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Contents: Children's Mental Health Briefing Book  
FCF Recommendations
Overview and Recommendations of Florida's Children First
Mental Health Forum - May 22, 2007
Summary of Recommendations made by Participants
Minutes of Forum
Overview of the Systems Involved
DCF:  Department of Children and Families
Prevalence
Comprehensive Behavioral Health Assessments
Quality Assurance Process
Statutes, Rules & Procedures
Managed Care
Early Childhood Mental Health
DJJ:   Department of Juvenile Justice
Presentation of Jennifer Parker, DJJ General Counsel
Vision, Mission,Guiding Principles
Quality Assurance
Statutes, Rules & Procedures
Redirection Programs
Gender-Based Differences
Mental Health Services in Detention Facilities
Youth Incompetent to Proceed
Dangers of Detention
Proposed Legislation re Uncounseled Pleas
History of Mental Health Reform in Florida
M.E. v. Bush Litigation
Legal Needs of Children
Presentation of Professor Bernard Perlmutter
Florida Bar Commission on the Legal Needs of Children
First Star
Foster Children Project (PBLAS)
National Juvenile Defender Center
Improving Public Defender Services
Medication Administration
Presentation of Antoinette Appel, Ph.D., J.D.
Juvenile Procedure Rule 8.355
Medication Tracking in Home Safe Net
DCF Reports to Florida Senate
Statewide Advocacy Council Red Item Report
Medication Articles
Residential Treatment
Juvenile Procedure Rule 8.350
OPPAGA Reports
Education for Children in RTCs
Education
School Discipline
Glossary
Terms