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Latest Issue Brief:  Certification in Evidence-Based Practices

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CHDI's latest Issue Brief  explores state certification as a strategy for improving the delivery of children's mental health evidence-based practices. Connecticut is among the states that have developed standards and a certification process for clinicians who provide selected evidence-based practices.  Preliminary Connecticut data indicate that certified clinicians serve more children and have higher rates of improvement compared those who are not certified. 

Click here for the Issue Brief.
Free CBITS &  BounceBack Implementation Support Available to Help Schools Address Students' Trauma Needs
CHDI encourages schools, school-based health centers districts and mental health providers to apply for free training and support to implement  Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) and/or BounceBack (an adaptation for elementary school aged children). CBITS and BounceBack are evidence-based group interventions for children suffering from exposure to trauma, and are typically provided in school settings. Through funding from the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, and in partnership with Dr. Sharon Hoover (CBITS Co-Developer), CHDI is serving as the CBITS Coordinating Center. Nearly 900 children have received CBITS or BounceBack in Connecticut with strong evidence of improved outcomes. For more information on how to apply,  download the CBITS Welcome Packet.
National Podcast Series Features Examples of Family Engagement in Connecticut 
A series of three podcasts from  the  National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice  examines ways schools are engaging youth and families to address and improve student's behavioral health. The series called Family and Youth Engagement to Keep Kids in School  highlights examples from Connecticut, including Connecticut's School-Based Diversion Initiative (podcast 3), as well as the Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance and Yale Child Study Center (podcast 2). Episodes share firsthand reflections on the barriers to engagement from the parent, school, and provider perspectives, and discuss strategies to improve youth outcomes.  Click here to listen to the podcast series.
SBDI: A National School Responder Model
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Based on the successful implementation of SBDI in Connecticut, CHDI is helping eight schools in Michigan and Louisiana launch and sustain school responder models to reduce school-based arrests, expulsions, and suspensions, and improve student outcomes through connections with behavioral health services. This work is part of a study funded by the National Institute of Justice and led by Policy Research Associates seeking to identify the effectiveness of "school responder models." The implementation and research study will run through June 2019.

CHDI is also helping communities in Pima County, Arizona and Rochester, New York develop school responder models for youth with behavioral health needs with support from the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice at Policy Research Associates. The consultation project is funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the US Department of Justice as a component of their School-Justice Partnership Project to keep kids in school and out of court. 
CHDI is Seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow in Implementation Science and Child Trauma
The Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI) seeks to hire a full-time Postdoctoral Fellow in implementation science/child trauma starting in Summer 2018. The Fellow would split their time between CHDI and UCONN Health, depending on interests and funding. At CHDI, they would work on one or more initiatives disseminating evidence-based, trauma-informed interventions for youth in the community. Opportunities to work other CHDI mental health, health, or early childhood programs may be possible. The Postdoctoral Fellow would also work with faculty at UCONN Health to disseminate evidence-based interventions for youth in schools and in the community. This is a full time one year Fellowship with benefits.  Click here  for the job description and application procedures.
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