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Project

AUCD: Children's Mental Health Champions

Center:

IN-Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2024

Contact Information:

Katherine Herron
[email protected]
812-855-6471

Project Description:

• Gather existing needs assessments that include infant/toddler mental health data points and compile. Identify gaps in data and create surveys to address these gaps • Develop a plan to gather representative data (equity) and then disseminate surveys with the help of community partners and compile data • Analyze data and develop a data dashboard representing infant/toddler mental health in IN • Share this data with stakeholders with the goal of increasing awareness and accessing funding Outcomes: • Increased coordination across systems • Increased partnership across systems

Keyword(s):

Early Childhood, Mental Health, Needs Assessment

Core Function(s):

Performing Research or Evaluation

Area of Emphasis

Education & Early Intervention, Health-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

None

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State