The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law


Children

The National Academies of Science estimates that roughly one in five children in America experiences some form of diagnosable mental, emotional or behavioral disorder. The Bazelon Center works to protect, promote and advance the rights of children with mental or emotional disorders.

 

Bazelon Center Position Statement on Mental Health Screening

News

Report Points Way to School Success for Children with Mental Health Needs
“Way to Go"—praise for a child and a roadmap for policymakers” is the opening sentence of a report issued today by the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law that lays out a new direction for child mental health systems linked to a new movement in education.

Children's Mental Health Fact Sheets

A list of key facts and statistics on children's mental health issues. These fact sheets are presented in printer-friendly PDF and browser-friendly HTML formats. Click here...

Special Concerns

 

Publications

Browse our full catalogue of publications on childrens' issues.

Moving On: Federal Programs to Assist Transition-Age Youth with Serious Mental Health Conditions
Myriad federal programs can address the wide range of needs of youth with serious mental health conditions who are transitioning into adulthood. Moving On is a collection of fact sheets on 57 of these programs, run by 20 or more different agencies in nine departments of the federal government.

In court

Deadline Extended for Reform of Arizona Mental Health System for Children

aNovember 21, 2006 – Facing a 2007 deadline for reform of the mental health system serving 40,000 poor Arizona children, state officials and children’s advocates today agreed to a three-year extension of the terms of a settlement in the federal class-action lawsuit known currently as J.K. v. Gerard. Read more...

 

 

 

 

 

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  Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 1212
Washington, DC 20005

Phone: 202-467-5730
Fax: 202-223-0409
Email: webmaster@bazelon.org

 
Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 1212
Washington, DC 20005

Phone: 202-467-5730
Fax: 202-223-0409
Email: webmaster@bazelon.org