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National Center on Early Childhood Health and Wellness. n.d.. Facilitating a referral for mental health services for children and their families. Itasca, IL: National Center on Early Childhood Health and Wellness, 8 pp.

Annotation: This guide describes how Head Start and Early Head start programs can facilitate mental health screening and referrals for children and families. It explains how Head Start staff can prepare for the referrral and engage families in the process and facilitate the process once the referral has been made. A referral checklist and a guide to help facilitators locate mental health providers are included.

Keywords: Early Head Start, Families, Head Start Centers, Mental health, Referrals, Young children

Strengthen the Evidence for MCH Programs. 2020-. MCH best: bank of evidence-linked strategies and tools. Washington, DC: Strengthen the Evidence for MCH Programs, multiple items.

Annotation: The database aggregates sample evidence-based/informed strategies that can be used as-is or adapted to develop Evidence-based or informed Strategy Measures (ESMs) for each of the MCH National Performance Measures (NPMs). The strategies are listed by National Performance Measure, from NPM 1-Well Woman VIsit throught NPM 15-Continuous and Adequate Insurance. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Evidence based medicine, Model programs

Honsberger K, Tanga AM. 2020. Social determinants of health referrals in Medicaid and the role of Medicaid managed care contracts. Itasca, IL: National Resource Center for Patient/Family-Centered Medical Home, 6 pp.

National Academy for State Health Policy. 2020. National care coordination standards for children and youth with special health care needs. Portland, OR: National Academy for State Health Policy, 31 pp.

Annotation: This report is an update of the 2014 report by the same name, created by by the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) and the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP). To create the standards for coordinated care of CYSHCN, a literature review was conducted to establish the best standards of care for both adults and children, and over 80 documents were consulted. The report describes six domains of care, including screening procedures to determine the special health care needs of children and youth. (Appendices list terms and key informants.)

Keywords: Care coordination, Children with special health care needs, Medical home, Service coordination, Standards

Spain AK, Anderson M, McCrae JS. 2020. Getting connected: Referrals for family support in early childhood. Chicago, IL: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 9 pp.

Annotation: This brief reports on the functions of a central referral system, the Help Me Grow model, as a resource for families, community-based organizations, and health care providers to connect families to a variety of services and local resources that benefit young children. Based on interviews and focus groups with parents, pediatric primary care providers, community providers, and Help Me grow local staff, the brief offers perspectives on first steps in the referral process, identifying needs, and asking for help. It is one in a series of briefs evaluating community approaches to preventing or mitigating toxic stress.

Keywords: Community based services, Families, Models, Referrals, Service delivery systems, Social support, Young children

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs. 2018. Family navigation implementation strategies: Improving systems of care. Washington, DC: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, 11 pp. (Issue brief)

Annotation: This issue brief describes family navigation, an evidence-informed strategy intended to guide families through and around barriers in the health care system so that they may overcome obstacles faced when accessing or receiving care. It highlights how family navigation programs are being implemented across the United States and shares specific states’ examples of family navigation programs and activities in state systems of care, including state Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) programs and community-based programs. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Families, Health care systems, State programs

Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs and the National Academy for State Health Policy. 2017 . National standards systems of care for children and youth with special health care needs (rev ed). Washington, DC: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs; Portland, ME: National Academy for State Health Policy, 36 pp.

Annotation: This resource provides a set of system standards that can be used or adapted for use by various systems and organizations that serve CYSHCN. This includes state Title V programs, state Medicaid and CHIP programs, private and public health plans, pediatricians and other health care providers, family/consumer groups, as well as families themselves. Topics include (1) identification, screening, assessment, and referral; (2) eligibility and enrollment in health coverage; (3) access to care; (4) medical home; (5) community-based services and supports; (6) transition to adulthood; (7) health information technology; and (8) quality assurance and improvement.

Keywords: Adolescents with special health care needs, Children with special health care needs, Standards, Young adults
   

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