Prenatal - 5 Grow & thrive | June 2023

Washington State Health Care Authority sent this bulletin at 06/27/2023 09:35 AM PDT

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and heart meet behavioral health, from the very start.

June, 2023

Welcome to the second issue of Prenatal - 5: Grow & Thrive - HCA’s new monthly newsletter about our behavioral health work in the early years of life.

Over the past few years, our team has maintained a growing email list of key partners, whom we updated regularly regarding our work. After several requests to share that information with others, we started sending updates through this newsletter, which is open to all. If you missed the first issue of our newsletter in May, you can read it online here.

With that, we welcome you to keep reading to find out more of what’s happening in the P-5 behavioral health world.

The Prenatal – 5: Grow & Thrive is a spin-off newsletter of HCA’s Prenatal – 25: Thrive newsletter, which focuses on behavioral health for the entire age span of pregnancy to early adulthood. If you missed it, check out Volume 1 of the P-25 Thrive newsletter, released earlier in May.

Announcements

IECMH statewide tour

The Health Care Authority IECMH (Infant-early childhood mental health) team is coming to see you! This summer, we will be visiting each region of the state, hosting listening sessions to hear from mental health providers about their experience serving families of young children and community networking events open to all local organizations. You can visit our IECMH Statewide tour webpage to mark your calendar, register to attend, and spread the word with our marketing materials. Please note that registration is now required at least one week (5 business days) in advance to receive lunch at the listening session.

MHAYC community presentation slides

In May, the HCA IECMH team hosted a community presentation about the past years of implementation of MHAYC. The presentations outlined the shared progress, lessons learned, and details on what is coming up next. Slides from the presentation are now available.

Flyers on emotional health for babies and toddlers

If you missed the announcement in our newsletter last month, check out this set of flyers about the basics of emotional health for babies and toddlers, and how we all can play a role in supporting families of young children. The flyers are designed for either print or digital dissemination, with customized content for different audiences, including behavioral health, child welfare, early learning, and health care providers. The flyers are now available to download from our IECMH webpage under Other IECMH Resources.

B-5 at BHAs presentation slides available

In June, the HCA IECMH team presented at the Washington Behavioral Health conference about providing services to children birth through age five at behavioral health agencies. The presentation covered infant-early childhood mental health best practices and opportunities for behavioral health agencies. These slides are a useful tool for anyone interested in providing mental health services to young children and families. Slides from the presentation

Events and training

IECMH statewide tour

Visit the IECMH Statewide tour webpage to register for the events outlined:

July 10, 2023 | North Sound region
July 11, 2023 | Pierce County region
July 12, 2023 | King County region

First Steps quarterly webinar

July 25, 2023. 10-11:30am. | The First Steps Maternity Support Services (MSS) and Infant Case Management (ICM) quarterly webinar will present new clinical guidelines and review evidence on substance use and lactation, with Natalie Franz, MPH, the Maternal and Child Health Data Communications Consultant at Department of Health (DOH). Register today.

IECMH office hours

July 27, 2023. 10-11am. | The HCA IECMH team offers quarterly virtual office hours to support providers and agencies on topics related to IECMH and Apple Health (Medicaid). Join from our IECMH webpage, under Office hours.

MHAYC billing webinar

September 28, 2023. 1-2:30pm. | HCA provides regular webinars to review guidance on billing related to Mental Health Assessment for Young Children (MHAYC). These webinars are designed for mental health clinicians, billing and coding staff, and agency leadership. Register here.

Spotlight

Have you heard about the incredible work of the Parent Child Assistance Program (PCAP)? PCAP is an award-winning, evidence‐informed home visitation case‐management model for pregnant and parenting women experiencing substance use disorders. PCAP’s goals are to help mothers build healthy families and prevent future births of children exposed prenatally to alcohol and drugs. PCAP has been working with families in Washington for over thirty years, and currently has 15 sites serving 20 counties.

“Before PCAP I never thought about goals. They showed me the right direction. They showed me that I am responsible. That no matter who I am or what I do, I am somebody. It is never too late.” - PCAP Client

To make a referral, contact your local PCAP site or complete the online referral form through the PCAP Referral webpage.

Stay informed

Learn more by visiting the IECMH webpage for recent project updates.

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