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CHDI NEWSLETTER
Obesity Prevention Grant Funding
With funding from the Children's Fund of Connecticut, CHDI is pleased to announce a request for proposals (RFP) to further our work targeting obesity prevention among children ages birth through two. This is the second round of grant funding on this topic. I n 2015, the Children's Fund awarded  four obesity prevention grants   in the areas of policy development, health messaging, data development and baby friendly hospitals. Learn more about CHDI's work to ensure children in Connecticut grow up at a healthy weight.  Click here  for more information and for the RFP. 
Training Available for MATCH-ADTC
Last month CHDI released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for participation in a Learning Collaborative for the evidence-based MATCH-ADTC (Modular Approach to Therapy for Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma and/or Conduct Problems) treatment model. Six agencies or organizations in Connecticut that provide mental health services to children will be selected to receive training at no cost and will receive a small stipend. 
Three New Publications on Child Trauma in CT
  Infographic: Addressing Child Trauma in CT
INFORGRAPHIC on Child Trauma in CT



CHDI published a new infographic showing the t remendous progress Connecticut has made in addressing childhood trauma, as well as plans to address gaps in care for young children.


  Map of Evidence-Based Trauma Treatments for Children in CT
Mao of Evidence-based trauma-focused treatments for children in CT



CHDI has helped Connecticut bring seven evidence-based children's mental health treatments to 40 towns and cities across the state.
  Issue Brief on Early Childhood Trauma
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This month CHDI released an Issue Brief "Supporting Young Children Who Experience Trauma: The Early Childhood Trauma Collaborative." It discusses the effects of trauma on young children and ways Connecticut can support young children who experience trauma.

Learn more about CHDI's work on early childhood trauma.
Governor Encourages Efforts to Address Early Childhood Trauma at CHDI's Forum 
CHDI hosted a forum on early childhood trauma at the State Capitol on March 30, 2017 to kick-off the Early Childhood Trauma Collaborative, a five-year initiative to expand trauma-focused services to young children and their families in Connecticut. 

Governor Dannel Malloy, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, and State Representative Diana Urban joined CHDI's Judith Meyers and Jason Lang in speaking about the effects of trauma on young children and the need to support families who have experienced trauma. This was followed by a panel discussion with Early Childhood Trauma Collaborative partners:  Alice Forrester (Clifford Beers Clinic), Kristina Stevens (DCF), and Linda Goodman
CT-N link to Early Childhood Trauma forum
Watch the forum on CT-N
 (OEC); as well as infant mental health expert Melissa Mendez (CT-AIMH Board/Wheeler Clinic), and ECTC Adv
isory Committee member and parent Marjorie Sostak. 

Read the CT Mirror's article about the forum or listen to a WNPR radio interview about the Early Childhood Trauma Collaborative.
Meyers Honored as Leader in Field of Community Psychology
Judith Meyers
Congratulations to  Judith Meyers on receiving the 2017 Distinguished Contributions to Practice in Community Psychology Award from the Society for Community Research and Action (a division of the American Psychological Association). Meyers  has devoted her career to practicing as a community psychologist at the highest-level in foundations, government, and nonprofits, advocating for, and directing initiatives and programs that make meaningful change in the lives children. Meyers' knowledge of community psychology and research has helped guide CHDI's work to  improve policy, systems, and practices that promote better outcomes for children. 
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