Part of the APA’s 2023 Trends Report, this article highlights what providers are doing to address the youth mental health crisis that has been exacerbated by not just the COVID-19 pandemic, but growing concerns about social media, mass violence, natural disasters, climate change, and political polarization.
California’s Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI)
The Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative was announced in July 2021 with a $4.4B investment to enhance, expand and redesign the systems that support behavioral health for children and youth. The goal of the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative is to reimagine mental health and emotional well-being for ALL children, youth, and families in California by delivering equitable, appropriate, timely and accessible behavioral health services and supports.
The State of Mental Health in America 2023
This report is a collection of data across all 50 states and the District of Columbia intended to provide a snapshot of mental health status among youth and young adults, including changes in prevalence of mental health issues and access to mental health care, as well as how changes in national data reflect the impact of legislation and policies.
From Crisis to Care – A Safe Place to Be: Crisis Stabilization Services and Other Supports for Children and Youth
This paper reviews the need for and components of crisis stabilization services for children, youth, young adults, and their families. This is a companion report to the National Guidelines for Child and Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Care that offers technical guidance for the design and development of services that meet the needs of children, youth, and their families experiencing a behavioral health crisis.
National Guidelines for Child and Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Care
The National Guidelines for Child and Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Care offers best practices, implementation strategies, and practical guidance for the design and development of services that meet the needs of children, youth, and their families experiencing a behavioral health crisis. It is intended to help mental health authorities, agency administrators, service providers, state and local leaders think through and develop the structure of crisis systems for children, youth, and their families that meet community needs.