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Newark NJ Chapter - Statewide Parent Advocacy Network, Inc.

Our Vision

Through a family and youth driven approach, children and youth with emotional, behavioral and mental health challenges and their families obtain needed supports and services so that children grow up healthy and able to maximize their potential.

Our Mission

The National Federation, a national family-run organization serves to:

Provide advocacy at the national level for the rights of children and youth with emotional, behavioral and mental health challenges and their families
Provide leadership and technical assistance to a nation-wide network of family run organizations
Collaborate with family run and other child serving organizations to transform mental health care in America

Links

National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

National Alliance on Mental Illness in New Jersey (NAMI)

NJ Division of Child Behavioral Health Services

NJ Alliance of Family Support Organizations - SPAN is a member of the NJ Alliance of Family Support Organizations, NJ's SAMHSA-funded Statewide Family Network.

Partnership for Family Success

Family Support Organizations are family-led, community-based non-profit agencies whose mission is to provide support, advocacy, and education to families and caregivers of children with emotional, behavioral and mental health needs. The New Jersey Alliance of Family Support Organizations, Inc. supports these family-run organizations through training, technical assistance, policy development, identification of best practices, data collection and resource development.

SPAN partners with the NJ Alliance of Family Support Organizations, Parents Anonymous of New Jersey, and Family Intervention Services, on the Partnership for Family Success, providing training and TA to NJ's Family Success Centers and Differential Response pilots.

More Resources

NJ State Report Card	Department of Children and Families Flyer
Reversing the Trend: Children & youth with mental health challenges do not belong in the Juvenile Justice System	Children's Mental Health Coalition Introduces Bill of Rights for Families Living With Mental Illnesses
Children’s Mental Health as a Public Health Issue: What a difference it could make	Promotion and Prevention: What do these new buzz words mean to me?
Report of Healthy Development: A Summit on Young Children’s Mental Health	Family Guide to Systems of Care for Children With Mental Health Needs
Children’s Mental Health: Facts for Policymakers	Promotion and Prevention in Mental Health: Strengthening Parenting and Enhancing Child Resilience
The Best Beginning: Partnerships Between Primary Health Care and Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Young Children and Their Families

Health Teleconferences & Workshops Archives

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