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MECCS: Massachusetts Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Project

MECCS: Massachusetts Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Project . Kate Roper, MECCS Director OSEP Early Childhood Meeting December 9, 2008 Kate.Roper@state.ma.us. Massachusetts Context for ECCS. Creation of Department of Early Education and Care (July 2004) Health Reform

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MECCS: Massachusetts Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Project

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  1. MECCS: Massachusetts Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Project Kate Roper, MECCS Director OSEP Early Childhood Meeting December 9, 2008 Kate.Roper@state.ma.us

  2. Massachusetts Context for ECCS • Creation of Department of Early Education and Care (July 2004) • Health Reform • Rosie D class Action Lawsuit—Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative • Changes in State Administration, Agency Leadership

  3. MA Young Children State Services EEC Child Care 0-5 :177,000 MFN & PCHP: 28,368 Pre-K: 24,875 Head Start: 11,433 DPH EI: 28,394 0-3 (IFSPs) Any EI service: 41,000 WIC: 96,474 infants &children CTF Children & families: 132,207 Children 0-5 in MA: 466,902 Children 0-8 in MA: 697,766 MassHealth Children 0-8: 230,035 DCF Children 0-8: 18,500 3000 infants<3months ESE Children 5-8: 281,891 Kindergarten: 68,585 Grades 1-3: 213,306 DTA Children 0-5: 42,240 DMH Children 0-8: 224 3

  4. MECCS Planning & Initial Implementation • Formed public-private Advisory Committee • Led 3 Agency Task Force on Core Competencies • Developed training recommendations for EC Subcommittee of the Mental Health Commission for Children (MHCC) • Convened the public-private Committee on Early Childhood Mental Health to build on MHCC • Convened the Family Support Subcommittee • Formed Healthy Child Care New England Training Collaborative

  5. MECCS Influence and Leverage • Committee on ECMH • Strategic planning: joint mission, vision, goals • UWMB ($4 million Millennium Fund) • Birth to Five ECMH Training Institute • Systems of Care pilot • ECMH Policy Summit: November 2004 • Family Support Leadership Pilot • UWMB documented early systems change • Healthy Child Care New England Training • Title V Directors collaborative agreement & joint performance measure • Aligned multi-year planning with HSSCO

  6. MECCS Advisory Transitions • Initial public-private structure of advisory and workgroups (2003-2005) • Commissioner led shift to bring work to higher levels of state government decision making: MECCS Interagency Steering Committee • Senior Staff MECCS Executive Committee • Young Children’s Interagency Workgroup • Focus on ECMH & on Strengthening Families

  7. Rosie D Remediation Plan • Medicaid class action lawsuit re: access to community based services for children with serious emotional disturbance • EOHHS created the Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative • State remediation plan highlights: • Early identification and screening in Primary Care • Assessment & Information Technology • Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS and CANS 0-4)http://www.buddinpraed.org/ • CANS Training Institute at U Mass • Care Coordination and other services • MECCS Director helped develop CANS 0-4 and will co-facilitate trainings; advisor on screening tool selection

  8. YCIW’s ECBH Strategic Plan • YCIW developed Early Childhood Behavioral Health strategic plan, building on prior MECCS efforts & inventory • In spring 2008, presented the strategic plan to the CBHI Executive Committee • YCIW appointed as CBHI Workgroup • Fall ’08,YCIW selected 3 areas from its strategic plan to move forward on: early ID, resources, workforce

  9. Collaborative Grant proposals • SAMHSA Systems of Care (in process) • SAMHSA Project LAUNCH • Help Me Grow • Strengthening Families National Network Affiliation • Center for the Social Emotional Foundations of Early Learning (CSEFEL) • Vermont Child Health Improvement Partnership (VCHIP)--MAPSEA

  10. Memoranda Of Understanding • EC Special Education Transition MOU • Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative MOU • Healthy Child Care New England/Title V Directors MOA • MECCS-Head Start Quality Initiative MOA

  11. Professional Development Collaborations • Strengthening Families Initiative • Health Child Care New England H, MH and now IT consultants; • EI staff invited to multi-disciplinary training • Core competencies: EEC and EI • Special Quest Inclusion T/TA grant • ECMH resource guide online module • ECMH consultant network • CSEFEL

  12. Policy and Resources Collaborations • Health & Safety in CC TA and webpage • Support EEC regs on meds admin training • Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) policies and procedures • MAPSEA: Mass Providers for Screening Early and Always • Help Me Grow

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