The Early Intervention Central Intake Bulletin
Central Intake e-Newsletter for Early Intervention providers
June 2020
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Welcome back to The Early Intervention Central Intake Bulletin.
Help Me Grow Central Intake and Referral (CIR) wants to thank you for your continued partnership in serving families across Ohio. The support you have offered to families and their young children during these uncertain times has made a real difference.
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Ohio Early Intervention and COVID-19
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Governor DeWine's enthusiasm for Early Intervention is strong! He has mentioned the importance of Early Intervention during his daily press conferences, and also tweeted about his continued commitment to serving Ohio's youngest children.
Click the icons above to view the governor's comments, or visit these links:
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SFY20 Third Quarter Referral Data
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CIR processed
9,908 system referrals
for Early Intervention, and
8,067 program referrals
were assigned to local Early Intervention providers across Ohio.
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During the third quarter, CIR received
324 referrals
from the Ohio Department of Health for children with an elevated blood lead levels (≥5ug/dL) across 61 counties. The majority of these referrals were for children residing in Cuyahoga, Hamilton, Lucas, Franklin, and Montgomery counties.
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Look out for billboard advertising for Early Intervention as you travel down the following interstates: I-75 South near Sidney, I-71 North in Delaware County, I-280 East in Toledo, I-71 North in Medina County, and I-80 West near Newton Falls.
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CIR launched a statewide paid digital advertising campaign for Early Intervention during the fourth quarter that will extend to July 2020. The campaign goal is to increase brand awareness and site traffic to
www.helpmegrow.org
. As of May 31, the campaign has garnered
more than 2.7 million ad views
,
resulting in almost
1,300 site visits
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Social media advertising through Facebook and Instagram was also launched in the fourth quarter statewide. As of June 4, Early Intervention ads generated
more than 77,000 ad views
and
11,220 post engagements
.
Digital and audio advertising through
iHeart Media
launched in May in a variety of regional markets across the state, including Chillicothe, Defiance, Lima, Marion, and Akron.
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New Early Intervention Materials
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CIR, in collaboration with the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, OCALI, Krile Communications and a small group of Early Intervention stakeholders, is excited to provide new Early Intervention materials for local Early Intervention provider outreach.
At this time, we are making available a new family referral card, along with a flyer for professionals on how to use the referral card. A process has been developed for Early Intervention service coordination agencies to order these new materials, along with the orange Early Intervention brochures from CIR on a quarterly basis. The process will correlate with these ongoing e-newsletters.
In early SFY21, a full communications toolkit will be provided and all materials will be made available electronically at
www.helpmegrow.org
.
For more information or to place an order, click the button below.
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OCALI has developed a steady, regularly updated stream of resources for both families and providers. These resources include modules, podcasts and links to keep you informed, connected, and healthy. Click the button below to access the centralized tools and information.
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The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University created
a new hub of COVID-19 resources
pertaining to early childhood development, including
a special series of The Brain Architects podcast that discusses how to support healthy development during a pandemic.
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The Early Intervention Experience
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In the video above, the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities, working with the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD), Dr. Larry Edelman, and the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA), share their experiences and advice about using video conferencing to deliver home visits.
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Did you know?
Families can receive both Early Intervention and Home Visiting services!
If you are currently serving a family who could use extra support welcoming a new child, refer them to Home Visiting!
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