CHDI Celebrates Take Your Child to Work Day! |
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CHDI welcomed 13 special guests to Take Your Child to Work Day on April 28th! The children of CHDI staff enjoyed tours of the office, crafts in the conference room, Gizmo's Pawsome Guide to Mental Health, a puppet show, and an ice cream social. The activities were organized by CHDI's Sunshine Committee.
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New Infographic Answers Questions About Child Trauma and Trauma Screening |
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The infographic:
- Includes information on trauma and the effects of trauma on children
- Answers questions on screening for trauma
- Explores the benefits of screening
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Links to an online training course on how to screen children for trauma
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Case Study Explores System Support Mapping for CBITS Sustainability |
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Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) is an evidence-based program to support youth with traumatic stress symptoms delivered in school settings. CHDI’s Diana Perry, PsyD; Jason Lang, PhD; and colleagues from Rutgers and the University of North Carolina co-authored an article in Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health on implementing and sustaining CBITS in an under-resourced urban community. The article, “Novel Application of System Support Mapping for Sustainment of Trauma-focused Mental Health Intervention in School-Based Health Centers: A Case Study,” reviewed how System Support Mapping; a process that “maps” roles, responsibilities, needs, and resources improved sustainability and expanded implementation of a school-based trauma intervention by school health centers. Understanding sustainment related to the implementation of evidence-based interventions, particularly those provided in schools, can help advance mental health equity for under-resourced communities.
CBITS and Bounce Back in Connecticut
CHDI has partnered with the State of Connecticut to disseminate CBITS and Bounce Back (BB), an adaptation of CBITS for elementary school-age children, in approximately 200 schools and community-based settings since 2015. Over 3,400 children have received either CBITS or BB. Children that participated in CBITS and BB groups reported very high (91%) satisfaction. On average, youth who complete CBITS and BB report reductions in PTSD symptoms. The State of Connecticut is funding an expansion of CBITS and BB with the goal of expanding access to these services to more children across the state. Connecticut providers, schools, school-based health centers, or others interested in participating in the Connecticut CBITS initiative (at no cost) can get more information at www.chdi.org/cbits.
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SBDI is Accepting Applications for the 2022-2023 School Year |
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Connecticut's School-Based Diversion Initiative (SBDI) works to reduce juvenile justice involvement among youth experiencing emotional or behavioral health challenges. The program is state-funded and available to schools in Connecticut through a competitive application process. CHDI is accepting applications for the 2022-2023 school year. If interested, please contact Tianna Hill at thill@uchc.edu.
About SBDI
SBDI is a school-level initiative designed to reduce arrests in schools and connect students to behavioral health services. The initiative engages teachers, staff, administrators, and school resource officers through consultation, expert training, and capacity-building activities. Since 2009, SBDI has served more than 60 schools across 21 school districts. SBDI schools have reduced court referrals by 36% and connected 28% more students to behavioral health services (calls to 2-1-1 Mobile Crisis Intervention Services). SBDI implementation is jointly funded and overseen by the Judicial Branch Court Support Services Division (CSSD), the State Department of Education (SDE), and the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS). CHDI serves as the SBDI Coordinating Center and co-developed the model. Learn more at www.ctsbdi.org.
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Connecticut's 14th EBP Conference Addresses Supporting the Workforce to Strengthen Outcomes and Equitable Care |
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Connecticut's 14th annual Evidence-Based Practice Conference: Supporting the Workforce to Strengthen Outcomes and Equitable Care will be held virtually from May 9 through June 15. The conference includes 18 sessions for behavioral health clinicians, school personnel, state agency staff, and child-serving professionals to provide training and support in the delivery of evidence-based treatments (EBTs). The conference keynote presentation, “Cultural Adaptation of Evidence-Based Treatments: What We Know and Why it Matters,” will be delivered by Dr. Stan Huey, a leading researcher on the efficacy of EBTs for minority populations and cultural adaptations of EBTs.
The conference has been hosted annually (since 2008) by CHDI with funding support from the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Connecticut Judicial Branch's Court Support Services Division (CSSD). If interested in viewing a recorded workshop, please contact Christine Hauser at chauser@uchc.edu.
Learn more about how evidence-based treatments are improving the quality of care for children in Connecticut.
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A Course on How to Screen Children for Trauma is Now Available |
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CHDI recently launched a new online training course on how to screen children for trauma. The Trauma ScreenTIME training course provides staff working with children and youth the knowledge to effectively screen children for trauma and connect families with their preferred supports and services to help children recover from the effects of trauma exposure. The course is available at no cost to child-serving professionals. Additionally, continuing education credits are available.
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Topics in the ScreenTIME course include:
- The importance of screening for trauma and traumatic stress
- Common questions about trauma screening
- Developing a screening process for your program
- Selecting a screening measure
- Best practices when conducting screening with a child and family
- Using the results of screening to help children and families
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Trauma ScreenTIME is part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) and is funded through a five-year federal SAMHSA grant to CHDI. Learn more.
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CHDI Welcomes Beth Zweibel and Katie Newkirk to Our Staff |
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Beth Zweibel, MA, Contracts Specialist
Beth Zweibel, MA, joined CHDI this month as our new Contracts Specialist. She has over two decades of experience in grants and contracts processing, monitoring, and compliance. Prior to CHDI, Beth served as Grants and Contracts Manager at The Salvation Army's Southern New England Divisional Headquarters in Hartford and chair of the United Way of Connecticut's FEMA/Emergency Food and Shelter Program State Set-Aside Committee. Beth holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Brandeis University, a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from Tufts University, and a Master's Certificate in Nonprofit Management from the University of Connecticut's Department of Public Policy where she was awarded induction into the Nu Lambda Mu International Honor Society.
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Katie Newkirk, PhD, Senior Associate
Katie Newkirk, PhD, joined CHDI as a Senior Associate working on performance improvement in children's behavioral health. In this position, she will help lead the data analysis and quality improvement reporting for several community-based children's behavioral health initiatives. Prior to joining CHDI, Katie served as a Postdoctoral Associate at Yale School of Medicine. She has a PhD. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, and an MA in Community Counseling from Northeastern Illinois University. Her research has focused broadly on mental health in the context of family relationships across the lifespan. She is a Licensed Psychologist with clinical specialties in perinatal maternal mental health and integrated behavioral health. Katie has clinical experience in community mental health centers and medical settings.
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Join Our Team
Senior Project Coordinator - CHDI is seeking a senior project coordinator to work on systems of care development, implementation, and sustainability in community-based children’s behavioral health. The senior project coordinator will be responsible for directing activities, deliverables, and budgets for the CONNECT system of care grant as the grant Project Director. They will also collaborate with partners and subcontractors to support the implementation of the State’s Children’s Behavioral Health Plan.
Project Coordinator - CHDI is seeking a project coordinator to work on projects related to the development, implementation, and sustainability of comprehensive school mental health initiatives. The project coordinator will be responsible for project management activities, coordination of training and grant meetings, program implementation, and quality improvement activities in the school mental health program area.
Data Analyst - CHDI is seeking a data analyst to work on Project AWARE/School Mental Health projects related to performance improvement and dissemination of evidence-based practices in children’s behavioral health. The data analyst will be responsible for developing and implementing standardized data collection and reporting procedures and practice development activities to support quality improvement projects in school- and community-based children’s behavioral health.
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Visit our website to view job descriptions and learn how to apply. Follow @CHDICT on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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