# Behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse)

- Inventory of Evidence-Based Practices for Healthy Start Programs Healthy Start EPIC Center                  This website includes a searchable list of evidence-based practices that support the health of women before, during, and after pregnancy in order to improve birth outcomes and give infants up to age two a healthy start. Also included are tools and materials to support the implementation of these practices.            Topic                        Behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse)          Early childhood development          Evidence-based programs or promising practices          Federal programs          Parenting supports                          Audience                        Policy makers          Service providers                          Type of Resource                        Webpage                                http://healthystartepic.org/resources/evidence-based-practices/
- Dare to Be You (DTBY) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP)                  This intervention summary describes Dare to Be You (DTBY), a multilevel prevention program that serves high-risk families with children ages 2-5 by supporting parents to develop self-efficacy, effective child-rearing skills, social support, and problem-solving skills through parent-child workshops.            Topic                        Behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse)          Early childhood development          Evidence-based programs or promising practices          Parenting supports                          Audience                        Service providers                          Type of Resource                        Webpage                                http://legacy.nreppadmin.net/ViewIntervention.aspx?id=65
- Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families                  This webpage provides a review of the home visiting research literature in order to determine which home visiting program models have been found to meet HHS criteria for evidence of effectiveness and are, therefore, determined to be “evidence-based.” This Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE) review includes a list of evidence-based home visiting models with links to brief program descriptions and summary of results on program model effectiveness, details of the studies reviewed, and a summary of findings by outcome domain.            Topic                        Behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse)          Early childhood development          Evidence-based programs or promising practices          Parenting supports                          Audience                        Service providers                          Type of Resource                        Webpage                                http://homvee.acf.hhs.gov/Model/1/Attachment-and-Biobehavioral-Catch-Up--ABC--I...
- Creating Lasting Family Connections Fatherhood Program: Family Reintegration (CLFCFP) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP)                  This evidence-based program is designed to help men who are experiencing or at-risk for separation from their families (due to incarceration, substance abuse, military service) strengthen family ties, increase their parenting skills, and reduce their probability of future personal problems like substance abuse.            Topic                        Behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse)          Evidence-based programs or promising practices          Fatherhood          Parenting supports                          Audience                        Policy makers          Service providers                          Type of Resource                        Webpage                                http://copes.org/overview-clfc-fatherhood-program-modules/
- Pregnancy Assistance Fund (PAF) Resource and Training Center U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Adolescent Health                  This webpage provides training and technical assistance resources for Pregnancy Assistance Fund (PAF) grantees and professionals working with pregnant and parenting teens. It includes information about PAF grants which help pregnant and parenting teens and their families gain access to health care, child care, housing, and other supports.            Topic                        Behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse)          Federal programs          Health care          Pregnant and parenting youth                          Audience                        Policy makers          Service providers                          Type of Resource                        Webpage                                http://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/oah-initiatives/paf_program/about.html
- Voices for Hope, Young Adult Parenting Research and Training Center on Pathways to Positive Futures (RTC 4 Pathways)                  This webpage provides advice and resources for pregnant and parenting youth who have a mental health condition.            Topic                        Behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse)          Parenting supports          Pregnant and parenting youth                          Audience                        Youth                          Type of Resource                        Webpage                                http://www.voices4hope.net/parenting.html
- Health Coverage for Homeless and At-Risk Youth U.S. Department of Health and Human Services                  This fact sheet explores state-by-state eligibility for health care coverage, including through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), for key subpopulations of youth experiencing or at risk of homelessness.            Topic                        Behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse)          Federal programs          Health care          Homeless: families          Homeless: pregnant and parenting youth          Homeless: youth                          Audience                        Policy makers          Service providers                          Type of Resource                        Fact sheet          Federal guidance                                https://aspe.hhs.gov/pdf-report/health-coverage-homeless-and-risk-youth
- Bright Idea: Everything You Need to Know About Helping Homeless Youth Apply for Medicaid U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families                  This web article gives strategies to support service providers in enrolling youth experiencing homelessness in Medicaid.            Topic                        Behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse)          Federal programs          Health care          Homeless: youth                          Audience                        Service providers                          Type of Resource                        Web article                                http://ncfy.acf.hhs.gov/news/2014/03/bright-idea-everything-you-need-know-about...
- Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Service Administration                  This webpage provides information about the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) programs that aim to improve maternal and child health, prevent child abuse and neglect, encourage positive parenting, and promote child development and school readiness. It includes links to information about grants and grantees, home visiting models, and technical assistance.            Topic                        Behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse)          Early childhood development          Federal programs          Health care          Homeless: families          Housing                          Audience                        Service providers                          Type of Resource                        Webpage                                http://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs/homevisiting/index.html
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Grant Programs Relevant for Homeless Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services                  This webpage provides information about federal grant programs relevant for serving young parents and their children experiencing homelessness including Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs, Head Start, Child Care and Development Block Grant, Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and many others.            Topic                        Behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse)          Early childhood development          Federal programs          Health care          Homeless: families          Homeless: youth          Housing                          Audience                        Service providers                          Type of Resource                        Webpage                                http://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/homelessness/grants/index.html#