CHILDREN’S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES

Wayside Community Service Agency

¨ What is the CSA?The Community Service Agency provides two services under CBHI, the Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative.

ICC, Intensive Care Coordination Family Support & Training

There are 32 CSAs throughout the state

Wayside Community Service Agency

¨ Who is eligible for services under the CSA? Children/Youth with an SED, (Severe Emotional

Disturbance) and their families Must be under the age of 21 Must have MassHealth Standard or

Commonhealth Parent/Caregiver/Guardian agree to participate Most children/youth have complex needs and are

working with other providers or state agencies

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¨ What do we do?

Assist families in identifying their strengths and needs (In-home behavioral assessment – CANS)

Use a Wraparound process to create plans that meet the needs of the child/family (Care Planning Meetings – Individual Care Plans)

ICC: Engage providers, state agencies, schools, and informal supports to collaborate

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Family Partners:¨ Provide support from someone who has “been

there”¨ Help parents develop advocacy skills ¨ Support for family around school, CSA, court,

hospital and agency meetings¨ Assist in identifying supports, community resources

and family strengths to build on¨ New service: FS&T through IHT or OPT referral

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¨ What does a CPT (Care Planning Team) look like?

Welcome & Introductions

Vision for the Child and Family

Child & Family Strengths

Child & Family’s Current Concerns, Needs

Brainstorm Options

Goals & Specific Tasks

First Signs of Progress

Review & Update any Safety Plans

Schedule Follow up Meeting

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¨ Who attends CPT Meetings? The family’s natural supports: family, friends,

members of faith community, mentors, coaches, babysitters, neighbors (identified by family)

The family’s professional supports: therapists, social workers, teachers, school personnel, home-based clinicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, emergency service providers

Who ever the family would like to be there

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¨ What is our goal? To assist families with access to community

based services, resources & supports Help families sustain the services, resources &

supports that work for them Assist families with the day-to-day coordination &

collaboration of all their services/supports Provide HOPE to families and all who are part of

their team

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¨ What other services are available to families through CBHI?

MCI, Mobile Crisis Intervention

In-Home Behavioral Services

Therapeutic Mentoring Services

In-Home Therapy

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network

¨ MCI, Mobile Crisis Intervention Therapeutic response to a child’s mental health

crisis by trained crisis professionals 24 hrs day, 7 days week Mobile service: in community setting (home,

schools, residential programs, group homes) Short term service (up to 72 hrs) Access through local ESP (Emergency Service

Provider)

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¨ In-Home Therapy¨

In-home, intensive, family based treatment

Goals: treat child’s mental health needs & promote healthy functioning of child in family

Can be a stand alone service – do not have to have ICC or Out patient therapy to be eligible

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¨ Therapeutic Mentoring Services Structured one-on-one mentoring relationship

between therapeutic mentor and child/adolescent Addresses daily living, social & communication

needs Set goals to support social functioning In home, school or social settings Must have ICC, Out patient therapy or In-Home

Therapy to be eligible

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¨ In-Home Behavioral Services Behavior management therapy and monitoring Specialized service for children with persistent

problem behaviors, who don’t benefit as much from talk-based therapies

Any setting where the child is naturally located, including home, school, childcare centers, respite

Child/youth must be enrolled in ICC or Out patient therapy to be eligible

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¨ How to access CBHI services? Families can call their MassHealth Manage Care

Organization: MBHP, Network Health, BMC, Fallon, Neighborhood Health

Families can self refer to their local CSA Child’s pediatrician can connect families to

behavioral health services Social Workers, therapists, court, school

personnel can call on behalf of the family

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¨ More information on CBHI :

www.mass.gov/masshealth/childbehavioralhealth

www.masspartnership.com

¨ More information on MassHealth:

Mass Family Voices

www.massfamilyvoices.org

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network

Referrals for CSA: Kim Ward (508) 620-0010 ex 109

Referrals for Family Partner: Irene Roche/Robin Joyce

(508) 620-0010 ext 108/112

Referrals for IHT & TM: Shannon Ahern

(508) 620-0010 ex 324

Referrals for MCI: Advocates, Psychiatric Emergency Services (508) 872-3333