Tools and resources to help families, providers, and schools collaborate on children's behavioral health care
CONNECT4Families Toolkit
October 2023
The Connect4Families Toolkit helps families, schools, and pediatric providers collaborate and connect children to behavioral health services and supports in Connecticut.
The toolkit includes a comprehensive service directory to facilitate referrals, along with best practices, tips, strategies, customizable communication forms, and more.
Toolkit sections include:
- Find Behavioral Health Services and Supports
- The Why, What, How, and When of Effective Collaboration
- Electronic Tools to Support Collaboration
- Confidentiality Protections and Consent to Share
- Collaboration Tips from Parents, Youth, and Providers
- The Evolving Coding and Billing Landscape for Providers
The Connect4Families Toolkit was produced by the Connecting to Care initiative’s Family Care Connections (FCC) Workgroup, nationally recognized integrated care expert Barbara Ward-Zimmerman, Ph.D., the Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI), Carelon Behavioral Health, The Consultation Center at Yale, and FAVOR, Inc.
CHDI serves as the Coordinating Center for the Connecting to Care Initiative.