Clinical Conversations
With ACCESS Mental Health
Join our ACCESS Mental Health Hub Team Psychiatrists for a monthly educational discussion on a variety of behavioral health topics for pediatric primary care providers. Monthly meetings will be virtual through Webex platform and will provide a short, structured didactic followed by an open discussion. Bring your questions!
First Thursday of Every Month 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Interested in presenting a case or need more information, please email Beth Garrigan at elizabeth.garrigan@carelon.com
Anxiety (expand to view trainings and tools)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (expand to view trainings and tools)
Autism Spectrum Disorder (expand to view trainings and tools)
Clinical Research in CT (expand to view trainings and tools)
Cultural Barriers and Mental Health (expand to view trainings and tools)
Depression (expand to view trainings and tools)
Early Psychosis (expand to view trainings and tools)
Eating Disorders (expand to view trainings and tools)
Early Childhood Programs in CT (expand to view trainings and tools)
In-Home Evidence-Based Practices CT (expand to view trainings and tools)
Human Trafficking in CT (expand to view trainings and tools)
Internet, Gaming (expand to view trainings and tools)
Intimate Partner Violence (expand to view trainings and tools)
LGBTQIA+ (expand to view trainings and tools)
Mood Disorders (expand to view trainings and tools)
Neuropsychological Testing, School Avoidance (expand to view trainings and tools)
Perinatal Mental Health and ACCESS Mental Health for Moms Program (expand to view trainings and tools)
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a widely used and validated 10-item questionnaire to identify women experiencing depression during pregnancy and the postpartum period and can take less than five minutes to complete. Items of the scale correspond to various clinical depression symptoms, such as guilt feeling, sleep disturbance, low energy, anhedonia, and suicidal ideation.
Need help connecting your patient’s mom to resources – call 833-978-6667 for AMH for Moms program. (same model as AMH for Youth, different team!)
Prescribing Psychotropics (expand to view trainings and tools)
Screening Tools and Other Assessments (expand to view trainings and tools)
Sleep Disorders (expand to view trainings and tools)
Somatic Symptoms in Children and Youth (expand to view trainings and tools)
Substance Use Disorders (expand to view trainings and tools)
Suicide Risk Assessment, Crisis Services, Psychiatric Emergency (expand to view trainings and tools)
Talk It Out Connecticut : A toll-free phone line for parents and caregivers who need someone to listen, to understand, and to talk their feelings out.
Prevent Suicide CT: 1Word 1Voice 1Life
Talking About Mental Health Isn’t Easy : 1Word 1Voice 1Life Preventing Suicide Video
Youth Suicide: Be the One to Start the Conversation : 1Word 1Voice 1Life Preventing Suicide Video
COVID-19 Specific Behavioral Health Resources
Talk It Out Connecticut : A toll-free phone line for parents and caregivers who need someone to listen, to understand, and to talk their feelings out.
Prevent Suicide CT: 1Word 1Voice 1Life
Talking About Mental Health Isn’t Easy : 1Word 1Voice 1Life Preventing Suicide Video
Youth Suicide: Be the One to Start the Conversation : 1Word 1Voice 1Life Preventing Suicide Video
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Explaining COVID-19 to Children
Talking To Kids About The Coronavirus – Child Mind Institute
AACAP’s Tips: Talking to Children About Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Clear Answers For All Kids
Time to Come In, Bear: A Children’s Story About Social Distancing
Mindheart COVIDBook – a printable book for ages 2-7yo explaining the virus (translated in many languages including Spanish and Arabic)
Science Podcast for Kids – a video explanation
A Comic from NPR – Teaching Youth About Coronavirus
Kid Reporters Ask The Experts About COVID-19
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AACAP: Managing Media Related Anxiety – guidelines for managing the negative effects of watching the news
AACAP: Helping Kids Cope While Sheltering In Place
Guide From The National Association for School Psychologists – a guide for parents addressing talking to children and creating structure and predictability for daily life at home
Coping during the COVID-19 Pandemic- A Guide for Families with Children with Autism – from Yale Child Study Center
School Closure Kit – from Connecticut Childrens
Yale Child Study Center’s Resources for Kids and Families COVID-19.pdf (003) –
Apps and Other Online Resources April 2020
Teens, Screens & Summer of COVID
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Grief and Loss and Social Distancing
Supporting Grieving Children and Teens During COVID-19 – Resources from the Dougy Center
Grief and Loss Reading List – Related books that may help children and adults dealing with grief from The Cove Center for Grieving Children
Autism Bereavement – Bereavement resources for children on the autism spectrum from autism.org
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Support for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
CTSafeConnect.org or dial 888-774-2900 to access Connecticut’s Intimate Partner Violence hotline – CTSafeConnect is available not only to your patients, but you can also call for support to discuss a case with a trained professional.
DCF – Intimate Partner Violence/Domestic Abuse Help Sheet
Behavioral Health Resources
Psychotropic Medication
Psychotropic Medication Advisory Committee (PMAC) – website
The provider who wishes to prescribe psychotropic medications to children/adolescents who are under the care and custody of DCF must obtain informed consent from the Agency, who acts as the legal guardian for the child. The first point of contact with DCF to request this consent is with the Centralized Medication Consent Unit (CMCU). Providers may contact the CMCU to request psychotropic medication consent either by fax or email:
Toll free fax: 1-877 323-3784 (1 877 DCF-DRUG) or Email: Getmeds.dcf@ct.gov
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Substance Use and Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
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Screening Tools
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Aggressive Behavior and Oppositional Defiant Disorder in Children
Aggressive Behavior and ODD in Children 6-2020
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How to get your child to want to be good
Achieve Solutions is an internet library of behavioral health information for providers and families. Using the explore info section on Achieve Solutions home page, you can access information related to a particular mental health concern, get help with life events, and access services.
Emergency Mobile Psychiatric Services (EMPS) is a mobile intervention service for children and adolescents experiencing mental health crisis.
2-1-1 Connecticut Infoline – is offered through the United Way and provides 24hour assistance with food, housing, child care, crisis information and more. Emergency Mobile Crisis can be accessed immediately by dialing 2-1-1.
Program Progress Reports
ACCESS MH CT SFY’23 Annual Report FINAL 9.15.2023
ACCESS MH CT Q1&Q2 SFY’23 Semi-Annual Report FINAL 2.28.2023
ACCESS MH CT Q1&Q2 SFY’22 Semi-Annual Report FINAL 3.1.2022
ACCESS MH CT SFY’21 Annual Report FINAL 8.25.21
ACCESS MH CT Q1&Q2 SFY’21 Semi-Annual Report Final 2.25.21
ACCESS MH CT SFY2020 Annual Report Final 8.25.20
ACCESS MH Q1&Q2 SFY’20 Semi-Annual Report FINAL 2.25.20
ACCESS MH CT SFY2019 Annual Report Final 8.26.2019
ACCESS MH Q1&Q2 SFY’19 Semi-Annual Report FINAL
ACCESS Mental Health CT SFY2018 Annual Report FINAL 8.29.18 (2)
ACCESS MH Q1&Q2 SFY’18 Semi-Annual Progress Report FINAL
ACCESS MH SFY’17 Annual Progress Report FINAL 8.29.17
ACCESS MH Q3 SFY’17 Progress Report FINAL 6.13.17
ACCESS MH Q2 FY’17 Progress Report FINAL 3.1.17
ACCESS Q1 FY’17 Final Progress Report 11.29.16
ACCESS-FY’16-Annual-Report-FINAL-8-29-16
ACCESS Q3 FY’16 Final Progress Report 5.31.16
ACCESS Q2 FY’16 Final Progress Report 2.29.16
ACCESS Mental Health CT Q1 FY’16 Quarterly Report Final 11.30.15
ACCESS MH CT Annual Report June 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015 Final.
January 19 2015 Progress Summary Final ACCESS MH
October 20 2014 Progress Summary Final ACCESS MH
Program Model Webinars
ACCESS Mental Health CT: Meet The Hub Teams
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 12pm – 1pm CT-AAP
ACCESS Mental Health: What Is It All About?
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 12pm – 1pm CT-AAP
Media:
“Post-Newtown program helps children get mental health care” CT Mirror November 2015
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