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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)

Map of Trauma-Informed Treatments for Children (May 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)

Engaging Pediatric Primary Care to Address Childhood Trauma Issue Brief #66

Part of a Comprehensive Public Health Approach Engaging Pediatric Primary Care to Address Childhood Trauma (November 2018)

Improving Care and Promoting Alternatives Emergency Department Use by Connecticut Children and Youth with Behavioral Health Conditions (November 2018)

An Effective Approach for Reducing Emergency Department Utilization Among Youth with … Issue Brief #65

Mobile Crisis Services An Effective Approach for Reducing Emergency Department Utilization Among Youth with Behavioral Health Conditions (October 2018)

Evaluation of Connecticut’s Mobile Crisis Intervention Services Impact on Behavioral Health Emergency Department Use and Provider Perspectives (October 2018)

Integrating a Trauma-Informed Approach with Youth Development Programs Issue Brief #64

Integrating a Trauma-Informed Approach with Youth Development Programs Integrating a Trauma-Informed Approach with Youth Development Programs (October 2018)

CHDI: Twenty Years Celebrating 20 Years of Improving Children's Health and Well-Being (September 2018)

Healthy Students and Thriving Schools: A Comprehensive Approach for Addressing Students’ Trauma and Mental Health Needs IMPACT Report (September 2018)

Building a Statewide System of Professional Endorsement® Issue Brief #63

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Building a Statewide System of Professional Endorsement® (September 2018)

Investing in Child Health to Ensure Equity, Population Health, and Long Term Cost Sav… Issue Brief #62

Opportunities in State Health Care Reform Investing in Child Health to Ensure Equity, Population Health, and Long Term Cost Savings (May 2018)

Addressing Trauma in Early Childhood Issue Brief #61

Integration of Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency (ARC) in Outpatient Behavioral Health Care for Young Children Addressing Trauma in Early Childhood (April 2018)

The Critical Role of Pediatric Primary Care in Addressing ADHD Issue Brief #60

Issue Brief 60 The Critical Role of Pediatric Primary Care in Addressing ADHD (January 2018)

A Better Way to Assess Developmental Needs in Early Childhood Systems: Mid-Level Developmental Assessment IMPACT Report (January 2018)

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New Study Shows Exposure to Trauma Impacts Youth Participation in Systems of Care CHDI’s Jeana Bracey co-authored an article, Trauma Symptoms and Relationship with Child and Family… »
Dr. Ken Spiegelman - 2020 Community Physician of the Year! Congratulations to Ken Spiegelman, MD who was selected as Community Physician of the Year. »
Experts Discuss Child Wellness During COVID-19 in Podcast CHDI’s Jeana Bracey, PhD discussed child wellness during COVID on a podcast for the UConn… »
PBS News Hour Highlights Trauma Treatments in Connecticut: Bounce Back Featured Connecticut was featured in part four of the PBS NewsHour series “Invisible Scars: America’s… »
CT by the Numbers Article Highlights School Mental Health Planning and Assessment Connecticut by the Numbers featured efforts to help school districts address mental health. »
Study Shows Evidence-Based Treatments Improve Outcomes and Reduce Disparities CHDI’s Jason Lang and Jeff Vanderploeg co-authored an article, “Outcomes, evidence-based treatments,… »

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