CHDI joins partners throughout the state and country by standing in solidarity with Black Americans and communities of color to root out racism. Click
here
to read our full statement.
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Trauma ScreenTIME Aims to Improve Child Trauma Screening
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CHDI launched a five-year state and national initiative to improve trauma screening across child-serving systems.
Trauma ScreenTIME
(Screen, Triage, Inform, Mitigate, Engage) will provide online training in screening best practices for staff in schools, primary care, early childhood, juvenile justice, and child welfare. The initiative is designed to help identify children suffering from trauma as early as possible and connect them with effective services. Trauma ScreenTIME is part of the
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
and is being funded through a five year, $3 million federal SAMHSA grant, beginning in June 2020.
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Primary Care Providers Play Key a Role in Discussing and Addressing Children's Mental Health with Families
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CHDI's
Eminent Abebe Gurganus
and
Lisa Honigfeld
co-authored an article in the
Journal of Pediatric Health Care
, examining communication between parents and pediatricians about children's mental health issues. The article, "
Parent Perceptions of Pediatric Primary Care Providers’ Mental Health–Related Communication and Practices
,"
was based on an analysis of survey responses from a national sample of 1,763 parents and caregivers. Results showed that p
arent comfort discussing mental health concerns was less likely when they perceived that providers generally dismissed those concerns. Findings suggested that nonjudgmental, knowledgeable staff, and discussion of child and parent strengths could facilitate both parental comfort and communication between parents and pediatricians about mental health concerns.
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Connecticut Schools Can Apply to Participate in School Mental Health Programs for the 2020-2021 School Year
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CHDI is partnering with the State Department of Education and Department of Children and Families to offer school mental health programs
at no cost
to interested and eligible schools. We are currently accepting applications for the following initiatives:
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Evidence-Based Trauma Treatment
:
Reducing Arrests by Connecting Students to Behavioral Health Care:
- The Connecticut School-Based Diversion Initiative (SBDI) is a middle- and high-school-level initiative that engages teachers, staff, administrators, and school resource officers through consultation, expert training, and capacity building activities. SBDI helps schools meet the following goals: (1) Reduce exclusionary discipline, (2) Build knowledge and skills among school staff to recognize and manage behavioral health crises, and (3) Link youth who are at-risk of arrest to appropriate school- and community-based services and supports. To learn more, contact: Rebekah Behan (behan@uchc.edu).
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Annual Evidence-Based Practices Conference is a "Virtual" Success
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The 12th Annual Connecticut Evidence-Based Practices Conference was held virtually and consisted of nine online workshops for behavioral health providers, child welfare and judicial staff, policymakers, and administrators. Presenters included experts from Connecticut, the National Center for School Mental Health, and Harvard University who provided workshops on topics such as behavioral health equity, advanced clinical skills in evidence-based treatment, providing effective court testimony for clinicians, and self-care/secondary traumatic stress for child-serving staff. The conference is supported by DCF, the Court Support Services Division, and federal grants, and is one way that CHDI has supported dissemination of evidence-based treatments to more than 1,600 clinicians who have served more than 15,000 children since 2007.
Learn more
about our work to support children's behavioral health evidence-based treatments.
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COVID-19 Resources for Our Partners and the Public
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Dr. Brittany Lange Hired as Senior Project Coordinator
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Brittany Lange
joined CHDI in August 2019 as a Postdoctoral Fellow where she supported evidence-based interventions. She begins a new role as a Senior Project Coordinator on July 1. In her new role, Brittany will help develop and disseminate online training in trauma screening for
CHDI’s Trauma ScreenTIME initiative, which is
part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. She completed her DPhil in social intervention at the University of Oxford and her MPH in health policy at the Yale School of Public Health.
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Dr. Jeana Bracey Joins CT Family Support Network Board of Directors
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At CHDI, Dr. Bracey is the Associate Vice President of School and Community Initiatives. Her work focuses on developing effective systems, policies, and best practices to improve behavioral health outcomes for children, youth, and families through school-family-community partnerships.
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Join the Team: CHDI is Hiring!
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CHDI is looking to expand our team. We are seeking candidates with the education, experience, and dedication to contribute to effective systems, practices, and policies that improve children's health and well-being.
CHDI is currently hiring for the following positions:
CHDI is committed to providing equal access to our employment environment and ensures that all employment-related decisions are in accord with the principles of equal opportunity.
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