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A key to the development of all mental health services, especially child and adolescent mental health services, is the development of a country or regional commitment to provide appropriate needed services. This commitment is demon- strated through policy, legislation, and governance. An important stimulus for child mental health services in many parts of the world has been the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is used in many countries to advocate for the promotion of services for children and their families. Specifi c provisions of the Convention support the removal of barriers to care including discrimination, and. | A Public Health Approach to Children s Mental Health A Conceptual Framework Authors Jon Miles PhD Searchlight Consulting LLC Rachele C. Espiritu PhD Neal M. Horen PhD Joyce Sebian MS Ed Elizabeth Waetzig JD National Technical Assistance Center for Children s Mental Health Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development A GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY nlp vZv Human Development A Public Health Approach to Children s Mental Health A Conceptual Framework Authors Jon Miles PhD Searchlight Consulting LLC Rachele C. Espiritu PhD Neal M. Horen PhD Joyce Sebian MS Ed Elizabeth Waetzig JD National Technical Assistance Center for Children s Mental Health Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development A GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Human Development Support for this activity was provided by the Child Adolescent and Family Branch Division of Service and Systems Improvement and the Mental Health Promotion Branch Division of Prevention Traumatic Stress and Special Programs Center for Mental Health Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA Document Available from National Technical Assistance Center for Children s Mental Health Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development Box 571485 Washington DC 20057 Phone 202-687-5000 Website Suggested Citation Miles J. Espiritu . Horen N. Sebian J. Waetzig E. 2010 . A Public Health Approach to Children s Mental Health A Conceptual Framework. Washington DC Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development National Technical Assistance Center for Children s Mental Health. Georgetown University provides equal opportunity in its programs activities and employment practices for all persons and prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of age color disability family responsibilities gender identity or expression genetic information marital status matriculation national origin personal appearance political affiliation race religion sex sexual .