Media Center
We are willing to discuss our initiatives and ongoing projects with members of the media. Please peruse our fact sheet for basic information, and feel free to contact us for more information.
What We Do
CHDI works to assure that a comprehensive, effective, community-based health and mental health care system is accessible to all of Connecticut’s children, especially the underserved. We accomplish this goal through research, evaluation, and demonstration projects that enhance health care systems and clinical practice. We analyze and advocate for policy that reflects the best of what science and experience teaches us, keeping at the fore the initiatives that drive our practices.
Our Initiatives Include:
- Developing and strengthening family-centered “medical homes” for children
- Improving outreach and care coordination to link children and families to a “medical home”
- Strengthening the capacity of pediatric primary care settings to address behavioral health concerns
- Increasing the availability of health and mental health consultation in settings where children receive care (e.g. early care and education sites)
- Supporting and sustaining effective models of practice to treat severe emotional, behavioral, and addictive disorders
By advocating for effective policy and identifying and supporting best healthcare practices, our initiatives directly benefit Connecticut’s underserved children and their families.
Our Partners
We collaborate with the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, the University of Connecticut, and Yale University, in addition to our role as the operating arm of the Children’s Fund.
Our Affiliates
CHDI works with health and mental health care providers, policymakers, academic institutions, and state care agencies.
Outcomes
Our initiatives have improved the lives of children and parents across Connecticut. We have spearheaded efforts to develop the child health services component of the early childhood care system, worked with the Connecticut Department of Social Services to promote pediatric providers’ use of screening tests to detect developmental concerns in young children, and, through the EPIC program, prepared more than 60 pediatric health care sites with the most up-to-date information regarding pediatric and family medicine.
Our work is diverse in scope and approach and extends well beyond the examples provided here. To learn more, access our biennial report [link to biennial here] or contact us.
For more information, please contact:
Judith Meyers, Ph.D., President & CEO of CHDI
Robert Franks, Vice President and Director, CCEP (Connecticut Center for Effective Practice)
Lisa Honigfeld, Vice President for Health Initiatives
