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RECENTLY RELEASED:
 The Not Just Child's Play Report
was prepared by the Connecticut Center for Effective Practice, with collaboration by the University of Connecticut, Connecticut Court Support Services Division and the Connecticut Department of Children and Families. The report examines the role of behavioral health screening and assessment in the Connecticut juvenile justice system, reviews best practices, and makes recommendations to policy makers and providers involved in multiple stages of the judicial process.
Attachment & Recovery: Caring for Substance Affected Families
is a white paper prepared by the Connecticut Center for Effective Practice, with collaboration by the Yale University Child Study Center and the Department of Children & Families. This report examines the impact of substance abuse on families, the parent-child relationship, and the implications for family recovery. Best practices at the national and state level are reviewed and recommendations are made to policy makers and providers who work with affected families in Connecticut.
 Caring for Connecticut's Children, Volume 2: Promoting Healthy Child Development (June 2005)
A colorful, user-friendly handbook for parents and caregivers providing research-based, up-to-date information and local resources on promoting healthy social, emotional, cognitive and physical development in children ages 5 and under.
(To pick up a free copy of the handbook, click here for a list of distribution sites. To have a copy mailed to you (shipping and handling charges apply), click here to download an order form.)
IMPACT Issue Briefs
Issue #5: Linking Women's Health & Children's Health (November 2003)
This report emphasizes that we cannot separate concerns about the healthy growth and development of young children from the health of women, not only during pregnancy but long before. The two major themes of this report are that: 1) child health is inextricably linked to women’s health; and 2) maternal health care is best delivered on a continuum that extends from early adolescence through adulthood, rather than the current limited focus on pregnancy planning and prenatal care.
Issue #4: Promoting Healthy Children and Families: Child Nutrition (June 2003)
This report is part of a series addressing key early childhood health issues. This IMPACT issue provides a brief overview on nutrition.
Issue #3: Promoting Healthy Children and Families: Health Problems of Infancy & Early Childhood (March 2003)
This report is part of a series addressing key early childhood health issues. This IMPACT issue provides a brief overview of significant health problems that affect young children.
More IMPACTS >>>>
REPORTS BY TOPIC:
HEALTH
Caring for Connecticut's Children, Volume 1: Promoting Health and Safety
(January 2004)
A colorful, user-friendly handbook for parents and caregivers providing research-based, up-to-date information and local resources on early childhood health and safety issues.
*Please note that Volume 1 is no longer available in hard copy. Volumen 1 - Español (July 2004)
Caring for Connecticut's Children, Volume 2: Promoting Healthy Child Development (June 2005)
A colorful, user-friendly handbook for parents and caregivers providing research-based, up-to-date information and local resources on promoting healthy social, emotional, cognitive and physical development in children ages 5 and under.
(To pick up a free copy of the handbook, click here for a list of distribution sites. To have a copy mailed to you (shipping and handling charges apply), click here to download an order form.)
Vision Care for Connecticut Children, (November 2003)
Highlights from a comprehensive review of current literature and policy on vision screening, including recommendations for improving vision care for children in Connecticut.
Too Young to Count?, Promoting the Health and Development of Connecticut’s Young Children and Their Families (February 2001)
This report examines early child health care, identifying the resources, services and supports that must be in place in order to enable all children to achieve their potential for healthy development and freedom from illness.
MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Not Just Child's Play. The Role of Behavioral Health Screening and Assessment in the Connecticut Juvenile Justice System (May 2005)
This report describes how behavioral health screening and assessment can help children and their families to overcome problems such as depression, substance abuse, and trauma so that they have a better chance at building healthy lives and safe communities. (Full report forthcoming) | Executive Summary
An Evaluation of the Care Coordination Program (May 2004)
This evaluation of the CT Department of Children and Families' (DCF) Care Coordination program was designed to assess how children with complex behavioral health needs and their families move through the Care Coordination program and the degree to which the care adheres to System of Care principles which are the foundation of Connecticut Community KidCare. Executive Summary
Introduction to KidCare and the Evaluation Plan (June 2003)
CHDI is pleased to present the first in a series of brief reports on the evaluation of Connecticut Community KidCare, an initiative designed to reform the children’s behavioral health system.
Implementation Analysis of the Emergency Mobile Psychiatric Services (EMPS) and Care Coordination Programs (June 2003)
This report is the first installment of a comprehensive evaluation of Connecticut Community KidCare, a children’s behavioral health system reform initiative. It provides an in-depth analysis of the implementation and operation of two components of KidCare - the Emergency Mobile Psychiatric Services and Care Coordination Programs. Executive Summary
Delivering and Financing
Children's Behavioral Health Services in Connecticut, (February 2000). Prepared for the Department of Social Services
by CHDI, this report presents a comprehensive review of publicly
sponsored children's behavioral health services. It identifies
critical system issues and makes several recommendations for a
better system of care for Connecticut’s children.
EARLY CARE & EDUCATION
Creating a Statewide System of Multi-Disciplinary Consultation for Early Care and Education in Connecticut. (April 2005)
This report provides specific recommendations for transforming the state's scattered array of consultation services into a robust multi-disciplinary consultation system that will enhance the quality of early care and education in Connecticut and improve children's developmental outcomes. The recommendations were guided by research, evaluation, and lessons learned from local and national consultation efforts, as well as the outcomes from a December symposium. Executive Summary | Symposium Proceedings
Keeping Children on the Path to School Success: How is Connecticut Doing? (September 2004)
These publications shed light on how Connecticut's young children (birth to age 6) are progressing toward school success by looking at key factors influencing child health and development like physical health, social and emotional well being, access to quality child care, family stability and more. The Highlights brief is an abridged document with statewide data on several key indicators of child well being, while the full report provides both statewide and local data and more in-depth analysis. Highlights (April 2004)
The full report can also be downloaded in sections, as follows:
A Research Perspective on the Child Care Workforce in Connecticut (June 2003)
This report summarizes Connecticut data and relevant national information on the childcare workforce. It addresses the qualifications, compensation, turnover and number of staff who teach and care for young children in our state. These elements are highlighted because they are known to be predictors of child care quality and, in turn, positive child outcomes. Connecticut’s Head Start Workforce and Connecticut's Child Care Workforce are companion reports to the Research Perspective. The former offers data on the wages and qualifications of Head Start teachers and assistant teachers, and is drawn from federal administrative reporting required of local Head Start programs. The latter is an analysis of wages and health benefits of teachers in licensed child care centers, and compensation and qualifications of family child care providers.
More Early Care and Education Publications >>>>
JUVENILE JUSTICE
Endangered Youth A White Paper on Suicide Among Adolescents Involved with the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems (May 2005)
The purpose of this white paper is to familiarize readers with an interdisciplinary service framework that adequately addresses the spectrum of risk factors for suicide facing children, youth and families involved with the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Executive Summary
Close to Home, A Report on the Behavioral Health Services for Children in Connecticut’s Juvenile Justice System (February 2003)
The culmination of a year-long study of behavioral health resources available to children in Connecticut’s juvenile justice system, this report offers an analysis of current services, contrasts them with successful national effective practices and makes recommendations for system enhancements. Executive Summary
DATA & RESEARCH CAPACITY-BUILDING
Reshaping Administrative Databases into Tools for Policy-Relevant Research (July 2003)
State administrative databases house a wealth of information that, if properly harnessed, analyzed and shared, could provide valuable insights for policymakers and others making decisions affecting young children. The findings and recommendations presented in this report are based on a recent inventory and analysis of over 80 state databases on early childhood in Connecticut. Executive Summary
An Early Childhood Research Agenda for Connecticut (June 2003)
The Research Agenda comprises ten valuable areas for research in early childhood. By clustering research questions, priorities can be set and work plans developed. It provides a framework on which to hang related questions and information as they develop.
An Early Childhood Research Roundtable (June 2003)
The Early Childhood DataCONNections project convened the first Early Childhood Research Roundtable on June 13, 2003 at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. The all-day meeting provided an opportunity for state agency staff, researchers and other stakeholders to meet and explore together strategies for developing policy research partnerships. The Roundtable was facilitated by Shelley Waters Boots, Acting Child Care Division Director at the Children's Defense Fund. These proceedings are written to capture the essence of the meeting rather than as minutes.
Putting Administrative Data to Work: A Toolkit for State Agencies on Advancing Data Integration and Data Sharing Efforts to Support Sound Policy and Program Development (April 2005)
This toolkit is designed to help state agencies transform administrative data into a powerful tool for decision makers. Through guidelines, tips and examples from across the country, the toolkit helps instruct users on how to pursue various enhancement strategies.
Brochure | Toolkit Appendix
2002-2003 Biennial Report, (April 2004)
This report details what CHDI and the Children's Fund of CT have accomplished together over the past two years. To view an interactive online version, click here.
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