The years from birth to age five are critical for a child’s development, with rapid brain growth and increased neural connections laying the groundwork for cognitive, emotional and social skills that last into adulthood.
In Kansas, there has been progress in recognizing the importance of infant and early childhood mental health and expanding access to services for young children and their families.
However, challenges remain.
The Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model presents a framework to address these gaps — emphasizing comprehensive, person-centered care through strategic partnerships, workforce development and targeted interventions.
Kansas has an opportunity to strengthen its system for delivering infant and early childhood mental health services, leveraging the model’s services and payment structure to ensure that all children and families can benefit from timely and effective support.
The Health Fund partnered with the Kansas Health Institute to research this opportunity.
We recently discussed this research, “Leveraging the CCBHC Model to Enhance Childhood Mental Health,” as part of our Thriving Children Research Series.
View the research brief below, as well as a webinar from Nov. 14, 2024, in which we discussed this topic.
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RESEARCH BRIEF
WEBINAR
Don’t have time to view the whole webinar? Check out the slide deck from the presentation here.
Extra Resources
These links were provided as extra resources from our presenting team and panel discussion during the webinar:
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