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Something for Everyone: CT’s Help Me Grow System

Something for Everyone: CT’s Help Me Grow System. Karen Foley-Schain Marcia Hughes Dierdre Hubbs Luz Rivera. National Help Me Grow Forum May 4, 2011. What is the CT Help Me Grow System?. Identifies Developmental Concerns. Connects children and families to services.

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Something for Everyone: CT’s Help Me Grow System

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  1. Something for Everyone: CT’s Help Me Grow System Karen Foley-Schain Marcia Hughes Dierdre Hubbs Luz Rivera National Help Me Grow Forum May 4, 2011

  2. What is the CT Help Me Grow System? • Identifies Developmental Concerns • Connects children and families to services • How does this happen? Families and providers call the Child Development Infoline: 1-800-505-7000

  3. What you will hear about CT Help Me Grow • Needs that children have • Families that call for services • How families are connected to services • Partners and building the system • Screening: Ages & Stages Questionnaire • New developments

  4. Wide range of needs • 2008-2009: ~ 3,000 CT people call Help Me Grow • Information/assistance with connecting to service • Developmental, health or behavior problem that does not fit eligibility criteria • Programs for healthy development - universal • Multiple, overlapping needs • Case examples

  5. Sensitivity to Family Stressors • No support system • Affect ability to work • Single parents • Cultural/language barrier • Grandparents raising grandchildren • Cognitive challenges • Health of other family members • Unsafe/poor housing

  6. Info & Edu on Part B & Part C (n=1164) Identifying the Need: 2008-2009 (82%) Program Information Multiple, overlapping needs(n=1834) (7%) specific service need (30%) evaluation (spec.ed) (18%) educational concerns (16%) follow-up on B-3 referral/status (38%) developmental concern (8%) evaluation (spec.ed) (27%) related to a specific disability (25%) service need (medical Home) (20%) program information (14%) child had a social/emotional issue (12%) “basic” needs (11%) parenting or family issues (11%) seeking socialization programs

  7. Analysis by the 5 Connecticuts: 2008-2009 % of Families Residing in the 5 Town Groups Help Me Grow Compared w/ State Population 7.2 calls 5.7 calls 5.7 calls 5.8 calls 4.2 calls

  8. Navigating the systems • Early Intervention, CYSHCNs, Spec Education • Pediatric care • Non-profit, community-based programs & services • Early care, education and school programs • Basic needs • Recreational programs • Informal services

  9. Intake: Assessment of Family Needs • Callers: parents, family members, doctors, specialists • 3rd party callers • Gather child’s demographic information • Talk about the concern • Also assess other needs • Insurance, other siblings, other parent, supports, what has been tried already • Research services in families community • Contact resources: verify information • Give information to parents over phone and mail • Follow up within 2 weeks

  10. Making the Connection How is this similar to yourHelp Me Grow efforts?

  11. Community Outreach • Support providers in identifying developmental concerns & connect families & children to services • Statewide networking meetings • Listserve: share and disseminate information • Trainings

  12. Statewide Network Meetings: Education on programs and services • 42 Meetings per year • 7 Communities, every region of the state, urban, rural, suburban • Partners: Local community organizations and existing collaboratives • Attendees: Front line staff

  13. What happens at Network Meetings • Community Presentations: • Existing programs, services, and resources • Children’s Issues: • Learning, development, behaviors, physical and mental health • Networking and problem solving • Listserve: communication within communities • Connecting back to Help Me Grow at Child Development Infoline

  14. ASQ Training for the providers • Purpose: Developmental screening using a standardized tool • Trainings: • Pediatricians and other Health Care providers • Community-based providers • Early care and education • Head Start Programs

  15. Ages & Stages • Parent-Child Interactive tool • For parents and providers • Monitor children’s development • Identify developmental concerns • When there’s a concern, Help Me Grow/CDI can help

  16. Trivia of Ages/Pursuit of Stages What doyou know about children’s developmental milestones?

  17. What is the CT Help Me Grow system? • Identifies Developmental Concerns • Connects children and families to services • How does this happen? Families and providers call the Child Development Infoline: 1-800-505-7000

  18. Help Me Grow Referrals: 2008-2009 TOTAL # OF REFERRALS: 4,119 50% with follow up information

  19. Help Me Grow outcomes: 2008-2009 Comparison of Outcomes between the "Five Connecticuts”

  20. Help Me Grow is growing • Local pilot: Hartford ChildServe • Statewide: Connecticut Help Me Grow • Help Me Grow National Center

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