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Building a bridge to better behavioral health & well-being for children and families by advancing system, practice, and policy solutions - in Connecticut and beyond. Learn more about our work: chdi.org

#YouthMentalHealth #ImpSci #EvidenceBasedPractice
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Happy Black History Month!

Stay tuned as we recognize 100 years of Black leaders, initiatives, and work that have shaped children’s mental health and well-being.

#BHM #BHM2026
February 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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Our team had a blast creating beautiful heart-shaped charcuterie boards on Wednesday 💕🧀

Thank you to Michelle from Chell's Charcuterie for sharing your expertise, and shoutout to the CHDI Sunshine Committee for hosting this class!

#OfficeFun #WorkplaceWellbeing
February 6, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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CHDI excitedly welcomed four new team members in January: Chad, Kalagena, Angelica, and Alana. Together, they bring a broad range of experience and perspectives that will strengthen our work!

#ChildrensMentalHealth #BestPlacestoWorkCT #MeetTheTeam
Welcome graphic for Chad Williams, LCSW, Director of the FFT-FC Performance Improvement Center, featuring his headshot. The Hartford Business Journal Best Places to Work in Connecticut 2026 logo is in the bottom-left corner, and the CHDI logo is in the bottom-right corner. Welcome graphic for Kalagena Sullivan, LMSW, Project Coordinator on SBIRT, Youth SUD FOCUS, CT-TREE, and Project CHAMPION, featuring her headshot. The Hartford Business Journal Best Places to Work in Connecticut 2026 logo is in the bottom-left corner, and the CHDI logo is in the bottom-right corner. Welcome graphic for Angelica Sargent, Administrative Assistant, featuring her headshot. The Hartford Business Journal Best Places to Work in Connecticut 2026 logo is in the bottom-left corner, and the CHDI logo is in the bottom-right corner. Welcome graphic for Alana Valdez, MA, Senior Communications Coordinator, featuring her headshot. The Hartford Business Journal Best Places to Work in Connecticut 2026 logo is in the bottom-left corner, and the CHDI logo is in the bottom-right corner.
February 4, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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Many #pediatric primary care providers see the value of trauma screening, but aren’t sure how to put it into practice.

This course helps make screening part of everyday care.

Register here: https://loom.ly/GWUlGoM

#TrainingTuesday
Graphic for the free, self-paced online Trauma ScreenTIME Pediatric Primary Care Course. Subtitle: "Learn to identify and support patients who have experienced trauma." Link to kidsmentalhealthtraining.org at bottom.
February 3, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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Fresh off the press: our January 2026 newsletter is here!

➡️ Read it now: https://loom.ly/Khf0Avo
✉️ Sign up for future editions: https://loom.ly/y5OPB-s

#ChildrensMentalHealth #YouthMentalHealth #QualityImprovement #EvidenceBasedPractice #SystemOfCare
Graphic announcing the release of the January 2026 newsletter and highlighting what's inside the issue including ensuring children benefit from quality improvement initiatives, the latest evidence-based treatment research from the CHDI team, new staff and board members, and the featured training, System of Care.
January 30, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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🎉 CHDI recently welcomed two new board members, Ruby Goyal-Carkeek, MPH, and Beth Heinz, MHA, MSW!

💻 Learn more about Beth, Ruby, and the rest of our board on our website: https://loom.ly/UT4-kg8

#ChildrensMentalHealth #NonprofitBoard #MeetTheTeam
Welcome graphic for new board members Ruby and Beth, featuring headshots of both women and CHDI's logo in the bottom right corner.
January 29, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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#TrainingTuesday is back! In this week's featured FREE course, explore principles behind building a coordinated #SystemofCare for children, youth, and families with behavioral health needs.

➡️ Register: https://loom.ly/K3o6vog

#CareCoordination #ChildrensMentalHealth
Free online course: Building a System of Care for Children, Youth, and Families from Kids Mental Health Training by CHDI
January 27, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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Access Health CT said it will launch an enrollment period Feb. 1 for eligible customers to enroll in coverage with the new state subsidy.
CT health plan subsidies set to be available beginning Feb. 1
Access Health CT said it will launch an enrollment period Feb. 1 for eligible customers to enroll in coverage with the new state subsidy.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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CHDI was proud to sponsor last week's Moving Beyond Implications: Research Into Policy Conference, hosted by @ctscholarsnetwork.bsky.social! We presented on the need to change #CT #Medicaid policy to allow reimbursement for family + youth #PeerSupport services. Learn more: https://loom.ly/hOTJ-0s
CHDI Presents at 2026 Moving Beyond Implications Conference on Expanding Medicaid Coverage for Family and Youth Peer Support
CHDI's Aleece Kelly presented on the benefits of expanding Medicaid coverage to family and youth peer support services in Connecticut at the 3rd annual Moving Beyond Implications: Research into Policy Conference in Hartford on January 15th.
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January 23, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Honor the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at one of many community events being held across Connecticut today: https://loom.ly/kFwKf3g
Celebrate MLK Day with these events around CT
The nation honors Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 19. King's legacy has roots in Connecticut, and events around the state will honor the civil rights activist and minister.
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January 19, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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Sweeping cuts to mental health and addiction programs worth more than $2 billion are being reversed. After a political backlash from Republicans and Democrats, the grant money will be restored. n.pr/3YFoZww
Trump administration rolls back mental health, addiction grant cuts
Sweeping cuts to mental health and addiction programs worth more than $2 billion are being reversed. After a political backlash from Republicans and Democrats, the grant money will be restored.
n.pr
January 15, 2026 at 2:51 AM
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🙏We need your help!🙏

Mass grant terminations are back, this time at SAMHSA. We're tracking terminations to support advocacy and possible litigation.

Please report info on specific SAMHSA grant terminations here:

grant-witness.us/submit-samhs...

We'll have a tracker online ASAP. Spread the word!
January 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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NEW: The Trump admin unexpectedly canceled almost $2 billion in funding for substance use and mental health. Organizations today are forced to lay off staff and scale back lifesaving services, like opioid reversal medications for first responders. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘People will die’: Trump administration cancels up to $1.9bn for substance use and mental health
Funding to end immediately for up to 2,800 grantees of US agency that serves thousands seeking help and in recovery
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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#Breaking: SAMHSA canceled up to $1.9 billion in grants without staff consultation, accelerating the mental health agency's deterioration under President Trump. www.statnews.com/2026/01/14/s...
Trump administration cuts up to $1.9 billion from mental health and addiction treatment programs
SAMHSA canceled up to $1.9 billion in grants without staff consultation, accelerating the mental health agency's deterioration under President Trump.
www.statnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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Today's the last day to register to join us this Thursday!
RSVP here: chip.uconn.edu/moving-beyon...

#ResearchtoPolicy
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Join Us for the 3rd Annual “Moving Beyond Implications” Conference on Thursday, January 15, 2026.

The event invites researchers and policymakers to gather for a full day of evidence-based discussion to inform Connecticut policy.
January 12, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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We're proud to sponsor the 2026 Moving Beyond Implications: #ResearchtoPolicy Conference next Thurs, 1/15 in Hartford - organized by the #CT chapter of @scholars.org. Our staff will present on #Medicaid Funding for Family and Youth #PeerSupport.
Moving Beyond 2026 Conference | Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP)
View PDF for event details and submission instructions: MovingBeyond_Jan2026 Key Dates Moving Beyond 2026: Thursday, January 15, 2026 Presenter abstracts fo ...
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January 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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Using real-world examples from CHDI's #QualityImprovement (QI) work with CT's youth mobile crisis service, our latest brief shares strategies to ensure that every child benefits from QI efforts in #ChildrensBehavioralHealth.

➡️Read it here: https://loom.ly/IEVguPY

#HealthEquity
Graphic with purple background and text reading, "Issue Brief 95: Improving Behavioral Health for All - Ensuring Every Child Benefits from Quality Improvement Initiatives." With image of a teen boy talking with a counselor and CHDI logo.
January 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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Happy new year from all of us at CHDI! 🎉
Graphic with illustration of sparkly gold firework and text reading, "Happy new year 2026! Best wishes for a happy, healthy new year, from all of us at CHDI." With CHDI (Child Health and Development Institute) logo.
January 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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As we bid farewell to 2025, watch this 1-minute recap of our year!

Learn more about CHDI's work throughout the past year in our annual infographic and letter from our President and CEO: https://loom.ly/88bt76w

#YearinReview #ChildrensMentalHealth #CT #NonprofitImpact
December 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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2025 was a year of change, but we couldn't be prouder of the work our staff and partners accomplished. Read 2025 reflections + highlights from CHDI President and CEO, Jeff Vanderploeg, in his annual year-end letter: https://loom.ly/88bt76w

#ChildrensMentalHealth #YearinReview #CTNonprofits
Quote from CHDI President and CEO Jeff Vanderploeg, PhD, reading "I wish I knew the challenges the future holds. What I do know is that we will continue to bring our very best every day, continuously improving, innovating, and learning. Together with our partners, we can face an uncertain future and come out better than ever. Our children deserve all that, and more." With note at bottom that reads, "Read the rest of Jeff's annual letter at www.chdi.org."
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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CHDI has received a generous grant from The Cigna Group Foundation to expand access to an innovative school-based peer support model we began piloting in 2024, Students Supporting Students. Learn more: https://loom.ly/TOsFQU0

#SchoolMentalHealth #PeerSupport #ModelDevelopment #ImpSci
Graphic with image of two teen girls walking together outside a school, with text reading "Announcement: CHDI Awarded Grant from The Cigna Group Foundation for Students Supporting Students Program"
December 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Reflecting on a year filled with changes and challenges and feeling grateful for our talented, hardworking staff, who remain as committed as ever to strengthening children's behavioral health practices, systems, and policies so that all children can grow up healthy and thrive.
The whole CHDI team poses together at the 2025 staff holiday party! CHDI staff and partners facilitate a session on restorative practices in schools at the national Training Institutes conference in July CHDI staff pose together at the 2025 EBP Conference in May at the CT Convention Center Screenshot from CT-N of CHDI's Aleece Kelly presenting to CT legislators on the funding needs of children's behavioral health services during the annual Moving Beyond Implications: Research to Policy Conference at the capitol
December 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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How can you tell if a student's challenging behavior or falling grades are caused by #trauma? Often, you can't - unless you ask.

Our free Trauma ScreenTIME Schools course helps school staff learn to effectively screen students for trauma: loom.ly/P1kbrco

#SchoolMentalHealth #CECs
TraumaScreenTIME Schools
In this video, experts explain why trauma screening in schools makes sense. CHDI's free, online Trauma ScreenTIME Course helps school leaders & staff…
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December 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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CHDI is proud to recognize International Day of Persons with Disabilities. About 1 in 5 children in the U.S. live with some form of disability and/or special health need, including behavioral health conditions. All deserve our respect and inclusion. 💙

#IDPD2025 #DisabilityJustice
International Day of Persons with Disabilities - 3 December (UN Logo)
December 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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We cannot wait for this! 👏

Register here: chip.uconn.edu/moving-beyon...

#ResearchtoPolicy #ImpSci #EvidenceBasedPolicy
December 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM