Engaging Families – Healthy Child Development State Resource Center

May 2021: New Jersey’s Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) Action Plan

May 7, 2021/in Addressing Needs, Care Coordination, Engaging Families, Healthy Child Development, Identifying Children, Improving Policy, Resource of the Month Archive, Screening Tools New Jersey /by kevina

March 2021: State Medicaid Policies for Maternal Depression Screening at Well-Child Visits

March 8, 2021/in Addressing Needs, Care Coordination, Engaging Families, Family, Healthy Child Development, Improving Policy, Primary Medical Care, Resource of the Month Archive, Screening Tools /by kevina

With maternal health and healthy child development inextricably linked, an increasingly number of states have policies enabling Medicaid providers to conduct maternal depression screenings during well-child visits. NASHP’s updated map, State Medicaid Policies for Maternal Depression Screening During Well-Child Visits highlights each state’s policies for screenings during well-child visits, reimbursements, and policy trends. View other resources at the Healthy Child Development State Resource Center. Submit new resources to Elinor Higgins.

February 2021: California Surgeon General Releases a Roadmap for Resilience

February 1, 2021/in Addressing Needs, Engaging Families, Family, Healthy Child Development, Primary Medical Care, Resource of the Month Archive /by kevina

January 2021: South Carolina Announces $7 Million in Early Childhood Funding

January 11, 2021/in Addressing Needs, Engaging Families, Family, Healthy Child Development, Primary Medical Care, Resource of the Month Archive /by kevina

December 2020: NASHP Updates Outreach and Training Resources for Providers and Families

December 8, 2020/in Addressing Needs, Developmental Screening, Engaging Families, Family, Healthy Child Development, Primary Medical Care, Resource of the Month Archive /by kevina

NASHP has updated its developmental screening Outreach and Training state resource list for providers and families. Making developmental screening widely available to children requires providers and families to be familiar with screening tools, their use, and their value. State outreach and education are essential to ensure children receive appropriate screening and follow-up services. View other resources at the Healthy Child Development State Resource Center, https://healthychild.nashp.org/. Submit new resources to ehiggins@nashp.org.

June 2020: Promoting Children’s Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic

June 2, 2020/in Addressing Needs, COVID-19, Engaging Families, Family, Healthy Child Development, Improving Policy, Parent and Family Resources, Primary Medical Care, Resource of the Month Archive /by kevina

This month, NASHP features a Child Trends resource, Ways to Promote Children’s Resilience to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The resource explores protective factors that can contribute to children’s adaptability in the face of adversity. View other resources at the Healthy Child Development State Resource Center. Submit new resources to ehiggins@nashp.org.

May 2020: California’s ACES Aware Offers Resources to Mitigate COVID-19 Stress

May 1, 2020/in Addressing Needs, COVID-19, Engaging Families, Family, Parent and Family Resources, Primary Medical Care, Resource of the Month Archive California /by kevina

This month, NASHP features resources from California’s ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Aware on COVID-19 and stress. The pandemic is creating a stressful environment for children and their caregivers and these resources that detail how to mitigate the impact of stress on physical and mental health are for health care providers and their patients. View other resources at the Healthy Child Development State Resource Center. Submit new resources to ehiggins@nashp.org.

April 2020: Resources for Supporting Children’s Emotional Well-Being during the Pandemic

April 7, 2020/in Addressing Needs, COVID-19, Engaging Families, Family, Healthy Child Development, National, Parent and Family Resources, Resource of the Month Archive /by kevina

This month, NASHP features resources from Child Trends’ Supporting Children’s Emotional Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Children are particularly vulnerable to the impact of traumatic events like COVID-19 that disrupt their daily lives. These resources will help states, providers, and caregivers address the challenges children face. View other resources at the Healthy Child Development State Resource Center. Submit new resources to ehiggins@nashp.org.

March 2020: State Medicaid Policies for Maternal Depression Screening During Well-Child Visits

March 9, 2020/in Addressing Needs, Developmental Screening, Engaging Families, Family, Healthy Child Development, Identifying Children, Making the Case, Medicaid, Parent and Family Resources, Primary Medical Care, Resource of the Month Archive, Screening Tools Michigan /by kevina

This month, NASHP features updated, interactive maps at its State Medicaid Policies for Maternal Depression Screening During Well-Child Visits resource page. An increasing number of states are adopting an effective, two-generation approach to health by screening for maternal depression during well-child visits. View other resources at the Healthy Child Development State Resource Center. Submit new resources to ehiggins@nashp.org.

November 2019: Final Report of the First 1,000 Days Preventive Pediatric Care Clinical Advisory Group.

November 4, 2019/in Care Coordination, Developmental Screening, Engaging Families, Healthy Child Development, Medicaid, Primary Medical Care, Resource of the Month Archive /by kevina

This month, we feature NY State’s Final Report of the First 1,000 Days Preventive Pediatric Care Clinical Advisory Group. Learn what NY is doing to address preventive primary care for children and improve population health by implementing innovative early childhood policies and programs through budget appropriations, executive orders, and legislative initiatives. View other resources at the Healthy Child Development State Resource Center. Submit new resources to ehiggins@nashp.org.