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The Infant, Preschool, Family Mental Health Initiative

This set of documents was produced through the Infant, Preschool, Family, Mental Health Initiative (IPFMHI). These products, a joint effort of First 5 California, the California Department of Mental Health, and the California Institute of Mental Health, are designed to support First 5 Special Needs Demonstrations Sites, First 5 School Readiness Sites, and other early mental health program efforts across the state.

These three guides offer information and outline structures that can support the development of programs that identify social-emotional developmental delays and disorders, and promote access to prevention, early intervention, and treatment services for children birth to 5 years old.

Strategies for Financing Mental Health Screening, Assessment, and Services

Mental Health Screening and Referral Capacity for Children 0-5

Compendium of Screening Tools for Early Childhood Social-Emotional Development

EPSDT Chart Documentation Manual

EPSDT Chart Documentation Manual 9-5-07 (pdf)
EPSDT Chart Documentation Training Final 9-14-07 (PowerPoint)
EPSDT Documentation Manual Syllabus 9-14-07 (Word)

California Women's Mental Health Policy Council

A Checklist for County Officials to Assess Local Mental Health Services for Women

Gender Matters: Building a System of Services and Treatment for Women in California - Conference Proceedings and Recommendations

CalWORKs Project

2005 Outcomes of CalWORKS Supportive Services in Los Angeles County Policy Implications Report Year Two

2005 Outcomes of CalWORKS Supportive Services in Los Angeles County A Policy Summary Year Two

2005 Outcomes of CalWORKs Supportive Services in Los Angeles County Substance Abuse Year Two

2005 Outcomes of CalWORKs Supportive Services in Los Angeles County Mental Health Year Two

2005 Outcomes of CalWORKs Supportive Services in Los Angeles County Domestic Violence Year Two

TANF Families in which there are Alcohol or Other Drug, Mental Health, or Domestic Violence Issues: Child Well-being Under Welfare Reform Full Report (January 2003)


The Executive Summary is also available by clicking here

CalWORKs Policy and Practice Brief #3: Multiple Risk Threaten Children of TANF Recipients with Alcohol or Other Drug, Mental Health, or Domestic Violence Issues (June 2002)

CalWORKs Policy and Practice Brief #4: Personal Stories of Four Women Who Have Faced Alcohol and Other Drug, Mental Health, and Domestic Violence Issues (July 2002)

Cathie Wright Technical Assistance Center

A Guide to Implementing Children's System of Care in California - Pat Jordan, MSW, Editor

System of Care Manual
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix D-2
Appendix E
Appendix F
Appendix G
Appendix G-2
Appendix H
Appendix I
Appendix I-2
Appendix I-3
Table 1
Table 2
Parent Partnership Matrix
Program Expansion Overview
Culturally Competent Mental Health Services
Attachment D


Confidentiality: A Manual for the Exchange of Information in a California Integrated Children's Services Program

Children's Summit III
Public Agency Partnerships to Serve Children and Their Families

Developing Blended Funding Programs for Children's Mental Health Care Systems
A Manual of Financial Strategies

CWTAC Updates
The CTWTAC Update is a bi-monthly newsletter that is available in hardcopy or online.

Mental Health and Other Agency Programs and Initiatives: Summaries & Citations

Community Development Team Model

Center for Multicultural Development

Center for Multicultural Development Newsletter

Many Voices, One Direction: Building A Common Agenda for Cultural Competence in Mental Health - A Report to the Community

CIMH Caring for Foster Youth Project

Mental Health Screening Tool (MHST), 5 Years to Adult

Evidence-Based Practices in Mental Health Services for Foster Youth
This report is a component of the CIMH Caring for Foster Youth intiative that has been funded and supported by the Zellerbach Family Fund.

Mental Health Screening Tool (MHST), 0-5

CIMH Implementation of Healthy Families Project

Implementing Healthy Families Project: Year Two

Healthy Families SED Program Brochure (Chinese)

Healthy Families Program SED Benefit Brochure (English)

Healthy Families Program SED Benefit Brochure (Spanish)

Healthy Families SED Program Brochure (Vietnamese)

Healthy Families Program: Building a Better Alcohol and Drug Treatment System for California Youth
Implementing the Healthy Families Project, Healthy Families Alcohol and Other Drug Benefit Analysis

Referrals, Accountability, and Communication Between California Counties and Healthy Families Health Plans

Healthy Families In Reach Report

CIMH with the assistance of Riverside County has designed a report format to help identify potential HFP eligble youth using UMDAP data obtained at intake. Use of this format could result in recovery of a significant amount of money for services already delivered. There are two companion files to assist with this report:

UMDAPfee.pdf

PovertyGuide.pdf

Healthy Families Update (February 2003 newsletter)

Healthy Families Update (May 2002 Newsletter)

Healthy Families Update (November 2001 newsletter)
Fourth edition of the Healthy Families newsletter.

Healthy Families Update (May 2001 Newsletter)
Third edition of the Healthy Families newsletter, including enrollment flow charts and other information.

Healthy Families Update (March 2001 newsletter)
Second edition of the Healthy Families newsletter.

Healthy Families Update (Jan. 2001 newsletter)
First issue of the new Healthy Families newsletter.

CWTAC Therapeutic Behavioral Services Project

TBS Video: An Introduction to Therapeutic Behavioral Services
Videotape of August 1999 Satellite Teleconference
(This item is currently out of stock.)

NIMH Outreach Partnership Program

NOTE: The NIMH Outreach Partnership Program has been discontinued, and the order form for publications has been removed. You may download and order NIMH publications directly from the NIMH Web site.

California Institute for Mental Health Attends NIMH National Meeting in Washington, DC

TeleMental Health Project

North State Rural Primary Care - Mental Health Summit: Collaborating for Care Final Report
The file is also available for download by chapter below.

Final Report
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E

Telemental Health/Telepsychiatry Operations and Implementation Manual for County Mental Health Plans

Other Products

Psychiatric Hospital Beds in California: Reduced Numbers Create System Slow-Down and Potential Crisis. A Preliminary Evaluation with Recommendations for Future Assessment and Immediate Action.