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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Marijane L. Carey, MPH, MSW1, Joanna Bogin, MS2, Kareena DuPlessis, BA1, and Dawn Henschel, BS1. (1) United Way of Connecticut / Infoline, 1344 Silas Deane Highway, Rocky Hill, CT 06067, 860 571-7500, MJCarey95@aol.com, (2) Connecticut Children's Trust Fund, 505 Hudson St., Hartford, CT 06106
Connecticut is developing a statewide network designed to help families and providers access and obtain needed services for young children (birth to age 5) experiencing developmental, health or behavioral problems. The components of the network include: a toll free telephone number for accessing needed care; state agencies; community-based agencies throughout the state; community liaisons who serve as a conduit between the community-based services and telephone access point; a training curriculum for all members of the network; a data collection system that identifies barriers and gaps in services; a vehicle for sharing barriers with policy makers; and an evaluation component. Members of the pubic/private partnership that are creating and/or participating in this network include: The United Way of Connecticut/Infoline, the state's telephone information and referral service; The Children's Trust Fund; Connecticut's Birth to Three system through the Department of Mental Retardation; the State Department of Education's Preschool Special Education Program; the Department of Public Health, community health centers, child guidance clinics, hospitals, pediatricians, child care providers and families. While the benefits of such a network are easy to understand, developing it is not without its challenges. The lessons learned from the planning of this network offer the following learning objectives: 1.Identify and recruit the stakeholders involved in a comprehensive network of services. 2.Describe the training curriculum. 3.Describe the case data components needed to be collected. 4.Analyze the data in order to document gaps in services. 5.Develop a relationship with policy makers for sharing the documented gaps.
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Keywords: Access and Services, Children
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.