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Children’s and Adolescent’s Mental Health Like adults, children and adolescents can have mental health disorders that interfere with the way they think, feel, and act. Mental health influences the ways individuals look at themselves, their lives, and others in their lives. Like physical health, mental health is important at every stage of life. Below are a number of links that may help you and your family better understand mental illness and find supportive programs: Ohio Mental Health Network for School Success In existence since 2001, the Ohio Mental Health Network for School Success (OMHNSS) consists of action networks spearheaded by affiliate organizations in six regions of Ohio. The mission of the Networks is to help Ohio's school districts, community-based agencies, and families work together to achieve improved educational and developmental outcomes for all children. To learn more about the Network, regional contacts, and its action agenda, please go to web sites at: www.units.muohio.edu/csbmhp/network.html or http://altedmh.osu.edu/omhn/omhn.htm Ohio's Mental Health and School Success Shared Agenda Initiative Ohio has been nationally recognized as a leader in building, and expanding collaboration across education, mental health, and family-serving organizations in developing a shared agenda for children's mental health and school success. To learn more about the state and local partners, the regional and legislative forums, and guiding principles, goals and objectives for Ohio, please go to: www.units.muohio.edu/csbmhp/sharedagendareport.html Youth Friendly Website The North Central Action Network and the Ohio Department of Mental Health have rolled out a campaign that will help students become more aware of mental health issues. The posters, bookmarks, and T-shirts for the project read See Hear My Feelings, Help Your Friend, Help Yourself. The products display a web address www.seemehearmyfeelings.com that links students to youth-friendly mental health information. There are twelve topics on the web link (e.g., awareness charts, artwork, music, depression, drugs and alcohol, bullying/violence, suicide prevention, attention problems, feelings about, autism, learning disabilities). Visitors to the website also can listen to youth discussing their mental health issues. If you would like further information about campaign, please contact Kathleen Oberlin, NCAN, Heartland Behavioral Healthcare, at: 330-923-7545.
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