2011

• Overcoming Stigma About Mental Health Services: Some Key Lessons for Working with Refugee and Immigrant Families. Donna Behrens at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 31, 2011. Part 1, Part 2
  Stigma about mental illness is often reported as a barrier to providing school mental health services to refugee and immigrant children. The presentation describes how mental health professionals can inadvertently increase stigma bout their services, even as they are striving to reduce it and three successful cultural adaptations that prevent school mental health services from being stigmatizing.
• Overcoming Stigma About Mental Health Services: Some Key Lessons for Working with Refugee and Immigrant Families. Donna Behrens at the 16th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, September 23, 2011. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
  Stigma about mental illness is often reported as a barrier to providing school mental health services to refugee and immigrant children. The presentation describes how mental health professionals can inadvertently increase stigma bout their services, even as they are striving to reduce it and three successful cultural adaptations that prevent school mental health services from being stigmatizing.
• Pivoting on School Behavioral Health: Promising Avenues. Evelyn Frankford and Olga Acosta Price at the 16th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, September 23, 2011.
  The current fiscal crisis facing states and school districts has many school mental health supporters concerned about the probable reduction of services and programs for our most vulnerable populations. This session will explore federal and state policies that hold promise for increasing the number, quality, and sustainability of school-connected mental health interventions. A case study of developments in Massachusetts will be provided.
• Emotional/Behavioral Health: Imperative to Health. Olga Acosta Price at the Mental Health Summit as part of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's Policy Conference, Washington DC. September 13, 2011.
  This brief presentation describes the importance of considering the public mental health benefits of a school-connected approach. Talking points available upon request.
• School-Based Health Centers Oral Health: Keys to Success . Julia Graham Lear at the National School Based Health Care Convention, June 28, 2011.
  This workshop makes the case for integration of comprehensive oral health care into school-based health centers, exploring the why and how of oral health care inclusion. The presentation discusses who might be school-based health center partners in oral health care and what roles partners play in the provision of comprehensive oral health services.
• Assessing, Developing, and Maintaining Quality School Mental Health Services for Immigrant and Refugee Students. Olga Acosta Price and Kristen Huffman-Gottschling at the National School Based Health Care Convention, June 28, 2011.
  Developments in quality improvement activities have advanced our understanding of successful school mental health programs and services. In this session, presenters discuss traditional strategies used to ensure high quality school-based services, offer caution about using these strategies when implementing mental health services for members of immigrant and refugee communities, and share the organizational factors shown to promote culturally responsive and effective care among new Americans.
• The Impact of Mental and Physical Wellness on School Success of Diverse Learners. Olga Acosta Price, Patricia Doran, Howard Straker and Amy Mazur at the Council for Exceptional Children, April 28, 2011.
  This session addresses the impact of mental and physical wellness on academic success, particularly for culturally and linguistically diverse exceptional students. The panel provides multiple perspectives on cultural, legal, and socioeconomic factors impacting mental and physical wellness, and makes recommendations for a school-wide collaborative approach to support diverse learners.
  

2010

• Working with Immigrant and Refugee Students and Their Families: The Road to School Success. Julia Graham Lear at the Southern Regional Education Board Conference, July 16, 2010.
  In recent years, many schools have welcomed an unprecedented number of new immigrant and refugee families. This presentation summarizes successful strategies for reaching out to refugee and immigrant families and creating a foundation for school success.
  
• In Search of New Models of Healing: The Role of Schools in Immigrant and Refugee Health. Lisa Belanger and Donna Behrens at the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care Annual Conference. July, 2010.
  
• Understanding the Emotional/Behavioral Health Needs of Children and Youth. Olga Acosta Price at the 9th Annual DC Counselors Multicultural Competencies Training, May 14, 2010.
  This keynote presentation describes a number of pressing social determinants of health and success impacting young DC residents and outlines the role of school-based mental health programs in enhancing positive outcomes among public school students.
  
• Children's Mental Health in Schools: Emerging Opportunities. Olga Acosta Price and Julia Graham Lear. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. April 26, 2010.
  An estimated one in 10 children and adolescents have a mental health problem but only 25% of those affected get the care they need. Schools offer an excellent opportunity to promote emotional well-being and overcome barriers to care when problems occur. Information on how schools are organized, who is in charge of what, where health services – especially mental health care – fit in, and opportunities to build stronger community supports for children and their families are described.
• School-based Mental Health Interventions for Immigrant and Refugee Populations in the U.S. Olga Acosta Price at the International Women's Day SPHHS Panel, March 2010.
  This brief panel presentation discusses the importance of school-connected mental health services for the US population, and explores the challenges and opportunities available for addressing the emotional and behavioral health needs of culturally diverse communities.
  

2009


• The Future Is Now: Supporting the Needs of Immigrant and Refugee Children at School. 
  Julia Graham Lear at the School Health Interdisciplinary Program Conference, August 3, 2009.
  This presentation summarizes recent immigration trends nationally and in the state of Maryland. It also describes several projects the Center has been working through the RWJF Caring Across Communities initiative. These projects have created a range of services and interventions that address both the academic and emotional needs of children and they offer lessons that all can use.
  
• Children's Health and Children's Schools -- A Perfect Match; A Challenging Fit. Julia Graham Lear at the Colorado Health Forum, August 1, 2009.
  
• How School-Connected Mental Health Programs Are Including Parents and Why It Matters. Julia Graham Lear at the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care annual conference. June 2009.
  
• Addressing the Mental Health Needs of People of Color. Olga Acosta Price. Panel presenter at Campaign for High School Equity Issue Forum, Rx for Academic Success: Caring for the Whole Student Body, Washington, DC. July 31, 2009.
  
• The Future of School-Based Mental Health: School Mental Health Services for Latinos. Olga Acosta Price. Presentation at the DC Mental Health Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC, May 13, 2009.
  
• Infrastructure Development: Best and Promising Practices. Olga Acosta Price. Presentation at the DC Mental Health Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC, May 13, 2009.
  
• School Mental Health: What We Know and What We Need to Know. Olga Acosta Price. Webinar on Improving Children’s Access to Mental Health Services in Schools for Grantmakers in Health, Maternal and Child Health Audio-conference Series.
  
• Building Successful School-Health Partnerships: Meeting the Challenges of Working Across Systems.
  JG Lear, Grantmakers in Health Conference, Washington, DC. May 29, 2009.
  If health organizations are to provide prevention or treatment services in school, they must form successful partnerships with schools. While schools and health organizations share a commitment to children’s well-being, they have profoundly different organizational structures and operate in very different political environments. The presentation explains how the systems differ and how good partnership practices can overcome differences.
  

2008

• Adapting Evidence-Based Practices to Meet the Mental Health Needs of Immigrant and Refugee Communities.
  OA Price, J Kaufman and M Sander, 2008 Center for School Mental Health 13th Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ, September 26, 2008.
• Comprehensive SBHC Services Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Mexican Immigrants.
  OA Price and M Lyn, 2008 National School-Based Health Care Convention, Los Angeles, CA, June 27, 2008.
• Health Care Reform & School-Based Health Centers: Three Perspectives.
  D Behrens, JG Lear and J Schlitt, 2008 National School-Based Health Care Convention, Los Angeles, CA, June 26, 2008.
  
• School-Based Measurement for BMI: Reasons for Optimism; Reasons for Concern.
  JG Lear, RWJF Forum on “Issues and Implications of Screening, Surveillance and Reporting of Children’s BMI”, Washington, DC, January 16-17, 2008.
  

2007

• Health at School: Hiding in Plain Sight?
  JG Lear, National Health Policy Forum, Washington, DC, March 9, 2007.
  
• Promoting Healthy Weight for Children (and Staff) in DCPS
  JG Lear, DC State Office of Education Policy Forum: Cutting the Fat -- Local & National Efforts to Provide Healthy School Environments for Students, Washington, DC, June 14, 2007.
  
• Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Immigrant and Refugee Youth and their Families.
  OA Price and M Sander at the Center for School Mental Health Annual Conference, Orlando, Fl, October 18, 2007.
• School Health and Health Care Reform: Imagine a world…
  JG Lear, Symposium at Regis College, Weston, MA, November 28, 2007.
  

2006

• Part 1: Expanding Mental Health Services at School: Lessons from the Caring for Kids Grant Initiative. JG Lear, Center for Health and Health Care in Schools.
• Part 2: Seattle SBHCs "Reaching for Excellence", TJ Cosgove, Program Manager, Youth Health Services - Public Health/Seattle & King County, Seattle WA.
  
  
• Part 1: Providing Dental Health Services in SBHCs: Lessons from the Caring for Kids Program. N Eichner, Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
• Part 2: HEALS, Inc. and Caring for Kids. T Wright, Executive Director for HEALS, Huntsville, Al
• Part 3: Key Components and Systems for a School-Based Dental Program. M Rosenthal, Dental Director for Children's Aid Society, NY, New York
2005
• School-Based Health Centers: Policy and Practice. JG Lear on Web-based seminar sponsored by National Conference of State Legislatures, December 2005. An overview of state policies to guide SBHC development, and recent lessons from a grant initiative that expanded mental health and dental health services in schools,

• Related handout: Dental and Mental Health Programs in School-Based Health Centers: A snapshot from the Caring for Kids grant initiative.
  
  
• Issues and Opportunities in Organizing Mental Health Services in School. JG Lear. How schools work and what has been learned from recent school-based mental health programs. Presented at Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families Annual Conference, Denver, CO, September 25, 2005.

• Helping Children Maintain Healthy Weight: What Schools Want to Know. JG Lear, presentation at The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, NJ, July 7, 2005.
  
• A Systems Approach to Reducing Risk and Strengthening Quality in School Medication Management. N Eichner and JG Lear. Presentation at the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care Annual Meeting, Providence, RI, June 17, 2005.
  
• School Health Services: Emerging Opportunities for CDC-DASH. JG Lear, presentation at meeting of Expert Committee on School-Based Mental and Physical Health Services, CDC, Atlanta, May 12, 2005.
  
• The Future of Children's Health at School: Opportunities for Community Schools and Health Program Partnerships.
  JG Lear at the Coalition for Community Schools Conference, Chicago, IL, March 10, 2005
2004
• Issues and Opportunities in the Organization and Financing of Mental Health Services in School.
  JG Lear at the Board on Children, Youth, and Families, National Academy of Sciences, May 20, 2004
2003
• Beyond Mom and Pop: A New Vision for School-Based Health Centers.
  JG Lear at the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, Portland, Oregon, June 26, 2003.

• The Case for School Health
  JG Lear at the Washington State Public Health Association Annual Conference, Yakima, WA, October 14, 2003.

• Improving Children's Health: Making Community-School Partnerships Work
  JG Lear at the Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc. Improving Asthma Care for Children Conference, June 27, 2003.

• Comprehensive School-Based Health Programs: The Impact of School Policies and Programs on Student Health
  JG Lear at the DC Action for Children, Washington, DC, June 3, 2003.

• Improving the Health of Elementary School-Aged Children What’s Happening at School?
  JG Lear at the Annual Conference of the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, Washington, DC, March 10, 2003.
2002
• Caring for Kids: Expanding Mental Health Services for Children through School-Based Health Centers
  JG Lear at the American Public Health Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 12, 2002.
  
  
• Caring for Kids: Expanding Dental Health Services through School-Based Health Centers
  A Ferebee at the American Public Health Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 11, 2002.
  
  
• Health Establishments at Local Schools
  S Pietzrak, HEALS, Inc. at the American Public Health Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 11, 2002.
  
  
• Improving Safety and Quality in Medication Management in Schools
  JG Lear at the American Public Health Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 11, 2002.
  
  
• School-Based Health Programs: What is the Role for Local Boards of Health?
  A Ferebee, V. Caine, R. Stevens at the National Association of Local Boards of Health Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, July 13, 2002.
• Part 1 - A Ferebee, Deputy Director, CHHCS
• Part 2 - R Stevens, Clinical Professor, NC Institute for Public Health, UNC-Chapel Hill
2001
• Issues and Opportunities in the Organization and Financing of Mental Health Services in School
  JG Lear at the Policy Group for the MacArthur Foundation Mental Health Services Network, December 6, 2001.

• Improving Access and Strengthening Quality of Care for Adolescents
  JG Lear at American Public Human Services Association, November 19, 2001.

• School Health: Getting It Right
  JG Lear at DC Action for Children Dialogue on the District’s School Nurse Program, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, September 5, 2001.

• A Method of Evaluating Clinical Services in School-based Health Centers
  N Eichner, L Juszczak, D Pastore, C Reif at The 2001 National Assembly School-Based Health Care Conference, Miami, Florida, June 25, 2001. Drs Juszczak, Pastore and Reif served as consultants to the Center on the continuous quality project.


• Beta Test of a Continuous Quality Improvement Tool (CQI ) for School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) [PDF]
  N Eichner, L Juszczak, C Reif, and JG Lear at the 2002 Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. (Poster Session) June 25, 2002.

• Evidence-Based Practice in a School-Based Setting: Opportunities, issues, and possible directions.
  JG Lear at the MacArthur Foundation Mental Health Network, Chicago, IL. July 17, 2002.

• Children's Mental Health: Current Challenges and a Future Direction
  by S Olbrich, MPH, GWU. June 7, 2002. (See Paper)
  
  
• Models that Work: Politics that Don't -- A History of school health in the United States
  JG Lear at Milwaukee Area Health Education Center, April 29, 2002.

• Expanding Dental and Mental and Health Services through School-Based Health Centers
  A. Ferebee at the National Oral Health Conference, Third Joint Annual Meeting of ASTDD & AAPHD, Danvers, MA, April 29, 2002.

• School-Based Health Centers As a Vehicle for Expanding Access for Adolescents
  A. Ferebee at 16th Annual Maternal and Child Health Coordinating Conference, Washington, DC, February 20, 2002.