NAPHS YOUTH
SERVICES LEADERSHIP FORUM
January 16, 2003
Washington, DC
Doing
a better job with prevention, early intervention, and transition planning
will be essential to helping young people with serious emotional disturbances,
said Dr. Robert H. Pasternack, Assistant Secretary for Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education. Children
with emotional disturbances are one of the 13 categories of young people
eligible for “Individuals with Disabilities Education Act”
(IDEA) funding.
IDEA
reauthorization is expected this year. The issues addressed in the July
report issued by the President’s Commission on Special Education,
on which Dr. Pasternack served, will guide legislators as they work on
reauthorization.
The
day-long meeting brought together the NAPHS Youth Services Committee with
top Washington-based policy leaders who impact a wide array of services
affecting youth with mental and addictive disorders (such as special education,
foster care, juvenile justice, and more). Among the speakers were Mary
Lee Allen, Director of Child Welfare and Mental Health Division, Children's
Defense Fund; and Tim Briceland-Betts, Senior Policy Analyst, Child
Welfare League of America.
Beth
Foley of the National Association of State Directors of Education
provided perspective on both IDEA reauthorization and the Family Opportunity
Act. Seated behind her are Annie B. White from the office of Sen.
Judd Gregg (R-NH), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and
Pensions Committee; Sybill Potts of Kids Behavioral Health, LLC;
and Richard Rickey, President/CEO of Cedar Crest Foundation.
Annie
B. White from the office of Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH), Chairman of the
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, shares perspective
from Capitol Hill.
Darcy
Gruttadaro, J.D. ,of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
described various NAMI initiatives, including the new NAMI Child &
Adolescent Action Center, which she directs.
Matt
Salo (left) of the National Governors Association and Steve Hitov
of the National Health Law Program (right) provide a point-counterpoint
on the challenges facing the states in an era of shrinking budgets. See
the NGA web site (www.nga.org) for details
on the fiscal state of states.
FOR
MORE LEADERSHIP FORUM NEWS, SEE PAGE TWO.
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