We hope you had a happy Thanksgiving!
CHDI is thankful for our many partners and supporters dedicated to improving the lives of children and families.
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Mobile Crisis Plays Critical Role in Responding to Families |
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Connecticut has one of the best mobile crisis response systems to support families and schools when a child is experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Connecticut's Mobile Crisis Intervention Services has been especially important during the COVID pandemic providing support virtually and in person. For more than a decade, CHDI has partnered with the State to ensure Connecticut's system is responsive and effective, and has consulted with system of care grantees across the country through the National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Child, Youth, and & Family Mental Health at the University of Maryland.
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Connecticut is Helping Districts and Schools Get Into SHAPE |
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Connecticut is one of the few states that has implemented the National Center for School Mental Health's School Health Assessment and Performance Evaluation System (SHAPE). This is a public-access, web-based platform that offers schools, districts, and states resources to support school mental health. To highlight Connecticut's success, a two-pager was created with information about the way SHAPE has been utilized across states, districts, and schools to offer a way for other leaders across the country to connect. SHAPE is offered to Connecticut schools through a partnership between the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF), CHDI and the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland (host of the SHAPE System). For more information about how Connecticut and CHDI are using SHAPE, visit www.chdi.org/shape or contact Rebekah Behan: behan@uchc.edu. |
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A Comprehensive System of Care for Students with Trauma and Behavioral Health Concerns |
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Mental health is one of the most challenging unmet needs of students. Approaching student mental health with a comprehensive lens that integrates health promotion, prevention, early intervention, and more intensive treatments leads to better outcomes for schools, students, and communities. In a symposium, presented virtually for the 25th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, CHDI staff outline a comprehensive, trauma-informed, behavioral health system that is being implemented in Connecticut schools through Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education). Project AWARE is a five-year, SAMHSA-funded initiative, led by the State Department of Education with support from Connecticut DCF and other partners, including CHDI.
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Study Shows Evidence-Based Treatments Improve Outcomes and Reduce Disparities for Children in Connecticut |
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CHDI’s Jason Lang and Jeff Vanderploeg co-authored an article, “Outcomes, evidence-based treatments, and disparities in a statewide outpatient children’s behavioral health system” published in Children and Youth Service Review. The article analyzed the effectiveness of outpatient behavioral health treatments for children in Connecticut, including the use of evidence-based treatments (EBTs). Overall, outpatient mental health treatment works, but disparities in outcomes exist for some groups of children. Children who received EBTs showed greater improvement than children who did not receive EBTs and the use of EBTs also reduced disparities in child outcomes by race and ethnicity. The results indicate Connecticut’s use of EBTs is improving child outcomes and has the potential to reduce disparities for children of different racial and ethnic backgrounds.
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CHDI Shares Expertise on Evidence-Based Treatments at International Trauma Conference |
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CHDI’s Jason Lang led a symposium at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) Annual Conference, which was held virtually this year. The symposium, Adaptations to Child Trauma Evidence-Based Treatments (EBTs) in Research and Practice, included four presentations about how EBTs are being adapted for various subgroups of children experiencing traumatic stress. CHDI’s Brittany Lange provided a systematic review of EBT adaptations. Former CHDI postdoctoral fellow Phyllis Lee, who now serves as Assistant Professor at Eastern Connecticut State, presented outcomes of EBTs for children diagnosed with adjustment disorder in Connecticut. Other presentations included a study of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) in El Salvador and for child victims of commercial sexual exploitation of children. Learn more about our work to bring EBTs to Connecticut.
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COVID-19 Resources for Our Partners and the Public |
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Alliance for Healthier Generation, For Parents and Caregivers self-care resources that includes reducing stress, healthy eating, and fitness.
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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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