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Our research is designed to promote the transformation of mental health care by increasing knowledge of supports, services, and policies that:

  • Build on family strengths;
  • Are community based, family driven, and youth guided;
  • Promote cultural competence; and
  • Are based on evidence of effectiveness.

 

 

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Learning Community

The Research and Training Center collaborates with other organizations to promote improved services and outcomes for children and youth with emotional and behavioral disorders and their families. Together, the partner organizations provide research services, support, and technical assistance to the 44 sites across the United States that have received grants under the Center for Mental Health Services' Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and their Families.

The partner organizations operate as a Learning Community to exchange and disseminate up-to-date information on debates and developments in the field of Children's Mental Health. As part of this effort, the Research and Training Center at Portland State University and the Research and Training Center at the University of South Florida collaborate in producing Data Trends, which is a series of one-page briefs addressing current themes, summarizing recent articles, or presenting new developments in the field.

Our partner organizations are listed below:

National Evaluation Team, ORC Macro International, Inc.

Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health, American Institutes for Research

Caring for Every Child's Mental Health Campaign, Vanguard Communications

National Indian Child Welfare Association

Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida

National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health, Georgetown University Child Development Center

National Center for Cultural Competence, Georgetown University

Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health

Center for Mental Health Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Child, Adolescent and Family Branch

 
2008 Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children’s Mental Health, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon.