EI+ASD Teleoutreach DoD A Research Collaboratory to Explore Best Practices for Expanding Access to Care Through Expansion and Support of Telehealth
Project Description:
Major Goals: This project is intended to provide provider training and technical assistance with telehealth-delivered behavioral health services for children of military-connected families
Accessing and navigating services for children with developmental, emotional, or behavioral health (D/E/B) concerns has greater complexity for military families, geographically-dispersed families, and families who are highly mobile or lack providers near their homes. University of Minnesota's Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain (MIDB ) has received $3.5 million to lower these barriers as a partner in the Department of Defense Child Collaboration Study "A Research Collaboratory to Explore Best Practices for Expanding Access to Care Through Expansion and Support of Telehealth Care for Children and Families with Behavioral Health Needs."
Led by Jessica Simacek, PhD, who serves as principal investigator (PI) of this award, the MIDB TeleOutreach Hub —a collaboration with the University's Institute on Community Integration—will develop the Minnesota Telehealth Innovation site for training; technical assistance; and evaluation with providers, educators, and families to improve access to services and overall outcomes for children and adolescents with D/E/B needs.
The efforts of the Minnesota Telehealth Innovation site will be supported by several additional MIDB Service Hubs , including Analytics, Community Engagement and Education, and Informatics. University-wide collaborators are the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement , the College of Education and Human Development , Educational Technology Innovations , Health Sciences Technology, the Institute on Community Integration, and University of Minnesota Extension .
See the following links for more information:
https://deploymentpsych.org/DoD-Child-Collab-Partners
Core Function(s):
Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information, Continuing Education/Community Training
Area of Emphasis
Education & Early Intervention, Other
Target Audience:
Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Geographic Area - Other, Other
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
National
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
