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• Building the Foundation for Bright Futures: Final Report of the NGA Task Force on School Readiness
  (Washington, DC: National Governor’s Association, 2005). This report highlights how states are leading the way in promoting school readiness and shows that there already exists much on which to build. This report presents different options for state action and provides a policy framework for coordinating state decisions across programs and agencies. (From Foreword)
  http://www.nga.org/cda/files/0501TaskForceReadiness.pdf

• Children's’ Mental Health: An Overview and Key Considerations for Health System Stakeholders.
  Karen VanLandeghem and Catherine Hess. (Washington, DC: National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation, February 2005). This paper provides an overview of child and adolescent mental health and considerations and resources for health care providers, health plans, and policymakers in addressing the mental health needs of children, youth, and their families. (From Executive Summary)
  http://www.nihcm.org/CMHReport-FINAL.pdf

• Growing up healthy: What local governments can do to support young children and their families
  Parlakian, R. (Washington, DC: Zero to Three, 2002). This paper examines the key areas in which local officials can have a measurable impact on growth and learning from birth to five.
  http://www.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/GrowUpHealthy.pdf?docID=681

• Report of the Surgeon General’s Conference on Children’s Mental Health: A National Action Agenda.
  Office of the Surgeon General. (Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2000). This report by the the Surgeon General's Office introduces a blueprint for addressing children's mental health needs in the United States. According to the report, bridging the gap between research and practice is not the only necessary step. Connecting research and practice to policy is critical to ensuring access to quality mental health care for children and their families. (From Foreword)
  http://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/topics/cmh/childreport.htm

• The Role of State Public Health in Perinatal Depression
  ASTHO. (2005). ASTHO Maternal and Child Heatlh Fact Sheet
  PerinatalDepressionFS.pdf