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Helping Children Who Experience Trauma The Role of Trauma Screening (April 2022)

Trauma ScreenTIME Course Overview Video Course provides training on how to screen children for trauma (April 2022)

Modernizing Outpatient Behavioral Health for Children Issue Brief #84

A More Flexible and Efficient Approach to Improve Access Modernizing Outpatient Behavioral Health for Children (March 2022)

CHDI: Bridge to Better Organizational Profile (January 2022)

Reflections and Highlights from FY 2021 Letter from the President and Infographic (December 2021)

Evidence-Based Treatments are Effective for Children in the Child Welfare System Issue Brief #83

CTs Family First Prevention Services Plan Can Expand Access to Effective Care Evidence-Based Treatments are Effective for Children in the Child Welfare System (December 2021)

Strengthening School-Family-Community Partnerships Through the School Responder Model Research-to-Practice Brief (November 2021)

Supporting Student Wellness and Success Issue Brief #82

Use of ESSER Funds for Building a Comprehensive and Equitable School Mental Health System Supporting Student Wellness and Success (November 2021)

Innovative Service Delivery in Response to COVID-19 Issue Brief #81

Strategies to Meet the Needs of Children and Families During the Pandemic and Beyond Innovative Service Delivery in Response to COVID-19 (September 2021)

Trauma and the School Responder Model Tip Sheet Series for Educators (June 2021)

Policy Brief - Advancing Equity in Behavioral Health Through Telemedicine (April 2021)

Map of Trauma-Informed Treatments for Children (updated March 2021)

Improving Student and Staff Well-Being During COVID-19 and Beyond Issue Brief #80

Connecting Social Emotional Learning with Anti-Racism and Equity Improving Student and Staff Well-Being During COVID-19 and Beyond (February 2021)

Expanding Access to Evidence-Based Children’s Behavioral Health Treatments Issue Brief #79

Role of a Train-The-Trainer Approach Expanding Access to Evidence-Based Children’s Behavioral Health Treatments (February 2021)

Promoting a Healthy Weight from Birth Issue Brief #78

Strategies to Improve Early Childhood Feeding Practices and Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Obesity Promoting a Healthy Weight from Birth (January 2021)

Children’s Behavioral Health and Implementation of the School Responder Model (December 2020)

Reflections and Highlights from FY 2020 Letter from the President and Infographic (December 2020)

School Discipline during COVID-19 Issue Brief #77

Inclusive and Supportive Strategies for Schools as they Re-open School Discipline during COVID-19 (October 2020)

Infographic: Children Benefit from Evidence-Based Behavioral Health Treatments CHDI and DCF are Expanding Trauma-Informed Treatments in CT (September 2020)

Improving Care for Children and Families with Complex Needs: Enhancing Care Coordination in Connecticut IMPACT Report (September 2020)

Preparing Future Pediatricians to Address Behavioral Health Needs of Children Issue Brief #76

Opportunities in Pediatric Residency Training Programs Preparing Future Pediatricians to Address Behavioral Health Needs of Children (September 2020)

Screening Youth in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems for Trauma: Issue Brief #75

Data from Connecticut Show it is Practical, Useful, and Effective Screening Youth in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems for Trauma: (August 2020)

Screening for Social Determinants of Health Issue Brief #74

A Promising Step for Improving Children’s Behavioral Health Screening for Social Determinants of Health (July 2020)

Blended and Braided Funding: Sharing Costs Across Multiple Sectors Transforming Pediatrics to Support Population Health Policy Brief Series (April 2020)

Everyone Benefits, So All Should Pay Transforming Pediatrics to Support Population Health Policy Brief Series (April 2020)

Policy Brief - The Family First Prevention Services Act (February 2020)

Ensuring Young Children Receive Mental Health Services Issue Brief #73

Barriers to Billing and Proposed Solutions Ensuring Young Children Receive Mental Health Services (January 2020)

Reflections and Highlights from FY 2019 Letter from the President and Infographic (January 2020)

Are We Trauma-Informed? Issue Brief #72

Tools to Measure Progress in a Program, School, or Organization Are We Trauma-Informed? (October 2019)

Better than Usual (Care) Issue Brief #71

Evidence-Based Treatments Improve Outcomes and Reduce Disparities for Children of Color Better than Usual (Care) (September 2019)

The Connecticut School-Based Diversion Initiative SBDI Infographic (August 2019)

Providing Culturally Responsive Mental Health Care for Families Issue Brief #70

The Role of National CLAS Standards in Reducing Health Disparities Providing Culturally Responsive Mental Health Care for Families (August 2019)

Advancing Health Equity and Racial Justice in Children's Behavioral Health CLAS Toolkit (July 2019)

Helping Students Recover from Trauma Issue Brief #69

Connecticut Elementary Schools are Finding Success Using Bounce Back Helping Students Recover from Trauma (June 2019)

Helping Young Children Exposed to Trauma: A Systems Approach to Implementing Trauma-Informed Care IMPACT Report (June 2019)

Advancing a Trauma-Informed Child Welfare System CONCEPT Infographic (May 2019)

Building a Trauma-Informed Child Welfare System Issue Brief #68

How CONCEPT Transformed Child Welfare Building a Trauma-Informed Child Welfare System (May 2019)

Building Resilience in Young Children: Experiences Promoting Protective Factors in Six Pediatric Practices IMPACT Report (April 2019)

A Framework for Child Health Services: Promoting optimal health, development, and well-being for all children (March 2019)

Mobile Crisis Intervention Services Plays Important Role in State’s Behavioral Health… Issue Brief #67

Highlights from the SFY 2018 Annual Report Mobile Crisis Intervention Services Plays Important Role in State’s Behavioral Health System for Children (March 2019)

Transforming Pediatrics to Support Population Health Recommendations for Practice Changes and How to Pay for Them (February 2019)

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