catch! match! watch! kaann graham and sharon hixson
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Catch! Match! Watch!
KaAnn Graham and Sharon Hixson
UNITED METHODIST HEALTH MINISTRY FUND (UMHMF)
RENO County
UMHMF MISSION: HEALTHY KANSANS THROUGH COOPERATIVE AND STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY GUIDED BY CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.
“What can Kansas communities do to promote mental health and
prevent—or at least minimize—the impacts of social and emotional
issues on a child’s development? “
EXPECTED COMPONENTS Parental skills and knowledge about child development and about
identifying needs and accessing services.
Identification and widespread adoption of a single validated screening tool
Screening and referral skills and knowledge among early childhood education and health care professionals as well as other potential referral sources such as the faith community, social service agencies, public schools, and law enforcement.
Workforce and program capacity of the mental health delivery system to provide services to young children.
Navigational supports for families and referral sources.
Referral coordination and follow-up.
Availability of effective, evidence-based early interventions.
Communications and language to reduce stigma and cultural barriers and improve understanding of mental health.
Key stakeholder—including parents/caregivers—engagement and support.
GRANT GOALS
Children in Reno County, from birth to kindergarten entry will have access to screening and timely referrals to effective early interventions in the area of social and emotional development
Pregnant women and new mothers will have access to screening and timely referrals to effective interventions for maternal depression and other related social emotional issues
Parents/caregivers, community agency staff, and the public at large will be educated to address mental health needs of young children and their parents
Jeanne**
USD #308
Neita –Reno Co Health
Dept.
KaAnn – Early
Education Center
Marilyn – Early
Childhood Initiatives*
Dr. Losew-Hutchinson
Clinic
Aubrey –
Hutchinson
Community Foundation
Morgan**-Horizons Mental Health Center
Initial SEEK Advisory Council
*Formerly Smart Start & Pre-K**Individual
Representatives have changed.
Screen
Community-Wide ASQ:SE screening with Review by community professionals and Referrals to needed services and information.
WHAT MAKES IT ALL WORK?
COLLABORATION!
COLLABORATION!
COLLABORATION!
ASQ:SE SCREENING AT A GLANCEGeneral areas screened: Self-regulation, compliance, communication, adaptive functioning, autonomy, affect, and interaction with people
Ages: Available at 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 48, and 60 months
Who completes it: Parents/caregivers
Approximate time: 10–15 minutes to complete
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3 4
1089 ASQ:SEs 134-SE Follow Up Recommended21-Non-SE Follow Up Recommended 7-Already Referred
Screen
Review
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Health De-partment
Behavior Consultant for Pre-K Class-roomsMental Health
Consultant with Head Start/EHS
Parents As Teachers
School Psy-chologist with Part B & Part C
Healthy Families Mental Health Center
A few children
Some children
All children
A supportive community
Screen
Review
Folllow Up Recommended
Screen
Review
Folllow Up Recommended
Track with Database
“LIKE” US – AND GET PARENTS IN YOUR CIRCLE TO “LIKE” US, TOO
WATCH FOR US AROUND TOWN
BUT THAT’S NOT ALL!
REASONS TO PAY ATTENTION TO MATERNAL DEPRESSION
Depression is especially common during women’s childbearing years:
*Prevalence of Maternal Depression is 5-25%;
*12% of all women experience Depression is a given year;
*Rates increase among low-income mothers, and pregnant and parenting teens.
MATERNAL DEPRESSION…
Can be screened with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
Interferes with early bonding and attachment and is linked to reduced language ability;
MATERNAL DEPRESSION …
Results in children being at least two to three times more likely to develop adjustment problems, including mood disorders;
MATERNAL DEPRESSION …
Results in children who are more fussy, less responsive to facial and vocal expressions, more inactive and elevated stress hormones compared to infants of non-depressed mothers.
MATERNAL DEPRESSION …
Symptoms during infancy increase by 40% the likelihood that a child’s height will be in the bottom 10% percentile for height for age at age 4.
MATERNAL DEPRESSION …
Early adverse experiences might alter later steroid levels, increasing the risk for anxiety, social wariness and withdrawal during preschool ages and major depression in adulthood.
Catch! Match! Watch!
KaAnn Graham and Sharon Hixson
Contact us for more information:Sharon [email protected] or 620-931-8505KaAnn [email protected] or 620-615-5850
“The way parents are with children
is how
children will be with
the rest of the world.”
--Dr. Karl Menninger, pioneering 20th Century American psychiatrist