NNEDLearn 2013 Participant: Casa Pacifica Objective: Provide help to abused, neglected or at risk children and their families. Description: Intensive Family Services (IFS) is a short term, early intervention/prevention community based service developed to provide support and linkage to the community for families that have come to the attention of Child Welfare and/or Probation. Families […]
Partnership development
Guidance to States: Recommendations for Developing Family Drug Court Guidelines
The Center for Children and Family Futures has released “Guidance to States: Recommendations for Developing Family Drug Court Guidelines.” This publication provides a blueprint for local and state policymakers and practitioners to implement best practices in providing effective family drug court (FDC) services. Well-functioning FDCs bring together substance abuse treatment (in lieu of incarceration), mental […]
Engaging Patients, Staff and Community Members to Improve Health
Objective: To engage patients, clinic staff and community members in collaborative efforts to improve client health and address community concerns Description: As a health clinic, Mary Queen of Viet Nam Community Development Corporation, Inc. (MQVN) provides services to individual through their diabetes program. They have a patient panel that encourages individuals to provide feedback to […]
Using an Integrated Approach to Improve Access to Care
Objective: To improve health outcomes for indigent population and clients with both mental health and physical health problems and recognizing using an integrated approach to a person’s overall health. Description: Health Wise, an integrated care program, is a relatively new program but is based on years of experience with the community. This is a collaborative […]
CHAI: Counselors Helping (South) Asians/Indians, Inc.
Counselors Helping (South) Asians/Indians, Inc. (CHAI) takes a holistic approach to providing proactive, culturally competent information and referrals on mental health and wellness to the South Asian population. They work collaboratively with communities and service organizations to end stigma and increase access to mental health services.
Toronto Community Addiction Team: Targeting Frequent Health Care Users With Severe Addictions
A program co-led by St. Michael’s Hospital could be the next widely used model to treat patients who are frequent users of the health care system and have severe addictions, often complicated by homelessness and mental health problems. The Toronto Community Addiction Team (TCAT) was developed to improve health and social outcomes for people with […]