What's Next in Children's Behavioral Health? Priorities for 2023
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In a recent video and Hartford Courant op-ed, CHDI's President and CEO, Jeff Vanderploeg, discussed the crisis in children's behavioral health and identified the top three areas that need attention in 2023.
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A Video Conversation
with Jeff Vanderploeg
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Hartford Courant Op-Ed
by Jeff Vanderploeg
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Reflections and Highlights from FY 2022 |
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Annual Letter from CHDI's President & CEO |
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Dear Friends and Colleagues,
As I reflect on the past year, I am grateful to our colleagues and partners for recognizing the significant behavioral health needs of youth and their families, and doing incredible work to make a difference. A collective response to a significant crisis was needed, and our partners across the state came together to identify new and innovative solutions. New state and federal legislation were passed, and historic investments were made. In so many sectors, I witnessed dedicated and committed individuals stepping up and working harder than ever to impact the children’s behavioral health system positively. Those efforts will have lasting impacts. It is my sincere hope that we all embrace this season of rest and recuperation and return in 2023 ready to do even greater things!
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CHDI Infographic: Highlights from FY 2022 |
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CHDI advanced solutions in our core areas of expertise, providing a bridge to better children's behavioral health systems, practices, and policies. View highlights from our work in CHDI's FY 2022 Infographic.
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Expanding Comprehensive School Mental Health in 2023 |
CHDI is expanding our Comprehensive School Mental Health (CSMH) work in 2023, in partnership with the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF), to assist two school districts. The new CSMH initiative builds off of the current Project AWARE initiative that Middletown, Naugatuck, and Windham Public Schools are utilizing. Project AWARE is helping these districts support students' trauma and behavioral health needs using a Comprehensive School Mental Health (CSMH) framework.
Schools interested in using a CSMH approach to address students' behavioral health needs should contact Dr. Jamie LoCurto (locurto@uchc.edu) to inquire about participating in the CSMH initiative or accessing free technical assistance.
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CHDI Welcomes Two New Members to Our Board of Directors |
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Roslyn Holliday Moore, MS |
Roslyn Holliday Moore, MS, has 25 years of successful strategic and tactical leadership in minority health, systems reform, and community engagement. She is the Deputy Director for Programs for the Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Prior to joining OMH, she held leadership positions with SAMHSA and in children's mental health for the New York State Office of Mental Health's New York City region.
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Jennifer Oppenheim, PsyD, is a clinical child psychologist with more than 30 years of experience in infant and early childhood mental health, maternal mental health, and large-scale systems change efforts. She is the co-Founder and co-Director of Thriving Together, LLC, a consulting firm offering training, technical assistance, and thought partnership to support infant and early childhood mental health/early relational health.
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Alice Kraiza is Promoted to Senior Project Coordinator |
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Congratulations to CHDI staff member Alice Kraiza, MPH, on her promotion to Senior Project Coordinator for the Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) and Bounce Back initiatives. In this role, Alice is responsible for CBITS and Bounce Back project management and supports CHDI's other evidence-based treatment initiatives. Alice joined CHDI in September 2019 as a Project Coordinator and has helped grow Connecticut's CBITS and Bounce back network.
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CHDI Staff Provided Gifts for Families Served by CTFSN |
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For many years, CHDI has supported the Connecticut Family Support Network's (CTFSN) holiday gift drive. This year, CHDI staff shopped for gifts on the wish lists of five families and ten children. The CTFSN staff present families with gifts at their annual holiday party. CTFSN provides information, resources, and direct support to families raising children with disabilities and special health care needs. Learn more at www.ctfsn.org.
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Congratulations CHDI Holiday Door Decorating Contest Winners! |
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CHDI is Growing - Join Our Team! |
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CHDI is seeking candidates for the following positions.
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Child Health and Development Institute
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