Understanding Research on Children’s Mental Health

Mar 21, 2011

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) will sponsor a video cast panel presentation on May 3, 2011 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM EST featuring leading NIMH children’s mental health researchers explaining current work in their field. The discussion will cover the state of science in children’s mental health including normal brain development, anxiety and bipolar disorders, and ADHD. Interested persons may go to http://guest.cvent.com/d/6dqb5l to register to watch the video cast.

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Recent Child Care Updates

Since the start of the new year there have been several new developments regarding child care. Childcare has been a consistent conversation among parents, social workers, child advocates, and the childcare workforce because the costs of care are rising. Without affordable child care, some parents leave the workforce, and some spend more than 7% of their income on care while paying for other necessities. Childcare is plagued with long waitlists, low compensation for workers and some rural communities have few options to access care.

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