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Early Childhood Behavioral Health Task Force was developed to define a system
which provides access to comprehensive infant mental health services from
trained and qualified practitioners in community based settings. The Task
Force developed objectives and action steps to further the delivery of
behavioral health services to children birth to three years of age. The goal
is to increase awareness and understanding of appropriate behavioral health
treatment services and related supportive services for this population.
The
objectives include:
- Address
coordination and collaboration issues on subjects that include referral
and access to services through development of policies and procedures by
each agency.
- Increase
collaboration among agencies serving infants, toddlers, and preschoolers
needing behavioral health services through the exchange of information of
written policies and procedures for all participating service delivery
agencies.
- Implement
a training module developed by a sub-committee of the Early Childhood
Behavioral Health Task Force with suggested credentialing, privileging and
training criteria for agencies and practitioners serving children birth to
three years of age.
- Provide
training to agencies who are currently serving children birth to three
years of age; follow-up with support, and technical assistance statewide.
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