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Helping Connecticut Develop
a Behavioral Health Plan for Children 
At the end of the 2013 legislative session, the General Assembly passed Public Act 13-178 calling for the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to produce a statewide children's behavioral health plan by October 2014. CHDI has been selected by DCF to facilitate the development of this plan. Funding for this effort comes from DCF, the Connecticut Health Foundation, the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, the Grossman Family Foundation and the Children's Fund of Connecticut. Judith Meyers and Doriana Vicedomini will co-chair a 36 member Advisory Committee and Bob Franks and Jeff Vanderploeg will play key roles in the development of this plan. Please visit: www.plan4children.org or e-mail [email protected] for more information. The Governor's Office and DCF held a press conference on January 14th to announce this effort. Click here to view the Public Law, related information and news articles. |
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Health Innovation: Co-Managed Care  CHDI recently released an IMPACT entitled "Working Together to Meet Children's Health Needs: Primary and Specialty Care Co-Management" that discusses the importance of collaboration between pediatric primary care and subspecialty providers. Three case examples show that shared care, or co-management, provides an innovative model for primary and subspecialty providers to more efficiently meet patient needs. Click here to download the report. Click here for the 1/28/14 news release. |
Expanding Trauma Training Opportunities
CHDI was awarded a 3.5 year, $5.8 million contract with the Department of Children and Families for expansion of the Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Coordinating Center. This expansion opens training to providers in private practice, school-based clinicians, and those serving children in the juvenile justice system. The funds will also be used to develop a statewide TF-CBT credentialing process and data system, as well as provide financial incentives for existing TF-CBT providers who meet benchmarks for quality of care. To learn more about CHDI's work to build a system on trauma-informed care for Connecticut's children, click here for our 12/5/13 Issue Brief. |
Funding to Raise Awareness of School-Based Arrests
CHDI was awarded a $10,000 grant from the National Center on Mental Health and Juvenile Justice to increase visibility of Connecticut's successful School Based Diversion Initiative (SBDI). The grant will support the development of a promotional video to raise awareness of the issue of school-based arrest and exclusionary discipline, as well as discuss the core elements and outcomes of SBDI. SBDI has helped 21 schools in Connecticut connect children to behavioral health services as an alternative to arrest, expulsion and suspension. To read our January Issue Brief on exclusionary discipline and SBDI, click here. |
Honigfeld Appointed to Expert Advisory Panel
The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) appointed Lisa Honigfeld to its Expert Advisory Panel on Primary Care Transformation. AHRQ is committed to improving health care safety, quality, accessibility, equity, and affordability. The panel is tasked with informing the development of training resources for primary care practice improvement facilitation. Funded by AHRQ, this work is part of a multi-year strategy to develop capacity to support primary care transformation and quality improvement. |
Postpartum Depression Training Offered to Pediatricians  Postpartum depression is the most under-diagnosed condition in pregnant women and new mothers. Our Educating Practices in the Community (EPIC) program now has a module "Addressing Postpartum Depression: Opportunities in the Pediatric Setting". Pediatric practices in Connecticut can have a professional trainer visit their office for a brief presentation on this topic. Click here to learn all about our EPIC program. Providers interested in this training can contact Maggy Morales at [email protected]. |
Manchester Helping Children of Arrested Caregivers  Since September 2013, CHDI has worked with the Manchester Police and their EMPS provider (Community Health Resources) to implement the Responding to Children of Arrested Caregivers Together ( REACT) initiative. REACT was developed by Jason Lang and Chris Bory to reduce the traumatic stress experienced by children when a parent is arrested by changing arrest protocols and connecting children to EMPS when needed. REACT is funded by the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy at Central Connecticut State University. Other partners include DCF and the Connecticut Alliance to Benefit Law Enforcement (CABLE). A January 8th press event was covered by the Hartford Courant, Journal Inquirer and WFSB-TV. Click here for CHDI's 1/8/14 news release. |
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CHDI Welcomes New Staff
We are pleased to announce the addition of two new CHDI staff members:
Mayte Restrepo-Ruiz is a Project Coordinator for the TF-CBT/Juvenile Justice Learning Collaborative. She has extensive knowledge about juvenile justice, domestic violence, and trauma-informed care, most recently through her work at the Connecticut Juvenile Justice Mentoring Network.
Laurie Valentine is a Data Analyst with the TF-CBT Coordinating Center. She comes with a wealth of knowledge and experience about data systems, analysis, evaluation, and children's mental health through years of experience at Connecticut-based providers. She will also be CHDI's HIPAA Compliance Officer.
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