CHDI analysis cited in recent media coverage of success of CT Urgent Crisis Centers
Recent articles in CT Insider and the CT Mirror on Connecticut's Urgent Crisis Centers (UCCs) for children and youth cited CHDI's recent report on the centers' positive impact in their first year of operation. In our role as Performance Improvement Center for the state's UCCs, CHDI published the first annual report with data on the centers' usage, service quality, and outcomes in August.
Highlights from the Centers' first year:
- 1,328 episodes of care
- 99.4% of children met their treatment goals, which was consistent across population groups
- 89% of children showed some level of improvement from intake to discharge
- 98% of children were discharged to their homes and communities
- Demographics of children served are similar to CT's overall child population in terms of race and ethnicity; a higher rate of female children were served (compared to overall population)
- Harm/risk of harm to self were the most common presenting problems statewide
- Schools were the most common referral source
The data also indicated that the UCCs are, as intended, successfully diverting a significant number of youth who would have otherwise gone to hospital emergency departments, with 51.7% of families indicating they would have sought help at the ED if UCCs were not available. This underscores the need to sustainably fund Connecticut's UCCs and other youth crisis services.
Learn more in the FY2025 Annual Report for Connecticut's Urgent Crisis Centers