In November 2017, the The Forum on Promoting Children's Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Health, in collaboration with the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity, convened a workshop on promoting children's behavioral health equity. The workshop used a socio-ecological developmental model to explore health equity of children and families, including those with complex needs and chronic conditions. Particular attention was paid to challenges experienced by children and families in both rural and urban contexts, to include but not limited to poverty, individual and institutional racism, low-resourced communities, and hindered access to educational and health care services. Workshop participants also engaged in solution-oriented discussions of initiatives, policies, and programs that aim to improve social determinants of health, opportunities for behavioral health promotion, and access to quality services that address the behavioral health of all children and families. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussion of the event.

Contents

• The National Academies of SCIENCES • ENGINEERING • MEDICINE
• STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE WORKSHOP ON ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY IN CHILDREN'S COGNITIVE, AFFECTIVE, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
• FORUM FOR CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING: PROMOTING COGNITIVE, AFFECTIVE, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Introduction to the Workshop and Proceedings
  • ORGANIZATION OF THE WORKSHOP AND PROCEEDINGS
  • INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
• 2. Introduction to Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health
  • SHAPING THE PUBLIC NARRATIVE THROUGH PERSONAL ACCOUNTS
  • DEFINING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF EQUITY
• 3. Opportunities for Advancing Behavioral Health Equity Through State and Local Policy
  • HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES
  • THE TRIPLE AIM OF HEALTH EQUITY
  • ACTION THROUGH COLLABORATION
  • GETTING TO FIFTY-ONE PERCENT
• 4. Addressing Quality and Access: Promoting Behavioral Health in Rural Communities
  • ACCESSING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
  • ADDRESSING QUALITY AND ACCESS: PROMOTING HEALTH IN RURAL NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES
  • DISCUSSION HIGHLIGHTS
• 5. Addressing Historical, Intergenerational, and Chronic Trauma: Impacts on Children, Families, and Communities
  • HISTORICAL TRAUMA
  • INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA
  • VIOLENCE PREVENTION
  • DISCUSSION HIGHLIGHTS
• 6. Accelerating the Rate of Learning Through Population-Based Research Strategies
  • LEVERAGING RESEARCH TO CLOSE THE GAP
  • ENGAGING CONTRIBUTIONS OF PATIENTS, CLINICIANS, AND RESEARCHERS TO CO-PRODUCE HEALTH
• 7. Creating Partnerships and Engaging Communities
  • ADDRESSING YOUTH ALCOHOL USE WITHIN THE CHEROKEE NATION
  • BUILDING A CULTURE OF HEALTH
  • DISCUSSION HIGHLIGHTS
• 8. Implementing Family-Focused Preventive Interventions
  • INCREASING ACCESS TO PARENTING INFORMATION AND TOOLS
  • SUPPORTING PARENTS IN PRIMARY CARE
  • DISCUSSION HIGHLIGHTS
• 9. Adopting Restorative Policies and Practices to Achieve Health Equity
  • RESTORATIVE CIRCLES
  • THE INDIGENOUS MODEL OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
  • CASE STUDY 1: UNRAVELING THE STORY
  • RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CROSS-SECTIONAL APPLICATION
  • CASE STUDY 2: THE POWER OF AGENCY
  • KEY POINTS
  • CASE STUDY 3: FAMILY CONNECTIONS
  • RETHINKING THE ROLE OF THE PROSECUTOR
• 10. A Pathway Forward for Equity
• References
• Appendix A. Workshop Statement of Task
• Appendix B. Workshop Agenda
• Appendix C. Continuing the Conversation
• Appendix D. Speaker and Committee Biosketches

Suggested citation:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2019). Achieving Behavioral Health Equity for Children, Families, and Communities: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: https://doi.org/10.17226/25347.

Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.17226/25347

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