New Jersey Chapter American Academy Of Pediatrics Inc

Mental health: conduct pediatric care provider engagement in a region-based and statewide operated mental health care access program, focused on giving providers support for mental health integration in primary care through access to mental health specialists, including child and adolescent psychiatrists, for consultation and referral services.provide educational programs for pediatric primary care providers and pediatric specialists participating in nj's regional mental health hubs to ensure appropriate screening, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of youth presenting with mental health concerns in pediatric primary care settings.educational offerings include mental health topic-based learning collaborative series, a statewide pediatric mental health conference, as well as in-person regional cme events, to increase providers' comfort and competence with collaborative care, including screening, referral and care coordination by the pediatric practice team.

Gls: conduct program activities under the new jersey department of health samhsa garrett lee smith state / tribal youth suicide prevention (gls) and early intervention grant program. The activities under this grant include the management of the prevent suicide new jersey (psnj) website, which offers free training, resources, events, and a directory of behavioral health professionals who are trained in suicide interventions. Njaap staff also coordinate and promote live virtual trainings for mental health professionals in new jersey to gain skills specific to addressing suicidality. These trainings include attachment-based family therapy, cams-care, and stanley brown safety planning intervention. Other deliverables include youth programs for suicide prevention. Njaap has conducted youth summits to engage youth and school staff from nj high schools about suicide prevention. Participants learn about warning signs, how to talk to friends about suicide, and stress management/coping through interactive workshops. The events are held in a non-traditional environment, and participants get to spend some time outdoors. Local organizations also participate in the summit to provide resources for youth participants. Njaap contracts two youth associates who assist with program planning and the implementation of youth programs. The youth planning committee (ypc) and suicide prevention youth media campaign engage youth to learn and feel empowered about their mental health and support their peers in the state. The ypc program is an 8-week summer program for youth ages 16-21 in nj. Throughout their participation, youth receive information and resources regarding issues impacting them and their peers, including training on community-focused suicide prevention advocacy, stress management, resiliency, and safely conversing about suicide, healthy relationships, and social media. A mental health consultant is present at sessions and available to youth throughout the program to provide mental health support to ypc participants as needed due to the subject matter. Neta collab, a media and communications agency, works with the ypc group to develop key messages and content ideas for the statewide media campaign. A comprehensive social media toolkit and advertisements for the campaign run on social media platforms linkedin, instagram, and tiktok. Njaap staff participate in numerous events, both internal and with partners, to outreach about the work of psnj and to raise awareness of psnj, its resources, and the subject matter.

Various other programs including lead poisoning prevention, medical home, mental health, oral health and obesity prevention.