This publication was developed by Child Trends in partnership with the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy for the Office of Adolescent Health. It highlights co-occurring risk factors that increase the risk of injury, illness, and death among adolescents that can also impact sexual risk taking and result in pregnancy. These risk factors include: substance abuse (i.e., tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana or other drug use), dating violence, physical or sexual abuse, and mental health. Also included are risk factors associated with multiple negative outcomes for adolescents. The publication concludes with a list of questions the reader can use in discussing with team members and/or partners how to coordinate efforts to address co-occurring risk factors strategically.

The IPS Employment focuses the center’s activities on employment for people with serious mental illnesses. It operates in 23 states, 3 European countries, and offers trainings across the world. The center hosts a multidisciplinary team of researchers and trainers who conduct research studies, disseminate findings, prepare training and educational materials, and provide training and consultation services.

Please join the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) for a webinar reaffirming and renewing its partnership with the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and between the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Head Start (HS), and Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) programs. The webinar will go over a recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that describes how WIC, CACFP, HS, and CCDF can work together to promote and support regional, State, and local efforts to improve program coordination and service delivery for low-income children and their families. When: Wednesday, January 31, 2018; 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. (EST) Presented by: FNS & ACF Headquarters Staff. Short remarks to be provided by FNS and ACF Senior Leadership. Log-on information will be provided at a later date. This webinar will be recorded, and the presentation will be made available following the webinar date.

Supported employment services in Washington State for individuals with mental illness were discontinued in 2012, resulting in uneven service offerings across the state. This report prepared by the Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery outlines the primary goals of the Becoming Employed Starts Today (BEST) program and provides baseline profiles and initial service information for participants. BEST is a five-year federally funded pilot program to provide evidence-based supported employment services to individuals with serious mental illness at two sites in Washington State. Program goals for participants include higher employment rates, reduced hospitalization and criminal justice system rates, and improved well-being.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides food assistance to low-income individuals and families. SNAP funding also includes resources dedicated to employment and training services. SNAP Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) can be a significant source of flexible funding to help recipients increase income so they can transition off SNAP benefits. Due to seemingly complex funding access, SNAP E&T tends to be an underutilized resource. This guide prepared by the Heartland Alliance’s National Initiatives on Poverty and Economic Opportunity is designed to help community-based organizations (CBOs) and state governments navigate the process of accessing SNAP E&T and 50/50 funding to support employment outcomes and economic advancement for people experiencing homelessness, as well other jobseekers facing barriers to employment.

This website is a resource for education, advocacy, and leadership regarding mental illness in the United States. Providing helplines, public policy resources, and events, NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

This website helps Medicaid beneficiaries receive services in their home or community rather than segregated settings. It provides information for targeted population groups, including people with mental health disabilities as well as intellectual, developmental, and/or physical disabilities. Every state has a HCBS waiver that identifies the population(s) they will serve through this program. Resources and contact information are also provided.

This report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development examines a survey of 1,340 American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) households in 38 tribal areas to assess housing conditions. The analysis uncovered that AIAN housing conditions were much worse than U.S. households, with overcrowding a severe issue in these communities. The report suggests that limited funding is a key reason for limited housing production among many tribes.