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11/26/2013 C H A R L I E B I S S
The Mental Health of Our Children and Their Families
What Everyone Should Know
Objectives
Historical Context
Public Health Model for Mental Health
Normal Development Context
When to Seek Help
Mental Health Disorders Prevention Treatment
Trauma Context
Historical Context
1900 State Hospital Movement
1960 Community Mental Health Movement
1985 Child Adolescent Service System Project
2001 Trauma Movement
2010 Public Mental Health Movement
Public Health is what we do as a society to assure the
conditions in which people can be healthy.
4 Core Concepts
Focuses on entire population
Promotes everyone’s good health with policy, accurate data, solid research
Determines risk and protective factors and social determinants
Constantly assesses Intervenes with policy
Assures access to quality care
10M Report 2009 Preventing Mental Health, Emotional, Behavioral Disorders Among
Young People
Prevention is a paradigm shift
Mental Health and Physical health are inseparable
Successful Prevention is interdisciplinary
Mental, Emotional, Behavior disorders are developmental
Coordinated community level systems are needed to support young people
Public Health Pyramid
What is Children’s
Mental Health?
Early Childhood Mental Health
The Social, emotional and behavioral well-being of young children and their families
The developing capacity to: Experience, regulate, and express emotion
Form close, secure relationships
Explore the environment and learn
Adapted from ZERO TO THREE
Mental Health can be compromised at many critical times in a child’s development.
Professionals need to promote mental health in activities that are aimed at:
Prevention
Risk Assessment
Diagnosis
Risk Factors
Genetic
Chronic Medical Illness
Social Risk (Poverty, Violence)
Family Risk
Skill Deficiencies (Child & Family)
Protective Factors
Positive Self Esteem
Active Style of Responding to Stress
Ability to Elicit Positive Attention from Adult
Risk and Protective factors
Resilient children tend to have had environments that are supportive in critical ways and the capacity for resilience develops over time in the context of environmental support (Egeland, Carlson & Sroufe,1993)
Prevalence
½ of all lifetime Mental Illness begins by age 14
21% of children (9-17) have a diagnosable Mental Disorder
1-5 get help
Pediatric behavioral developmental and Mental Health issues are more common than cancers, cardiac problems, and renal problems combined
Psychosocial Screening
Indicates severity of symptoms
Assesses severity within given time period
Assesses the environments where symptoms occur
Provides a way to begin the conversation
Pediatric Symptom Checklist
35 or 17 questions
When to Refer
Dysfunction in many domains home, school, peers
Family or child asks for referral
You are uncertain what to do
Child psychotic or suicidal
Child not responding to treatment
Promote Mental Health Wellbeing Birth to 11 Months
It is about the relationship between parent and child
Child Brings Parent Brings
Temperament Stress
Physical attractiveness Past experiences with Children
Health Their experience of being nurtured
Energy Emotional and Physical Health
Concerning Behaviors with Infants
Poor Eye Contact
Not Bright Energy or Smiling at Parent
Lack of Vocalization
Not Settling with Parent’s Voice
Low Activity Level
Issues
Attachment
Secure
Insecure and avoidant
Insure by ambivalence and resistance
Child Maltreatment
Promote Mental Health Wellbeing Early Childhood 1-4
Developmental Task
Ability to rely on self
Able to learn self discipline with limits
Able to direct energies and interact with others (parents, child care, etc.)
Autonomy and independence develops from the base of caring, connectedness, and trust with family.
When behaviors are off track:
Look at:
A – Antecedents
B – Behavior
C – Consequences
When behaviors are off track:
Look at:
Developmental Capacity
Physical Health Conditions
Temperament
Child and Environment
Attachment of Child & Family
Family Understanding of Child’s Behavior
Other Context in Family or Community
Time to do Autism Screen if:
Child has little interest in:
Being held
Wanting to be close
Interacting
Smiling
Eye contact
Vocalization
Social play
Promote Mental Health and Emotional Well-being: Middle Childhood 5 to 10 Years
Major cognitive development
Mastery of cognitive, physical, social skills
Growing independence
Interest in friendship
More aware of world around them
Development of self esteem
Success at school depends on social skills
Positive connections to adults
Family needs to promote positive social skills and reinforce desire behavior.
Protective Factors Keep Child Resilient in Face of Risk Factors
Warm Supportive Relationship between Parents and Children
Positive Self–Esteem
Good Coping Skills
Positive Peer Relationships
Interest in and Success at School
Good relationship with other adults
Ability to articulate feelings
Parents are doing well in all environments
Common Disorders
Attention Deficit/hyperactivity disorder ADHD 3-6% of all children
Overactive Impulsive
Inactive to:
• Learning • Having fun • Relationships
ADHD
Family and school should emphasize:
Learning Impulse Control
Building Self Esteem
Acquiring Coping Skills
Building Social Skills
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety can be a normal feeling but too much is bad.
Look at ADHD and depression
Causes for Assessment
Mood Disorders
Depression
Bipolar
Overwhelming feeling of sadness, sleep problems, loss of interest in activities
When is the last time you really had a good time?
Bullying
½ school age child have been bullied
Verbal, Physical, Relational, Extortion, Cyber Bullying
Substance Abuse
Parents Model Behavior!
EDUCATE
EDUCATE
EDUCATE
Promoting Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being: Adolescence – 11 to 21 Years
Learning to cope with stress and adversity
Involvement in personally meaningful activities
Perspectives of interested parties
Developmental factors
Focuses on cultural factors
Protective Factors
Sports, Music, Prosocial Community Service
Solid Peer Relationships
Family Attachment
Ability to Problem Solve
Ability to talk about Feelings
Depression and Anxiety
Wide mood changes are normal, but unreasonable fear, anxiety, lasting depression, low self esteem, and
feeling worthless is not.
Depression and Anxiety
These feelings might look: Sad
Irritable
Angry
Bored
Difficulty at: School
Home
Friends
Suicide
As many as 20% contemplate it
2nd leading cause of death
Need talk openly about it
Trauma
ACE Study
10 Childhood Traumas
Count the Kind
Starling Results
Adverse Childhood Experiences Adverse Childhood Experiences
Social, Emotional, &
Cognitive Impairment
Adoption of Health-risk Behaviors
Disease, Disability
Early Early
Death Death
The Influence of Adverse
Childhood Experiences Throughout Life Life
Death B
Death
Birth
Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Are Common
Abuse: Emotional 10.6% Physical 28.3% Sexual 20.7% Neglect: Emotional 14.8% Physical 9.9% Household Dysfunction: Mother Treated Violence 12.7% Household Substance Abuse 26.9% Household Mental Illness 19.4% Parent Separation/Divorce 23.3% Incarcerated Family Member 4.7% N 17, 337
Number of categories adverse childhood experiences are summed …
ACE score Prevalence 0 36.1% 1 26.0% 2 15.9% 3 9.5% 4 or more 12.5%
Adverse Childhood Experiences Score
Trauma Informed Care
Survivors need to be respected, informed, connected, and hopeful
Find out about relationship between trauma and systems of substance abuse, eating, depression, anxiety
Work with family, friends, others to empower survivor