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December 2017

Happy Holidays from CCSI! As 2017 comes to a close, we are particularly mindful of the gratitude we have for our customers, stakeholders, and all of the other partners with whom we have worked so closely this year.  We thank you and send our very best wishes for a wonderful holiday and happy, healthy and peaceful New Year.  – Anne Wilder

CCSI Supports Our Neighborhoods – Highlighting Charles House Neighbors in Action (CHNA)  Earlier this year, CCSI was pleased to support Charles House Neighbors in Action (CHNA) with a $25K grant to further their work in strengthening Rochester’s JOSANA neighborhood. CCSI’s Jay Street location is located on the edge of this neighborhood, which also includes Enrico Fermi School #17, a partner in CCSI’s Community Schools work. We are excited to share this update from Scott Benjamin, President & CEO, Charles Settlement House, who provides fiduciary and administrative support to CHNA. Click here to read more.

Supporting Community Schools - Multicultural Holiday Celebration In last month’s newsletter, we shared how CCSI has been supporting Community Schools, serving both as lead agency for the Enrico Fermi School 17 community schools implementation and as the Site Coordinator for the Kodak Park School 41 community schools work. To stay current on our work in this area, keep checking back to our webpage where we’ll post updates about our work in community schools.  Last week, the students at School 17 were treated to a multicultural holiday celebration!  The event featured workshops about various winter holidays.  Click here to read more.

Laura R. Ficarra, PhD Prevention Planning and Education Coordinator NYS Office of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Services NYS Mental Health in Education Advisory Council CCSI’s Laura R. Ficarra, PhD- Prevention Planning and Education Coordinator at the NYS Office of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Services , was selected and has the honor of serving on the NYS Mental Health Education in Schools Advisory Council. This group, which is facilitated by NYSED and the Mental Health Association of NYS (MHANYS), is comprised of experts and leaders from multiple agencies and stakeholders. The council is working collaboratively to develop guidance for the education field related to a new law, the Mental Health Education Bill, which goes into effect as of July 1, 2018. Among other outcomes, this law mandates that mental health is addressed in health education classes for all students as part of the larger construct of wellness. Dr. Ficarra’s professional expertise also includes teaching students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD), special education, and behavioral support. To learn more, click here .

From Trauma to Healing: Building a Trauma-Responsive Learning Collaborative It may seem like a small shift – from being asked, “what’s wrong with you?” to “what happened to you?” – but integrating trauma-responsive practices is a seismic shift in the way that agencies work with survivors of trauma. In 2017, with funding from the Wilson Foundation and the Rochester Area Community Foundation, CCSI led a Trauma-Informed Care Learning Collaborative among seven agency teams implementing trauma-responsive practices in Rochester – the Villa of Hope, Society for the Protection and Care of Children, Catholic Family Center, Monroe #1 BOCES, YWCA, Willow Domestic Violence Center, and Monroe County DHS. CCSI supported these agencies’ practice transformation by leading learning sessions and providing expertise and coaching in trauma-responsive and culturally-responsive approaches.  Click here to read more

Financial Services and Fiscal Business Practices

James Monfort, Manager of Financial Services, Senior Consultant CCSI | Center for Collaboration in Community Health Update from the Center - Financial Services Excess State Aid Planning Federal Medicaid Administration Cost Reports State Aid Payment Timing Things to Remember Best Wishes Jeff Blood!

Webinars - Past and Future

Briannon O'Connor, PhD Associate Director CCSI | Center for Collaboration in Community Health January Center Webinar - Measuring Service Impact: Tools That Will Help In a healthcare environment that focuses on outcomes and system integration, it is essential to understand the why and how of using data to drive performance. This webinar will introduce tools that will support agencies as they prepare for the Value-Based Payment environment by providing tools and examples that use limited resources wisely and encourage informed decision making that leads to improved outcomes.  Click to Register

December Center Webinar - Using Microsoft Tools to Create Useful Information from Available Data David Wawrzynek, MS, MBA Senior Consultant CCSI | Center for Collaboration in Community Health Click to View Webinar November Center Webinar - Imagining a System of Care Performance Dashboard John Lee, MBA Director CCSI | Center for Collaboration in Community Health David Eckert, LMHC,NCC,CRC Senior Consultant CCSI | Center for Collaboration in Community Health Click to View Webinar

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