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Reflections and Highlights from FY 2024 (FY 2024)

Caring for the Urgent Behavioral Health Needs of Youth: Preserving Connecticut's Comprehensive Crisis Management System (December 2024)

Trauma ScreenTIME Early Childhood Course (September 2024)

Connecting Schools to Care IV Students: School Mental Health Resource and Support Guide (September 2024)

Sustaining Acute Behavioral Health Services for Connecticut's Youth: The Wireless Surcharge Opportunity (March 2024)

Issue Brief #91

Issue Brief 91- Moving Measures to Conversations: Engaging Youth, Families, & Clinicians in Measurement-Based Care (March 2024)

Intermediate Levels of Care for Children with Behavioral Health Needs (February 2024)

Reflections and Highlights from FY 2023 (FY 2023)

Issue Brief #90

Issue Brief 90 - Students Helping Students: School-Based Peer Support Programs Enhance Student Well-Being (December 2023)

Strengthening the Behavioral Health Workforce for Children, Youth, and Families: A Strategic Plan for Connecticut (November 2023)

CONNECT4Families Online Toolkit (October 2023)

Trauma ScreenTIME Pediatric Primary Care Course (October 2023)

Issue Brief #89

Issue Brief 89 - Building a Strong Foundation: Increasing Access to Mental Health Services for Young Children (September 2023)

Gizmo’s Pawesome Guide to Mental Health – Early Childhood Introduction (September 2023)

Issue Brief #88

Issue Brief 88 - When to Adapt: Ensuring Evidence-Based Treatments Work for Children of Diverse Cultural Backgrounds (September 2023)

Policy Brief - Supporting Student Mental Health: Is Connecticut in Good SHAPE? (July 2023)

Mobile Response for Children, Youth, and Families: Best Practice Data Elements and Quality Improvement Approaches (March 2023)

Issue Brief #87

Issue Brief 87 - Improving Early Substance Use Care for Youth: The Essential Role of Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinics (February 2023)

Reflections and Highlights from FY 2022 (December 2022)

What's Next for Children's Behavioral Health? A Conversation with Jeff Vanderploeg (December 2022)

Trauma ScreenTIME Schools Course (November 2022)

SBDI Information Sheet and Map (October 2022)

Policy Brief - Who Will Do the Work? Strengthening the Children’s Behavioral Health Workforce (September 30, 2022)

Issue Brief #86

Making the Most of the Moment: Brief Interventions Can Improve Children’s Behavioral Health Services (September 2022)

Issue Brief #85

Making Measures Matter: Use of Measurement-Based Care to Improve Children's Behavioral Health (July 2022)

ScreenTIME Infographic - Helping Children Who Experience Trauma: The Role of Trauma Screening (April 2022)

Trauma ScreenTIME General Course: Overview Video (April 2022)

Issue Brief #84

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

CHDI: Bridge to Better - Organizational Profile (January 2022)

Reflections and Highlights from FY 2021 (December 2021)

Issue Brief #83

EBTs are Effective for Children in the Child Welfare System: CT's Family First Prevention Services Plan Can Expand Access to Effective Care (December 2021)

Strengthening School-Family-Community Partnerships Through the School Responder Model (November 2021)

Issue Brief #82

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

Issue Brief #81

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

Issue Brief #80

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

Issue Brief #79

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

Issue Brief #78

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

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

Reflections and Highlights from FY 2020 (December 2020)

Issue Brief #77

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

Infographic: Children Benefit from Evidence-Based Behavioral Health Treatments (September 2020)

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

Issue Brief #76

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

Issue Brief #75

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

Issue Brief #74

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

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

Transforming Pediatrics to Support Population Health Policy Brief - Everyone Benefits, So All Should Pay: Pediatric Primary Care Payment Reform (April 2020)

Policy Brief - The Family First Prevention Services Act: A New Opportunity for Expanded Service Delivery to Children and Families in CT (February 2020)

Issue Brief #73

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

CHDI's Reflections and Highlights from FY 2019 (January 2020)

Issue Brief #72

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

Issue Brief #71

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

The Connecticut School-Based Diversion Initiative (August 2019)

Issue Brief #70

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)

Issue Brief #69

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

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

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

Issue Brief #68

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

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

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

Issue Brief #67

Mobile Crisis Intervention Services Plays Important Role in State’s Behavioral Health System for Children (March 2019)

Transforming Pediatrics to Support Population Health (February 2019)

Issue Brief #66

Engaging Pediatric Primary Care to Address Childhood Trauma (November 2018)

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

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 - October 2018 (October 2018)

Issue Brief #64

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

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

Healthy Students and Thriving Schools (September 2018)

Issue Brief #63

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

Issue Brief #62

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

Issue Brief #61

Addressing Trauma in Early Childhood: Integration of Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency (ARC) (April 2018)

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 (January 2018)

Issue Brief #59

Ensuring Children Grow Up at a Healthy Weight: Supporting Emerging Research & Prevention Efforts in CT (December 2017)

Issue Brief #58

Ensuring Quality in Children's Mental Health (November 2017)

Issue Brief #57

From Suspension to Support in the Early Grades (September 2017)

Issue Brief #56

Accessible, Affordable and Efficient Health Care for Children (August 2017)

Issue Brief #55

Addressing Student's Mental Health Needs (July 2017)

Issue Brief #54

Enhancing Early Childhood Systems of Care in High-Need Communities (May 2017)

Issue Brief #53

The 21st Century Cures Act: Opportunities for Connecticut (April 2017)

Infographic on Addressing Child Trauma (March 2017)

Issue Brief #52

Supporting Young Children Who Experience Trauma (March 2017)

Promoting Children's Health in Early Care and Education Settings by Supporting Health Consultation (Feb 2017)

Issue Brief #51

Ensuring Children Grow Up at a Healthy Weight: How Connecticut Can Catch Up to Other States (December 2016)

Issue Brief #50

Addressing Child Developmental Concerns Early (October 2016)

2014-2015 Biennial Report (September 2016)

Issue Brief #49

Building a Trauma-Informed Child Welfare System (September 2016)

CHDI Profile (2016)

Issue Brief #48

Caring for Children in the Midst of a Behavioral Health Crisis (July 2016)

Issue Brief #47

Designing a System That Promotes Children's Health (June 2016)

Connecting Social and Emotional Health and Literacy: Critical for Early School Success (May 2016)

Issue Brief #46

Paid Family Leave Supports Healthy Brain Development and Promotes Healthy Families (April 2016)

Policy Brief - Ensuring Young Children Grow Up at a Healthy Weight: Policy Opportunities to Prevent Obesity (March 2016)

Ensuring Young Children Grow Up at a Healthy Weight: Policy Opportunities to Prevent Obesity (One-Page Summary) (March 2016)

Policy Brief - Ensuring the Best Start for Connecticut's Children: Aligning Policy with Science (March 2016)

Ensuring the Best Start for Connecticut's Children: Policy Opportunities (One Page Summary) (March 2016)

Issue Brief #45

Care Coordination for Children: An Important Part of State Health Reform Efforts (Feb 2016)

Issue Brief #44

Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) (Feb 2016)

Issue Brief #43

Improving Trauma-Focused Services for Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System (Dec 2015)

Issue Brief #42

Policy and Community Level Strategies for Integrating Children's Behavioral Health Services (November 2015)

Developmental Surveillance and Screening in Early Care and Education: Family and Provider Perspectives (Nov 2015)

Advancing Trauma-Informed Systems for Children (Sept 2015)

Issue Brief #41

Ensuring Safe Child Care for Children Needing Medication: Building a High Quality System of Medication Administration Training & Consultation (August 2015)

Issue Brief #40

Mid-Level Developmental Assessment: Addressing Developmental Concerns in Young Children Efficiently (July 2015)

Issue Brief #39

Rolling Out Health Reform in Connecticut: Fully Addressing the Needs of Children (June 2015)

Starting Early: The Long Reach of Childhood Trauma (May 2015)

Infographic: Maternal Mental Health (May 2015)

Issue Brief #38

What's Good for Moms is Good for Their Babies: Addressing Postpartum Depression in the Pediatrician's Office (May 2015)

Issue Brief #37

Promoting the Healthy Social and Emotional Development of Children Through an Informed Workforce (Mar 2015)

The Infant Mental Health Workforce: Key to Promoting the Healthy Social and Emotional Development of Children (Mar 2015)

Issue Brief #36

A New Approach to Improving Outpatient Care for Children with Multiple Behavioral Health Concerns: MATCH-ADTC (Jan 2015)

Addressing Maternal Mental Health in the Pediatric Medical Home (Nov 2014)

Issue Brief #35

Bridging Research and Practice: The role of implementation science in improving children’s mental health services (Nov 2014)

Issue Brief #34

Preventing Childhood Obesity: Maternal-Child Life Course Approach (Sept 2014)

Preventing Childhood Obesity: Maternal/Child Life Course Approach (Sept 2014)

Issue Brief #33

Optimizing Children's Health Services in Connecticut (Aug 2014)

Issue Brief #32

Communication Barriers in Treating Childhood Asthma (Jul 2014)

Issue Brief #31

Improving Care for Children Through Trauma Screening (May 2014)

CT Health Care Survey (May 2014)

Issue Brief #30

Early Childhood Health Assessment Records: Important for Ensuring Children's Health in Child Care Settings (Apr 2014)

Caring for Connecticut's Children - Vol 2 (Mar 2014)

Caring for Connecticut's Children - Vol. 1 (Mar 2014)

Issue Brief #29

Co-Management: Improving Care for Children (Feb 2014)

Working Together to Meet Children's Health Needs: Primary and Specialty Care Co-Management (Jan 2014)

Issue Brief #28

Improving School Discipline Practices and Reducing School-Based Arrests in CT (Jan 2014)

Issue Brief #27

Building a Statewide Trauma-Informed System of Care (Dec 2013)

Issue Brief #26

Developmental Surveillance & Screening for All of Connecticut's Children (Nov 2013)

The Earlier the Better: Developmental Screening for Connecticut's Young Children (Oct 2013)

Issue Brief #25

EPIC: Educating Practices in the Community (Sep 2013)

The SBDI Toolkit: A Community Resource for Reducing School-Based Arrests (Sept 2013)

Issue Brief #24

New CDC Study Reports Decline in Obesity Rates Among Young Children: Good News for the U.S. But Not for Connecticut (Aug 2013)

Improving Outcomes for Children in Schools: Expanded School Mental Health (Aug 2013)

Issue Brief #23

The Office for Community Child Health: A Unique Partnership in a Changing Healthcare Environment (Aug 2013)

Issue Brief #22

Building an Infant Mental Health Workforce (May 2013)

Issue Brief #21

Addressing Child & Adolescent Depression and Anxiety in Pediatric Primary Care: A Co-Management Approach (Apr 2013)

Issue Brief #20

Accessing Community Level Early Childhood Health Data in Connecticut (Mar 2013)

Issue Brief #19

Best Practices in School MH (Feb 2013)

2012-2013 Biennial (June 2014)

Issue Brief #18

Improving Children's Health Through Care Coordination (Dec 2012)

Care Coordination: Improving Children's Access to Health Services (Nov 2012)

2010-2011 Biennial (July 2012)

Issue Brief #17

Connecticut's Children: Off to a Healthy Start (Nov 2012)

CT's Children - Off to a Healthy Start (Oct 2012)

Children of Incarcerated Parents (Sep 2012)

Issue Brief #16

Reducing Traumatic Stress in Children of Arrested Parents: Cross-Systems Collaboration (Oct 2012)

Issue Brief #15

Building a System of Safe Medication Administration in Child Care Settings (Aug 2012)

Issue Brief #14

Medical Homes: The Transformation of Pediatric Primary Care in Connecticut (Aug 2012)

Issue Brief #13

Child Traumatic Stress: CHDI's Response to a Public Health Crisis (May 2012)

Mid-Level Developmental and Behavioral Assessments: Between Screening and Evaluation (May 2012)

Issue Brief #12

Mid-Level Assessments: A System Improvement Innovation (May 2012)

Issue Brief #11

Driving Quality Improvement in Child Mental Health Services: The Performance Improvement Center (Mar 2012)

The Performance Improvement Center: A Promising Approach for Improving Service Quality Outcomes (Mar 2012)

Issue Brief #10

Improving the Dental Health of Connecticut's Youngest Children (Feb 2012)

Preventing Student Arrests in Schools: The Connecticut School-Based Diversion Initiative (Dec 2011)

EPIC: Overcoming Barriers to Sustainable Practice Change (Nov 2011)

Using Academic Detailing to Change Child Health Service Delivery in Connecticut: CHDI's EPIC Program (Oct 2011)

Race to the Top: Is Children's Health in the Running (Sep 2011)

Psychotropic Medications in Pediatrics: a Co-Management Solution (Sep 2011)

Pediatric Psychopharmacology: Improving Care Through Co-Management (Sep 2011)

The Learning Collaborative Model: An Engine for Change (Sep 2011)

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Sustaining a Highly Effective Intervention (Aug 2011)

Statewide Implementation of Best Practices: The Connecticut TF-CBT Learning Collaborative (Jul 2011)

A Framework for Child Health Services - Tool Kit (July 2011)

Addressing the Developmental Needs of Infants in CT's Child Welfare System: The Role of Child FIRST CT (Jun 2011)

Ensuring Health & Safety in Connecticut's Child Care Program: A Focus on Medication Administration (Apr 2011)

Psychotropic Medications in Pediatrics: Addressing Quality and Access (Mar 2011)

Health & Safety Fact Sheet (Feb 2011)

Strengthening the Foundation: Analysis of Connecticut's Outpatient Mental Health System for Children (Jun 2010)

Integrating Behavioral Health & Primary Care: Making it Work in Four Practices in Connecticut (Mar 2010)

An Analysis of Department of Public Health Child Care Licensing Specialists' Reports of Unannounced Inspections (Dec 2009)

2008-2009 Biennial (June 2010)

The Intensive In-Home Services Decision Tree - Brief Report (Nov 2009)

The Intensive In-Home Services Decision Tree: A Framework for Decision-Making in Connecticut - Full Report (Oct 2009)

CT Behavioral Health Partnership - Second Annual Evaluation (Apr 2009)

A Framework for Child Health Services (Mar 2009)

Promoting Early Health and Learning: A Profile of Two Connecticut Communities (Feb 2009)

Insuring Our Kids' Future: The Importance of Health Insurance to Utilization of Pediatric Health Services (Oct 2008)

Addressing Maternal Depression: Opportunities in the Pediatric Setting (May 2008)

Unlocking Doors: Multisystemic Therapy for Connecticut's High-Risk Children & Youth (May 2008)

Connecticut Sistema De Justicia Juvenil: Una Guia Para Jovenes Y Familias (May 2008)

The Connecticut Juvenile Justice System: A Guide for Youth & Families (May 2008)

Connecticut Behavioral Health Partnership: First Annual Evaluation Calendar Year 2006 (Dec 2007)

Extended Day Treatment: Defining a Model of Care in Connecticut (Jun 2007)

An Evaluation of Connecticut's Early Childhood Consultation Partnership (May 2007)

Use of Emergency Departments for Mental Health Care for Connecticut's Children - Report Two (May 2007)

A Rising Tide: Use of Emergency Departments for Mental Health Care for Connecticut's Children - Report Two - Statewide Utilization (May 2007)

Reducing Behavior Problems in Early Care and Education Programs: An Evaluation of Connecticut's Early Childhood Consultation Partnership (May 2007)

How Primary Care Providers Respond to Children's Mental Health Needs: Strategies and Barriers (Apr 2007)

Use of Emergency Departments for Mental Health Care for Connecticut's Children- Children Enrolled in HUSKY A - Executive Brief (Jan 2007)

A Rising Tide: Use of Emergency Departments for Mental Health Care for Connecticut's Children- Report One - Children Enrolled in HUSKY A (Jan 2007)

Developing a Therapeutic Support Service (Jan 2007)

Behavioral Health Services in Pediatric Primary Care: Meeting the Needs in Connecticut - Exec. Summary (Sep 2006)

Meeting the Needs in Connecticut (Sep 2006)

Medical Home: Model of Continuous, Coordinated Care for Connecticut's Children (Jun 2006)

Caring for Children Who Have Been Impacted by Substance Abuse (Apr 2006)

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