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Listening time: 15 minutes

Welcome and Introductions
Millicent Williams, MSW, Director Foster Care and Permanency Planning, Child Welfare League of America, Washington, D.C.

Mental Health Issues Impacting Parents of Children in Foster Care: An Overview
Cliff Davis, Partner Human Service Collaborative, Ohio.

 

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Listening time: 16 minutes

Homelessness and Mental Health Issues: A Partnership
Peggy Bailey, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Washington, DC
Jennifer Baha, Shelter Inc., Contra Costa, California

 

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Listening time: 10 minutes

Mental Health Services for Parents with Co-occurring Disorders
Albert Nixon, Assistant Director, A New Beginning, Chantilly, Virginia

 

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Listening time: 9 minutes

Parent Empowerment Program

Ina Mendez, Program Coordinator, Child Advocacy Center, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, New York

 

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Listening time: 18 minutes

 

Program Example

Debbie LeFevre, Assessment and Consultation Team (ACT), Riverside County Department of Mental Health, Riverside, California
Steve Sohper, Regional Manger, Department of Public Social Services, Riverside, California

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Listening time: 11 minutes

Questions and Discussion

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Agenda

Presenter Contact Information

Cliff Davis

Resources

 

Ina Mendez

 

Parent Empowerment Program Curriculum

 

Debbie LeFevre and Steve Sohper

ACT Program Brochure

Riverside Mental Health Referral Form

 

Annotated Bibliography
Prepared for this teleconference by the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information/National Adoption Information Clearinghouse (now the Child Welfare Information Gateway). Compiled in January 2006. For newer titles added to the Gateway database, click: http://basis.caliber.com/cwig/ws/library/docs/gateway/SearchForm

Mental Health Issues of Parents in the Child Welfare System