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30 years ago the field of mental health care for children barely existed. But yesterday in Tampa over 700 researchers and child advocates came for the commencement of the 24th Annual Children’s Mental Health and Policy Conference to share their work and open their minds to innovations in mental health care.

“People did not recognize the seriousness of the problem. People did not recognize how many young people had emotional and behavioral disorders....

Children’s mental health is topic of forum listen

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This week the University of South Florida’s Mental Health Institute is hosting the 21st Annual Conference on Children’s Mental Health Research. The Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration or SAMHSA provides grants and contracts to improve service delivery for mental health and substance abuse, according to the Chief of its Child Adolescent and Family Branch, Gary Blau.

Blau said the conference is an important way for mental health researchers to share information about inte...