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About one in five adolescents have a current, diagnosed mental or behavioral health condition in the United States. According to the National Survey of Children's Health (2024), "Between 2016 and 2023, the prevalence of diagnosed mental or behavioral health conditions among adolescents increased 35 percent (from 12.0% to 20.3%)."

This course is about considerations for caregivers and their role in supporting their children throughout the process of receiving psychosocial care for mental or behavioral health conditions. It highlights emotional parenting actions and their alternative counterpart called effective parenting actions. Finally, it offers an overview of motivational interviewing.

Nearly 70% of justice-involved youth have at least one diagnosable mental disorder (Duchschere et. Al., 2023; Underwood & Washington, 2016). These youth face systemic barriers, trauma, and social stigma that hinder their access to appropriate care. Through the framework of restorative community justice and culturally sensitive approaches, this course provides behavioral health professionals who may interact with justice-involved youth with actionable steps to recognize and address these challenges by focusing on implementing effective strategies and mentorship.

Participants will identify and apply strategies to reduce stigma, increase help-seeking behaviors, and recognize stressors unique to rural workforce populations, particularly among Spanish-speaking migrant and seasonal workers, agricultural workers, ranchers, and first responders.

The goal of this course is to help assessors and others involved in the Enhanced Standardized Assessment (ESA) process understand Children and Youth Mental Health Treatment Act (CYMHTA) specific requirements for completing an ESA. This course also describes the role that ESAs play in accessing funding for behavioral health treatment through CYMHTA.