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International Alliance for Child & Adolescent Mental Health & Schools. www.intercamhs.org Cheryl Vince Whitman President, Intercamhs Senior Vice President, EDC Director, WHO Collaborating Center November 5, 2009. Vision.
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International Alliance for Child & Adolescent Mental Health & Schools www.intercamhs.org Cheryl Vince WhitmanPresident, IntercamhsSenior Vice President, EDCDirector, WHO Collaborating Center November 5, 2009
Vision Mental health will be addressed through collaborative interdisciplinary whole-school approaches for all school community members across nations.
Location and Structure • Launched with SAMHSA funding; • EDC now the administrative home; • International Board; • Management Committee.
Products and Services • Pre & post conference seminars; • Forums with education, mental health & other agencies to advance policy& planning;
Products and Services • Connect people within & across countries through member database; • Facilitate on-line discussions of critical issues; • Publish monographs and articles.
Other Current Activities • Global Framework School Mental Health • Report & journal article from this meeting • European project: data on evidence-based practices for schools • Revamping Intercamhs web site
The Sixth World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders Addressing Imbalances: Promoting Equity in Mental Health November 17–19, 2010Washington, DCOmni Shoreham Hotel ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: APRIL 30, 2010
Contact Details Cheryl Vince Whitman President, IntercamhsSenior Vice President, EDCDirector, WHO Collaborating Center cvincewhitman@edc.org www.intercamhs.org Ph: 617-618-2300 www.hhd.org EDC: Health and Human Development Division.55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA, USA 02458-1060