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Message ID: 10893

Date: 2021-01-05

Author:Atticus Solomon

Subject:Questions Regarding Rural Substitute Care/Youth Mental Health Needs

Many of the initiatives to address the gap in mental health services for youth in substitute care identify the importance of collaboration and relationships between child welfare agencies and community behavioral health providers. We know such relationships are prevalent in a number of urban areas across the U.S., we know a lot less about how these relationships function in rural areas. 1) What have rural child welfare agencies learned about screening for mental health needs of youth in substitute care? How have they addressed these needs in a timely manner? 2) What are the best practices for rural areas to address the mental health needs of youth in substitute care? -- Atticus Anna Ruth Solomon They/Them/Theirs MSW Student University of Michigan, 2021 C: 517-927-3726 Learn more about the importance of correct pronouns here Land Acknowledgement We acknowledge that the University of Michigan, named for Michigami, the world’s largest freshwater system and located in the Huron River watershed, was formed and has grown through connections with the land stewarded by Niswi Ishkodewan Anishinaabeg: The Three Fires People who are Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi along with their neighbors the Seneca, Delaware, Shawnee and Wyandot nations. Legacies As we live and learn on these territories, we must keep in mind the community struggles for self-determination and colonial legacies of scholarly practices. I use community struggles broadly to include indigenous peoples, enslaved peoples, and those peoples of the Mexico-Republic of Texas territories. I use colonial legacies to reflect our existing social structures, institutions, systems, and policies built from colonial domination. (Language borrowed from Professor Karen M. Staller)

Many of the initiatives to address the gap in mental health services for youth in substitute care identify the importance of collaboration and relationships between child welfare agencies and community behavioral health providers. We know such relationships are prevalent in a number of urban areas across the U.S., we know a lot less about how these relationships function in rural areas. 1) What have rural child welfare agencies learned about screening for mental health needs of youth in substitute care? How have they addressed these needs in a timely manner? 2) What are the best practices for rural areas to address the mental health needs of youth in substitute care? -- Atticus Anna Ruth Solomon They/Them/Theirs MSW Student University of Michigan, 2021 C: 517-927-3726 Learn more about the importance of correct pronouns here Land Acknowledgement We acknowledge that the University of Michigan, named for Michigami, the world’s largest freshwater system and located in the Huron River watershed, was formed and has grown through connections with the land stewarded by Niswi Ishkodewan Anishinaabeg: The Three Fires People who are Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi along with their neighbors the Seneca, Delaware, Shawnee and Wyandot nations. Legacies As we live and learn on these territories, we must keep in mind the community struggles for self-determination and colonial legacies of scholarly practices. I use community struggles broadly to include indigenous peoples, enslaved peoples, and those peoples of the Mexico-Republic of Texas territories. I use colonial legacies to reflect our existing social structures, institutions, systems, and policies built from colonial domination. (Language borrowed from Professor Karen M. Staller)