The USPSTF recommends screening for Major Depressive Disorder in adolescents aged 12 to 18 years.
Screening gonna be implemented with adequate systems in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and appropriate followup Read the Connecticut Health ITeam story about how the Yale School of Nursing and Child Health and Development Institute been collaborating on a program that trains child care providers to properly administer medications for children.
On June 3rd, The Child Health and Development Institute helped host a schoolbased diversion initiative conference in New Haven on restorative practices for school administrators, police and community leaders. Restorative practices seek to develop goo … Please read the media articles that discuss our new IMPACTpublication entitled. Now look, the Infant Mental Health Workforce. Consequently,, with an intention to read the IMPACT. Also, key to Promoting the Healthy Social and Emotional Development of Children.
National studies estimate that as many as 71 of all children are exposed to a potentially traumatic event by the age of In Connecticut, providers and the Department of Children and Families estimate that 60-‐80percentage of all children have experie … A new website was launched by 15 nonprofits, called understood.
This website provides support to parents who have children that struggle with learning and attention problems.
New York Times has a two series article on the topic of maternal depression. Please click … 125 children percent have experienced at least one episode of abuse and neglect by age 18, finds a study published in JAMA, called, The Prevalence of Confirmed Maltreatment Among US Children, 2004 to 2011”, to read the article. Loads of us know that there is a growing body of research finding that maternal mental illness is more common and hospital insurance problems.
The Insurance Department’s Mental Health Parity Web page is a compilation of free resources, publications and tools that consumers can ea … This report examines available mental health services in school settings in Connecticut and summarizes the benefits and challenges of expanding these services to meet the current need.
That said, this article is mostly about Connecticut’s Emergency Mobile Psychiatric Services, in order to learn more about EMPS. However, this service is free for Connecticut’s Children and can be accessed by dialing To go directly to this article,. Read the Connecticut Association of School Based Health Centers’ newsletter, and explore their website to learn more about why School Based Health Centers are so important. February is national School Based Health Center awareness month.
The fall publication for Trauma Matters, produced by the CT Women’s Consortium and the CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, was recently released, and includes an article written by CHDI staff member Mayte Restrepo.
Read the WNPR story about the ‘midlevel’ assessments with which Connecticut is identifying children with mild behavioral or mental health problems. These children can therefore be connected to early intervention services.
I am sure that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative has developed an infographic that can parents recognize and get NY Times, personal health section. It also urges parents to encourage healthy eating habits in the apartments. Then the article discusses the negative impact that childhood obesity has on future health outcomes.
End Hunger CT and the State Department of Education are looking for volunteers to State’s Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee asked The Child Health and Development Institute to assess ways to improve coordination between juvenile justice and children’s behavioral health systems in Connecticut. Following is a list of Connecticut providers who are trained in the evidence based treatment called, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Please, with intention to go directly to the list.
That said, this website was developed to problems. Without limitation, please note that the material presented isn’t an attempt to practice medicine or give specific medical advice, including, advice concerning the topic of mental health. Please read our Disclaimer. So, we are not a referral source and we can not recommend specific providers. Basically, we have expanded the site to offer videos and training for early care and education providers and pediatric providers. Therefore the website offers both local and national resources as well as links to publications, facts and figures and frequently asked questions.
The Child Health and Development Institute’s recent issue brief focuses on Building a Infant Mental Health Workforce.
An important component of addressing infant mental health is assuring that the adults who interact with young children and their fa … Yesterday’s Where We Live show on WNPR discussed a range of mental health topics, from adult suicide to a report from Connecticut Health Investigative Team on children’s mental health screening.
HIT is a non profit online news service that provides articles on health problems to local newspapers and online outlets. I know that the pilot program points to a potential new approach for Connecticut schools. Dataobtained by C HIT indicates that only a fraction of children enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program receive a formal behavi … A new way of addressing children’s mental health is having a positive impact at a Hamden elementary school.
Connecticut’s ‘2 1 1’ has released this latest Barometer Report which includes important links to children’s mental health resources, including our kidsmentalhealthinfo.
What to do if you think your child may have a mental health problem that is taped at the 2016 NBC4 Health Fitness Expo in Washington DC. Whenever Finding Hope, read about the webisode Finding Help, to go directly to this report.
Basically the upcoming DSM 5″, the diagnostic manual used by mental health providers, will include traumatic stress in young children as a diagnosis. Therefore this will problems. Kidsmentalhealthinfo.
Governor Dannel Malloy and similar state officials, today announced the establishment of the Office of Early Childhood.
The new agency will provide a comprehensive, collaborative system for delivering improved programs and services to children a … On January 15th CHDI’s Bob Franks was interviewed by Mike Bellamy on WICC 600 AM on the serious poser of child trauma. Please click on the following link to listen to the radio show. Just think for a moment. CHDI Vice President and trauma expert. Usually, cHDI our hearts go out to all the children and families who been impacted by the horrific school shooting in Newtown. Now regarding the aforementioned fact… Bob Franks.
That said, this issue brief released by theChild Health and Development Institute of Connecticut. To read the big issue brief click on this link. CHDI released a policy brief Ensuring Young Children Grow Up at a Healthy Weight. It gives an overview of the childhood obesity issue, highlights opportunities for prevention, and recommends five specific ways that Connecticut’s child care settings and hospitals can help our youngest children get off to a healthy start. Of course, policy Opportunities to Prevent Obesity.
Listen to the interview with Judith Meyers about the connection between socialemotional health and early literacy, and read the corresponding IMPACT report from the Child Health and Development Institute.
Listen to the interview with Judith Meyers about the connection between socialemotional health and early literacy, and read the corresponding IMPACT report from the Child Health and Development Institute.