for those who suffer from mental and behavioral problems and a multi-pronged plan of action combating suicide and the stigma surrounding requests for help.

Open Meadows Foundation-Women and Girls Youth Development Grants (Deadline: 2/15/11)
The purpose of the grant from the Open Meadows Foundation is to support projects led by and benefiting women and girls, particularly those from vulnerable communities.

American Academy of Dermatology-Shade Structure Grant Program (Deadline: 4/22/11)
The American Academy of Dermatology's (AAD) Shade Structure Program awards grants for the purchase of permanent shade structures designed to provide shade and ultraviolet ray protection for outdoor areas. AAD also provides a permanent sign to be displayed near the shade structure that promotes the importance of sun safety.

Ann Bancroft Foundation-Dare to Dream Grants (Deadline: 4/15/11)
The Dare to Dream grant program funds small experiences for girls designed to help them gain a new perspective on their own abilities and goals. Grants may be used for classes, camps, or lessons to improve a skill; outdoor adventures or camps; honors programs; travel with approved schools or groups; choir trips or school activities; and more. The Foundation will not approve grants for activities already in progress or completed prior to application approval.

Special Olympics and Youth Service America-Get Into It Grants (Deadline: 1/19/11)
Special Olympics is partnering with Youth Service America to offer Get Into It Grants, which provide funds to young people to create and implement local, hands-on programs that fight childhood obesity.

News Alerts

Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States: 1972–2008
Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States: 1972–2008, a new publication from the National Center for Education Statistics reports that in October 2008, approximately 3 million civilian noninstitutionalized 16- through 24-year-olds were not enrolled in high school and had not earned a high school diploma or alternative credential.

Major Child Care Study Funded By U.S. Department Of Health and Human Services
Two leading research centers at the University of Chicago, NORC and Chapin Hall, will conduct the first national study of child care in more than 20 years. Titled the National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE), it will be conducted for HHS’ Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation of the Administration for Children and Families.

New Resources

Right on the Money: How to Keep the Doors of Your Nonprofit Organization Open in Good Times and Bad, published by the National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth, a resource of the Family and Youth Services Bureau, is a guide that covers the basics of financial management, fundraising, finding grants, and writing proposals for nonprofit organizations. In addition, the guide offers links to several web sites that include further information on funding announcements, fundraising, and more.

Engaging Older Youth: Program and City-level Strategies to Support Sustained Participation in Out-of-School Time, published by the Harvard Family Project and Public/Private Ventures, examines the program practices and structural features of almost 200 OST programs located across six diverse cities—Chicago, Cincinnati, New York, Providence, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. The report identifies five OST program characteristics that set apart the programs that were the most successful in supporting high retention. In addition, this study compares and contrasts the practices that are effective for middle school- versus high school-aged youth, noting that a “one-size-fits-all” strategy does not work well.

Healing the Damage: Trauma and Immigrant Families in the Child Welfare System, by the Migration and Child Welfare National Network, provides child welfare and community-based agencies working with immigrant families with guidelines for integrating child welfare practice with trauma-informed care and trauma-specific services. The kit also contains web site links to other resources, answers to frequently asked questions, and case examples.

Job Opportunities

The Children's Center of Clackamas County-Senior Development Officer (Oregon City, OR)
The Children’s Center has an opening in a new position for a Senior Development Officer to lead development efforts. The job will require someone whose strengths include major donor management, cultivation and solicitation, experience in a variety of successful development activities and strategies, leadership and mentorship of a growing development team, and a personal commitment to the Children’s Center’s mission. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.idealist.org/view/job/cZx2DNsh8b3p/

Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, Inc.-Child/Adolescent/Adult Psychiatrists (Various locations)
The Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, Inc. (JBFCS) offers a diverse network of approximately 175 community-based programs, residential facilities and day-treatment centers. These programs serve more than 65,000 people of all religious, ethnic, and economic backgrounds each year at sites throughout New York City and Westchester. JBFCS is seeking part time psychiatrists. Salaries are competitive and attractive benefits are available, including benefits for part time positions. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.idealist.org/view/job/GShz3t9g9fXd

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia-Faculty Position (Philadelphia, PA)
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Division of General Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine seek candidates for an Assistant or Associate Professor position in either the tenure track or the non-tenure clinician-educator track. The successful candidate would join the general pediatric faculty of PolicyLab: Center to Bridge Research, Practice and Policy within the Research Institute of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Successful applicants will be expected to establish and maintain independent, extramural funded research programs in health services research and health policy research. The ideal candidate will have an established track record in health services research, health economics, health equity and access, health policy, or health care management. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.publichealthjobs.net/search/detail.cfm?jobID=11588

Shekinah Learning Institute-School Nurse (Schertz, TX)
The Shekinah Learning Institute is seeking a school nurse to provide students with health services, incorporate students into health education programs, and teach preventative health practices. Applicants must have a LVN or RN license. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.schoolspring.com/job.cfm?jid=44363

Crossroads School for Children-School Nurse (Natick, MA)
Crossroads School, specializing in children on the autism spectrum, is seeking a part time school nurse. The position requires providing all aspects of school health care. The nurse must be able to work independently and network effectively. Duties include physical assessment and direct clinical care, medical record management, and training and teaching staff in school health related topics. Experience working with special needs students is preferred. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.schoolspring.com/job.cfm?jid=44091

Squannacook Early Childhood Center-Summer School Nurse (Townsend, MA)
Squannacook Early Childhood Center has an opening for a school nurse for the Special Education Summer Preschool Program. Applicants must have a current, valid license to practice as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, excellent written and verbal skills and a current certification in CPR and first aid from a recognized provider. A minimum of two years of child health, community health, or other relevant clinical nursing experience is preferred. Pediatric experience is helpful, but not required. For more information and to apply to this position, please visit: http://www.schoolspring.com/job.cfm?jid=45155