Urgent Crisis Centers for children
CHDI serves as the Performance Improvement Center for Connecticut's Urgent Crisis Centers for children and youth experiencing mental or behavioral health crises.
Urgent Crisis Centers (UCCs) are walk-in outpatient clinics offering crisis stabilization support, comprehensive mental health assessments, safety planning, connections to additional services, and follow-up support for children and adolescents experiencing urgent mental or behavioral health crises. Connecticut's first four UCCs are strategically located around the state in:
- Hartford
- New Haven
- New London
- Waterbury
CHDI and many of our partners pushed for the creation of dedicated urgent behavioral health crisis centers for Connecticut children for many years. In 2022, the state legislature mandated the creation of the centers, and in 2023 the first four centers opened their doors. CHDI began working with the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) in 2024 to develop a Performance Improvement Center for the state's UCCs.
In our role as the UCC Performance Improvement Center, CHDI is working with DCF and UCC providers to establish best practices, engage in continuous quality improvement, and promote positive outcomes for children, youth, and families. This work includes ongoing data analysis and reporting, data-driven consultation with providers, and coordinating training for UCC staff.
Urgent Crisis Centers (UCCs) are walk-in outpatient clinics offering crisis stabilization support, comprehensive mental health assessments, safety planning, connections to additional services, and follow-up support for children and adolescents experiencing urgent mental or behavioral health crises. Connecticut's first four UCCs are strategically located around the state in:
- Hartford
- New Haven
- New London
- Waterbury
CHDI and many of our partners pushed for the creation of dedicated urgent behavioral health crisis centers for Connecticut children for many years. In 2022, the state legislature mandated the creation of the centers, and in 2023 the first four centers opened their doors. CHDI began working with the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) in 2024 to develop a Performance Improvement Center for the state's UCCs.
In our role as the UCC Performance Improvement Center, CHDI is working with DCF and UCC providers to establish best practices, engage in continuous quality improvement, and promote positive outcomes for children, youth, and families. This work includes ongoing data analysis and reporting, data-driven consultation with providers, and coordinating training for UCC staff.
Partnering with the state
As one of the organizations that pushed for the creation of dedicated urgent crisis centers for children in Connecticut for many years, CHDI is proud to partner with the state and its dedicated, highly skilled UCC providers to ensure positive, equitable outcomes for the children and youth they serve.
