Human Development
We promote well-being and improve outcomes for children, youth, families, and communities by building individual, workforce, and organizational capacity.
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We work within and foster collaboration across systems–mental health/substance abuse, juvenile justice, child welfare, health, and education–strengthening their capacity to use evidence–based strategies.
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Using research and data, we plan, transform, and evaluate policies and practices and design new studies to measure impact and generate new knowledge.
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We engage stakeholders and consumers, enabling their voices to shape the policies and services that affect them.
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Senior Vice President and Director, Human and Social Development Program
Vice President and Co-Director, Human and Social Development Program
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To build system of care communities’ capacities to serve youth who are currently involved in or at-risk of becoming involved in the juvenile justice system, AIR's Technical Assistance Partnership, along with the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice, recently published three new issue briefs. Read More >
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In her introductory remarks at the IATT Symposium on HIV/AIDS, AIR’s Senior Vice President Cheryl Vince Whitman presents the history of school health and HIV/AIDS in the education sector since the 1980s. Read More >
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Last fall, the Technical Assistance Partnership for Children’s Mental Health at AIR partnered with the Center for the Study of Social Policy through support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Administration for Children, Youth and Families to convene a group of experts to address this pressing issue. Read More >
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