To assist behavioral health providers in the transition to Medicaid Managed Care beginning in 2015, New York State is working with the Managed Care Technical Assistance Center (MCTAC), led by NYU’s McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research, in partnership with CASAColumbia and a group of leading academic and service-delivery organizations. MCTAC provides a variety […]
The Community Technical Assistance Center of New York (CTAC) is a training, consultation, and educational resource center available to all child and adult-serving clinics in New York State. CTAC will help your clinic address the challenges associated with the recent changes in clinic regulations, financing, and overall healthcare reforms.
Family Centered Practice (FCP) assures that the entire system of care engages the family in helping them to improve their ability to adequately plan for the care and safety of their children. The safety, well-being and permanence of children are paramount. The strengths of the entire family are the focus of the engagement. The family […]
There are six categories of Family Peer Support Services. A Family Peer Support Provider has the capacity to offer all six categories of services based on the individual needs and preferences of the family. Outreach and Information Engagement, Bridging and Transition Support Self-Advocacy, Self-Belief and Empowerment Community Connections and Natural Supports Parent Skill Development Promoting […]
Le Campaña por el Cuidado de la Salud Menta/Infantil es une iniciativa nacional de educación pública que pone énfasis en le atención que se debe prestar e le salud mental de niños y adolescentes. Este iniciativa brinde su apoyo el Programa Integral Comunitario de Servicios de Salud Mental para Niños y sus Familias. Este programe, […]
One of the most popular print publications of the Caring for Every Child’s Mental Health Campaign, the Family Guide is intended to inform caregivers and families about how to seek help for children with mental health problems. Information is provided on what caregivers and families need to know, ask, expect, and do to get the […]
This manual was produced by the staff of Balancing Work and Family Responsibilities: A Toolkit for Parent Support Providers Project of the Research and Training Center for Pathways to Positive Futures of Portland State University in Portland, Oregon.
Family Voices is a national, nonprofit, family-led organization promoting quality health care for all children and youth, particularly those with special health care needs. Working with family leaders and professional partners at the local, state, regional, and national levels since 1992, Family Voices has brought a respected family perspective to improving health care programs and […]
The Kinship Navigator is a statewide program operated by Catholic Family Center and specially designed to provide an information and referral network for kinship caregivers across all of New York State. A kinship caregiver is a grandparent, relative or family friend who is a full time caregiver of a child that is not biologically their […]
In 2006, a team from public and private New York State agencies came together to consider how to increase families’ ability to nurture positive development in their children, part of the newly created Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (ECCS) plan. They convened a statewide forum for parenting education providers to present the plan, and the New […]
