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New Joint Publication: Strengthening School-Family-Community Partnerships Through the School Responder Model
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CHDI and the National Center for Youth Opportunity and Justice (NCYOJ) developed a research-to-practice brief to guide schools and districts in implementing school-based diversion and other behavioral health initiatives. Strengthening School-Family-Community Partnerships Through the School Responder Model discusses the benefits of establishing a school-family-community partnership early in the School Responder Model (SRM) process and provides clear steps on how to build capacity to effectively respond to youth with behavioral health needs through collaborative partnerships. It is the fifth joint CHDI/NCYOJ publication on implementing School Responder Models.
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School Responder Models (SRM), such as the Connecticut School-Based Diversion Initiative, seek to address behavioral health needs as an alternative to exclusionary school discipline and juvenile justice involvement. They are an important part of a comprehensive approach to school mental health that recognizes the connections between behavioral health symptoms, trauma exposure, and juvenile legal involvement.
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Additional School Responder Model Publications and Resources |
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CHDI and NCYOJ previously published resources that provide guidance on implementing a School Responder Model and help educators understand how trauma can manifest in student behaviors, including:
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Tip Sheet 1:
Trauma Overview
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Tip Sheet 2:
Trauma as a Contextual Factor in School Responder Model Implementation
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Tip Sheet 3: Implications of Trauma for the Core Components of a School Responder Model
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Information on SBDI and school mental health resources in Connecticut can be found at www.chdi.org.
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Issue Brief 82: Supporting Student Wellness and Success: Use of ESSER Funds for Building a Comprehensive and Equitable School Mental Health System
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Pandemic-related federal support provides Connecticut with a unique opportunity to develop a comprehensive and sustainable approach to student wellness and behavioral health. This Issue Brief provides state and district-level recommendations for investing federal ESSER II and ARPA ESSR funds so that the Connecticut State Department of Education and local education authorities can make long-term, sustainable improvements in supporting student behavioral health and academic success.
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Webinar Offers Guidance on Social and Emotional Learning Related to Trauma and Diverse Student Populations |
The State Department of Education (CSDE) hosted a webinar, "Trauma and Diverse Student Populations: Cultural Considerations," for educators and school administrators. The webinar explored topics related to trauma and its impact on students, with particular emphasis on engaging youth who are members of under-represented groups. CHDI's Dr. Jason Lang joined other experts in discussing:
- Understanding Trauma & Child Development
- Culturally Responsive Resources
- Effective Family & Community Engagement; School Mental Health Specialist
- Supports for Educators
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Connecticut Mirror: School-age children are seeking out mental health care more than ever
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A CT Mirror article by Adria Watson, "School-age children are seeking out mental health care more than ever," features ways the State Department of Education, Department of Children and Families, and CHDI are working to increase the capacity of schools to support social emotional learning and school mental health through initiative such as Project AWARE. Project AWARE screens students for social-emotional learning needs, links students to a range of supports, and creates family-school-community partnerships. In the article, CHDI's Dr. Jeff Vanderploeg and Dr. Jean Bracey urge Connecticut to expand Project AWARE to more schools.
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CT by the Numbers: Stories Highlight SBDI and Mobile Crisis |
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CT-N: Panel Discussion on the State's Youth Mental Health Crisis in the Age of COVID-19 |
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CHDI's Dr. Jeffrey Vanderploeg shared his expertise on children's behavioral health at a community panel discussion in Fairfield on November 3rd moderated by State Senator Tony Hwang. The event, "Youth in Crisis - A Community Conversation on Children's and Teens Mental Health in the Age of COVID," explored the current youth mental health crisis and possible solutions. Watch the event on CT-N on demand.
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Connecticut's Crisis-Oriented Services for Children Highlighted at National Association of Medicaid Directors Conference |
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CHDI’s President and CEO Jeff Vanderploeg participated in a panel on Building a Person-Centered Crisis Continuum at the 2021 National Association of Medicaid Directors annual conference in Washington, D.C. Along with Bill Halsey, Connecticut’s Interim Medicaid Director, Vanderploeg spoke about Connecticut’s efforts to implement federal 9-8-8 legislation and create a system of crisis-oriented services for children and families, including Mobile Crisis, alternatives to the general medical emergency department, inpatient hospitalization beds, and other elements of the service continuum. They also focused on promoting health and preventing crisis by implementing effective, evidence-based services in the home, school, and community, and blending funding from Medicaid and other payers in order to reach all children.
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CHDI is Seeking a Post-Doctoral Fellow |
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CHDI is seeking a one-year Postdoctoral Fellow in children’s behavioral health. The Fellow will work on one or more initiatives focused on improving children’s behavioral health in Connecticut, with an emphasis on working at the systems, policy, and practice levels. Potential areas of focus include the areas of dissemination and sustainment of evidence-based treatments (EBTs), quality improvement of children’s behavioral health services, policy and system innovation, developing trauma-informed systems and programs, and/or school-based behavioral health. Learn more.
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