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The Early Intervention Central Intake Bulletin
Central Intake eNewsletter for Early Intervention providers
December 2023
| We're looking forward to another year of collaboration and partnership with providers across the state. Thank you for all the work you do to provide high quality early childhood services to Ohio families. |
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SFY24 First Quarter Referral Data
(July-September 2023)
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Central Intake and Referral (CIR) processed 11,281 system referrals for EI in the first quarter of SFY24. Of those system referrals, 8,735 program referrals were assigned to local EI providers across the state. | |
From the Ohio Department of Health, CIR received 586 referrals for children with elevated blood lead levels (EBLL) and 103 referrals for children diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)*. | |
*The NAS referrals referenced here are referrals CIR receives from the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). These referrals are only for children whose NAS diagnosis has been verified through ODH’s Ohio Connections for Children with Special Needs (OCCSN) system and constitute a small subset of the overall number of children diagnosed with NAS. | |
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More than 828 Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) Online screenings have been completed since CIR launched the service in May 2022.
The ASQ is free, easy to use, and a great first step for families to learn about their child's development. After completing the screening, a Help Me Grow specialist will discuss the results with the individual that completed the screening online and assist them with next steps-- such as providing age appropriate developmental activities, referring to Early Intervention and/or Home Visiting, and connecting them to community resources. The ASQ Online Service is a child find tool for Help Me Grow services.
Please continue sharing this service with families and professionals you work with in your community!
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Note: The ASQ Online Service is not intended for service coordinators to use with children on their current caseloads. Please email communications@helpmegrow.org if you have questions. | |
Public Awareness Campaign Updates | | |
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CIR focused outreach efforts on childcare providers rated one or two stars through the Step Up to Quality (SUTQ) rating system and those not rated as part of SUTQ. Outreach staff delivered print and promotional materials to these childcare providers located in targeted counties in phases. CIR delivered EI materials to over 90 childcare providers. | | |
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Phase One
Outreach Timeframe: SFY23 Q4
Counties: Carroll, Champaign, Coshocton, Crawford, Darke, Gallia, Harrison, Morrow, Perry
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Phase Two
Outreach Timeframe: SFY24 Q1
Counties: Allen, Athens, Clark, Columbiana, Hocking, Knox, Medina, Monroe
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Phase Three
Timeframe: SFY24 Q2 and Q3
Counties: Butler, Clermont, Defiance, Delaware, Fairfield, Guernsey, Hancock, Henry, Jefferson, Lake, Lawrence, Lorain, Lucas, Mahoning, Marion, Noble, Ottawa, Paulding, Pickaway, Putnam, Ross, Shelby, Stark, Trumbull, Van Wert, Williams
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Addressing Health Disparities | CIR sent public awareness information to 191 potential referral sources serving families experiencing food insecurity, domestic violence, homelessness, drug dependency, and other health disparities in counties listed as part of Phases Two and Three above stressing the importance of referring EI. | |
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The Hearing Loss promotional card, along with a letter about Ohio Early Intervention, were mailed to 53 diagnosing audiologists throughout the state during the second quarter. The goal is to raise audiologists' awareness of this particular medical diagnoses that makes a child automatically eligible for EI.
This card, EBLL, and NAS/NOWS print materials will be available for local EI providers to order in SFY24 Q3. Stay tuned!
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Outreach Needs Assessment Surveys
In an effort to obtain feedback on how CIR can provide the most effective tools to conduct local outreach and best serve families, CIR emailed a statewide outreach needs assessment surveys to referral sources with emails in EIDS and EI contract managers statewide. The results of the survey will help determine future public awareness campaigns for EI.
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If you are an EI contract manager and have not yet completed the survey, we would love to hear from you! Please click the button below. The survey will remain open throughout January 5, 2024. | |
Tools found at helpmegrow.org | |
helpmegrow.org/jobs
You can post your EI and/or HV jobs at helpmegrow.org/jobs!
Tailor your job posting to include a detailed description, pay rate, position type (full time, remote, on site), and direct links to the application. Job seekers can search available job postings by keyword, program (such as EI, HV, or CIR), and/or counties served.
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helpmegrow.org/success
Have you explored the family testimonials added to the success page of helpmegrow.org website?
We welcome both families and professionals alike to share their Early Intervention and/or Home Visiting experiences! Be sure to include a photo! We may feature your story on our website's homepage.
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