Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
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CHILDREN’S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES
Wayside Community Service Agency
What is the CSA?
The Community Service Agency provides two
services under CBHI, the Children’s Behavioral
Health Initiative.
ICC, Intensive Care Coordination
Family Support & Training
There are 32 CSAs throughout the state
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Who is eligible for services under the CSA?
Children/Youth with an SED, (Severe Emotional
Disturbance) and their families
Must be under the age of 21
Must have MassHealth Standard or
Commonhealth
Parent/Caregiver/Guardian agree to participate
Most children/youth have complex needs and are
working with other providers or state agencies
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What do we do?
Assist families in identifying their strengths and
needs (In-home behavioral assessment – CANS)
Use a Wraparound process to create plans that
meet the needs of the child/family (Care Planning
Meetings – Individual Care Plans)
ICC: Engage providers, state agencies, schools,
and informal supports to collaborate
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Family Partners:
Provide support from someone who has “been
there”
Help parents develop advocacy skills
Support for family around school, CSA, court,
hospital and agency meetings
Assist in identifying supports, community resources
and family strengths to build on
New service: FS&T through IHT or OPT referral
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What does a CPT (Care Planning Team) look
like?
Welcome & Introductions
Vision for the Child and Family
Child & Family Strengths
Child & Family’s Current Concerns, Needs
Brainstorm Options
Goals & Specific Tasks
First Signs of Progress
Review & Update any Safety Plans
Schedule Follow up Meeting
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Who attends CPT Meetings?
The family’s natural supports: family, friends,
members of faith community, mentors, coaches,
babysitters, neighbors (identified by family)
The family’s professional supports: therapists,
social workers, teachers, school personnel,
home-based clinicians, psychiatrists,
psychologists, emergency service providers
Who ever the family would like to be there
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What is our goal?
To assist families with access to community
based services, resources & supports
Help families sustain the services, resources &
supports that work for them
Assist families with the day-to-day coordination &
collaboration of all their services/supports
Provide HOPE to families and all who are part of
their team
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What other services are available to families
through CBHI?
MCI, Mobile Crisis Intervention
In-Home Behavioral Services
Therapeutic Mentoring Services
In-Home Therapy
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MCI, Mobile Crisis Intervention
Therapeutic response to a child’s mental health
crisis by trained crisis professionals
24 hrs day, 7 days week
Mobile service: in community setting (home,
schools, residential programs, group homes)
Short term service (up to 72 hrs)
Access through local ESP (Emergency Service
Provider)
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In-Home Therapy
In-home, intensive, family based treatment
Goals: treat child’s mental health needs &
promote healthy functioning of child in family
Can be a stand alone service – do not have to
have ICC or Out patient therapy to be eligible
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Therapeutic Mentoring Services
Structured one-on-one mentoring relationship
between therapeutic mentor and child/adolescent
Addresses daily living, social & communication
needs
Set goals to support social functioning
In home, school or social settings
Must have ICC, Out patient therapy or In-Home
Therapy to be eligible
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In-Home Behavioral Services
Behavior management therapy and monitoring
Specialized service for children with persistent
problem behaviors, who don’t benefit as much
from talk-based therapies
Any setting where the child is naturally located,
including home, school, childcare centers, respite
Child/youth must be enrolled in ICC or Out
patient therapy to be eligible
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How to access CBHI services?
Families can call their MassHealth Manage Care
Organization: MBHP, Network Health, BMC,
Fallon, Neighborhood Health
Families can self refer to their local CSA
Child’s pediatrician can connect families to
behavioral health services
Social Workers, therapists, court, school
personnel can call on behalf of the family
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More information on CBHI :
www.mass.gov/masshealth/childbehavioralhealth
www.masspartnership.com
More information on MassHealth:
Mass Family Voices
www.massfamilyvoices.org
Wayside Youth & Family Support Network
Referrals for CSA: Kim Ward (508) 620-0010 ex 109
Referrals for Family Partner: Irene Roche/Robin Joyce
(508) 620-0010 ext 108/112
Referrals for IHT & TM: Shannon Ahern
(508) 620-0010 ex 324
Referrals for MCI: Advocates, Psychiatric Emergency
Services (508) 872-3333