Changes in Our Children’s System of Care

• By: Kathleen Rivera, LCSW JCCA Amanda Semidey, LCSW Coordinated Behavioral Care (CBC)
• January 1st, 2019
• behavioral health, care coordination, caregivers, child welfare, crisis intervention, family engagement, mental health services, social determinants of health
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In this important children’s issue of Behavioral Health News, we wish to address “Caregiver’s Challenges: Working with Families in Distress.” JCCA is a not-for-profit child welfare agency with a nearly 200-year history of providing comprehensive care to more than a million abused,...

Transforming NJ’s System of Care Through Collaborative Efforts

• By: Lauren Agoratus, MA Tatsiana DaGrosa
• January 1st, 2017
• care coordination, children's mental health, crisis intervention, developmental disabilities, family support, system of care, Transition to adult services, Wraparound services
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A system of care is a big picture approach to how, when, and where services and supports are offered. The System of Care approach to service delivery for children began in the 1990s as communities were looking for ways to improve the well-being of children with serious emotional and behavioral...

Partnerships Provide Effective Alternatives to Unnecessary Inpatient Care for Children and Youth

• By: Tracy Luoma Optum Salt Lake County
• January 1st, 2017
• behavioral health treatment, care coordination, children's mental health, community-based services, crisis intervention, family support, inpatient diversion, systems of care
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There is a high personal, psychosocial and economic toll for children and youth who experience mental, emotional and behavioral disorders. These challenges also impact their families and the communities in which they live, study, and grow up. Research suggests that in any given year, between 14 and...