AUCD Launches Children's Mental Health Champions
June 10, 2020
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The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) expands its National Center on Disability in Public Health efforts with the launch of a new pilot program, Children's Mental Health Champions, made possible through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Six Champions were selected, representing California, Colorado, Kentucky, New Mexico, Virginia, and Washington D.C., to serve as liaisons to the CDC's Children's Mental Health program.
These Champions act as community change agents to increase positive parenting practices, kicking off a one-year term of service starting in June 2020. Champions provide timely support for children and their families as COVID-19 has impacted school closures, suspended home visiting services, made pediatric visits virtual, and caused additional stress and financial insecurity. Champions will develop state-specific work plans to implement effective strategies for mental health promotion, prevention supports, and the creation of networks (e.g., school, healthcare, and community) to promote better connections between these systems.
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State |
Affiliation |
Champion |
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California |
USC University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), Children's Hospital Los Angeles |
Micah Orliss |
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Colorado |
JFK Partners, University of Colorado School of Medicine/Children's Hospital Colorado |
Judy Reaven |
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Kentucky |
Human Development Institute (HDI), University of Kentucky, UCEDD |
Mary Howard |
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New Mexico |
University of New Mexico Center for Development & Disability, UCEDD |
Julia Oppenheimer |
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Virginia |
Partnership for People with Disabilities, Virginia Commonwealth University |
Bonnie Grifa |
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Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development |
Lauren Rabinovitz |
