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Childre n’ s Me nta l He a lth in Co lo ra do : Po lic y Cha lle ng e s & Oppo rtunitie s

• Me nta l he a lth is a c o rne rsto ne o f c hild we ll-b e ing a nd

the re is a stro ng link b e twe e n a c hild’ s me nta l he a lth a nd his o r he r sc ho o l re a dine ss, a c a de mic suc c e ss a nd lo ng te rm he a lth a nd life o utc o me s

• Na tio na lly le ss tha n ha lf o f c hildre n’ s so c ia l-e mo tio na l,

de ve lo pme nta l o r me nta l he a lth pro b le ms e xpe rie nc e d a re de te c te d b e fo re the y e nte r sc ho o l

• Witho ut e a rly ide ntific a tio n a nd inte rve ntio n, c hildre n will

c o ntinue to a rrive a t sc ho o l o nly to strug g le

Why Childre n's Me nta l He a lth?

• Mino rity c o mmunitie s spe c ific a lly a re mo re like ly to ha ve

unme t me nta l he a lth ne e ds a nd a re o ve rre pre se nte d a mo ng vulne ra b le po pula tio ns tha t e xpe rie nc e hig he r ra te s o f me nta l illne ss

• T

he re a re 1.2 millio n c hildre n in Co lo ra do with a ra pidly inc re a sing mino rity po pula tio n

• Our g ro wing a nd c ha ng ing c hild po pula tio n re q uire s

c o nside ra tio n o f ne w stra te g ie s tha t ta ke into a c c o unt e c o no mic a nd c ultura l fa c to rs tha t influe nc e if, ho w, whe re a nd whe n fa milie s a c c e ss a nd use me nta l he a lth se rvic e s

Why Childre n's Me nta l He a lth?

• 27% o f Co lo ra do ’ s pa re nts ha ve c o nc e rns a b o ut the e mo tio ns,

c o nc e ntra tio n, o r b e ha vio r o f the ir c hildre n

• 46% o f the se pa re nts de sc rib e the se c o nc e rns a s mo de ra te o r se ve re
• But only 37% of the se pa re nts a c c e sse d me nta l he a lth c a re of a ny kind
• 20% o f middle sc ho o l stude nts a nd 15 pe rc e nt o f hig h sc ho o l

stude nts in Co lo ra do in 2013 re po rte d the y ha d se rio usly c o nside re d a tte mpting suic ide (2nd le a ding c a use o f de a th fo r yo uth 10 to 24)

• 20% o f c hildre n unde r 18 ha ve b e e n e xpo se d to 2 o r mo re

ACE S

• Sc re e ning s tha t fla g c o nc e rns re sult in o nly ha lf o f fa milie s

b e ing re fe rre d fo r in-de pth e va lua tio n a nd le ss than 11% of

c hildr e n who fail an initial sc r e e ning ac tually r e c e ive me ntal he alth se r vic e s

Why Childre n's Me nta l He a lth?

• 1. Whe re a re the po lic y g a ps in suppo rting the he a lthy

de ve lo pme nt o f a ll c hildre n a nd fa milie s?

• 2. Ho w c a n re de fining o ur a ppro a c h to the me nta l he a lth
• f c hildre n in o ur sta te c lo se so me o f the se g a ps?

K e y Que stio ns We So ug ht to Addre ss

1. Re c o g nize the ne e d fo r who le fa mily c a re 2. E mpha size he a lth pro mo tio n, pre ve ntio n, e a rly ide ntific a tio n a nd inte rve ntio n 3. E mplo y e vide nc e -b a se d a ppro a c he s to mitig a te the e ffe c ts o f a dve rse e xpe rie nc e s a nd e nviro nme nts tha t impa c t the we ll- b e ing o f c hildre n, inc luding to xic stre ss 4. Ca pita lize o n o ppo rtunitie s to stre ng the n a nd ma ximize the impa c t o f c o mmunity re so urc e s, spe c ific a lly tho se in c hild c a re a nd sc ho o l se tting s 5. E sta b lish a ppro pria te me tric s fo r the c a re o f c hildre n tha t ta ke into a c c o unt lo ng -te rm b e ne fits o f pre ve ntio n a nd e a rly inte rve ntio n

Guiding Princ iple s fo r Po sitive Cha ng e

• Ac c e ss a nd De live ry

Me thods

• Stig ma ma ke s it mo re diffic ult

fo r fa milie s to a c c e ss me nta l he a lth se rvic e s

• An individua l-fo c use d,

dise a se tre a tme nt a ppro a c h to he a lth c a re de live ry do e s no t wo rk fo r c hildre n

• E

xisting infra struc ture is ina de q ua te to suppo rt ro b ust sc re e ning a nd dia g no sis

• Co o rdina tio n o f c a re a c ro ss

prima ry c a re pro vide rs a nd me nta l he a lth pro vide rs is no t a de q ua te ly suppo rte d

• Additio na l re so urc e s a re

ne e de d to he lp c hildre n in c risis o r with se ve re me nta l he a lth ne e ds

Ob sta c le s a nd Oppo rtunitie s

• F

inanc ing

• F

e e -fo r-se rvic e he a lth c a re fina nc ing mo de ls pa y he a lth c a re pro vide rs fo r re nde ring spe c ific se rvic e s fo r dia g no se d c o nditio ns

• T

his syste m do e s no t wo rk we ll fo r pro viding pre ve ntive se rvic e s to c hildre n who ma y ha ve no t ye t ha ve a dia g no sa b le c o nditio n

• Wor

kfor c e and Syste m Capac ity

• Wo rkfo rc e a nd syste m c a pa c ity

is c urre ntly ina de q ua te to pro vide ne e de d se rvic e s

• Pra c tic e c ha ng e a nd wo rkfo rc e

de ve lo pme nt a re diffic ult, re q uiring inc e ntive s o r suppo rts

• Me nta l he a lth pro fe ssio na ls

wo rking in prima ry c a re se tting s ne e d spe c ific tra ining a nd e duc a tio n to b e suc c e ssful in the se me dic a l se tting s

Ob sta c le s a nd Oppo rtunitie s

• 1. Adva nc e inte g ra tio n o f me nta l he a lth se rvic e s a nd

suppo rts in he a lth c a re a nd e duc a tio na l se tting s thro ug h de live ry syste m c ha ng e s, pa yme nt re fo rm a nd pra c tic e tra nsfo rma tio n

• 2. De ve lo p a nd fund infra struc ture to suppo rt a sta te wide

sc re e ning , re fe rra l a nd c a re c o o rdina tio n mo de l

• 3. I

nve st in wo rkfo rc e c a pa c ity de ve lo pme nt to

• I

nc re a se the numb e r o f q ua lifie d me nta l he a lth pro fe ssio na ls

• E

xpa nd pro fe ssio na l de ve lo pme nt a nd tra ining o ppo rtunitie s

Po lic y Optio ns a nd Re c o mme nda tio ns

• 4. De ve lo p a c o mpre he nsive sta te wide na vig a tio n syste m

to c o nne c t c a re g ive rs, fa milie s a nd c hildre n to re fe rra l a nd me nta l he a lth re so urc e s, inc luding suppo rts fo r c risis situa tio ns

• 5. Suppo rt inno va tive pra c tic e s, pro g ra ms a nd

a ppro a c he s, sc a ling tho se tha t a re ma king a de mo nstra b le diffe re nc e a nd find wa ys to e mb e d the m into the c o re wo rk o f pub lic a g e nc ie s se rving c hildre n

Po lic y Optio ns a nd Re c o mme nda tio ns

• Aug ust: Re le a se o f c o lla b o ra tive Childre n's Me nta l He a lth

white pa pe r

• Aug ust – Oc to b e r: Co mmunity o utre a c h me e ting s
• No ve mb e r 13: F

a ll c o nve ning fo r c hildre n’ s me nta l he a lth sta ke ho lde rs a t Cla yto n E a rly L e a rning

Ne xt Ste ps

Sa ra h Ba rne s Po lic y Ana lyst, Co lo ra do Childre n's Ca mpa ig n sa ra hb @ c o lo ra do kids.o rg 303-620-4571 Bill Ja e g e r Vic e Pre side nt, E a rly Childho o d I nitia tive s, Co lo ra do Childre n's Ca mpa ig n b ill@ c o lo ra do kids.o rg 720-552-0002

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