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PANEL II: Comprehensive Coordinated Systems of Care: Eligibility and Access Barriers

2. Families struggle to access services Stigma Selective eligibility requirements Funding tied to eligibility categories. 3. Most programs and services are restricted to one population Disparity of services for mental healthScreening instruments may not be comprehensive. 4.

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PANEL II: Comprehensive Coordinated Systems of Care: Eligibility and Access Barriers

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    1. 1 Family Perspective Peggy Nikkel Executive Director UPLIFT (Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health) Casper, WY PANEL II: Comprehensive & Coordinated Systems of Care: Eligibility and Access Barriers

    2. 2 Families struggle to access services Stigma Selective eligibility requirements Funding tied to eligibility categories

    3. 3 Most programs and services are restricted to one population Disparity of services for mental health Screening instruments may not be comprehensive

    4. 4 Lack of adequate training for service providers Lack of coordinated treatment team approach Families have to find the services and piece them together

    5. 5 Steps to Enhanced Early Screening in Wyoming Family advocacy organization identifies gap in services. Secured funding to conduct community consensus building meetings regarding the need for early screening and identification for emotional disorders.

    6. 6 Researched available screening instruments. Focused on the Early Screening Project: A Proven Child-Find Process and Ages and Stages: S/E Established partnership with screening instrument researcher/developer and TA consultants at Georgetown University.

    7. 7 Developed Wyoming trainers to train early childhood providers in the use of research-based early screening and intervention models. Collaborated with existing early childhood state initiatives to include strong component in social and emotional development.

    8. 8 Assembled funding partners to plan and implement annual statewide children’s mental health conference with a focus on early childhood. All Wyoming child development centers and at-risk preschool programs now receive training in early screening and intervention.

    9. 9 Preschool children are being screened for delay in social/emotional development and referred for more intense early intervention services as needed. UPLIFT, Wyoming’s Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health now serves as the Grant Administrator for all Wyoming’s TANF At-Risk Preschool Programs.

    10. 10 Through continued collaborative activities, Wyoming’s Comprehensive Early Childhood System Planning Grant will implement a multi-level professional development program with a focus on developmental and social/emotional components in the coming year. Family members CAN make a difference!

    11. 11 Recommendations Develop multiple access points for families. Increase access of non-clinical supports to families. Availability of services and supports should be based on need of child and family, not diagnosis.

    12. 12 Provider training should include developmental disabilities and mental health. Integrate primary care with developmental disabilities and mental health.

    13. 13 Contact Information Peggy Nikkel Executive Director UPLIFT 145 S. Durbin, Ste. 201 Casper, WY 82601 307-232-8944 pnikkel@upliftwy.org www.upliftwy.org

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