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Welcome to the September 2023 issue of Prenatal - 5: Grow & Thrive - HCA’s monthly newsletter about our behavioral health work in the early years of life.
We welcome you to keep reading to find out more of what’s happening in the P-5 behavioral health world, including the IECMH Statewide Tour, a community review of the Apple Health DC:0-5 Crosswalk, many different events, and a special spotlight on the Substance Using Pregnant People (SUPP) program. If you’ve missed earlier editions of this newsletter, you can find them on our IECMH webpage, under IECMH updates.
Note: 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 the most recent edition of the P-25 Thrive newsletter, released in July.
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 IECMH statewide tour
Over the last few months, HCA hosted 10 events to connect with over 100 mental health providers across the state and hear their perspectives on serving young children and families. We are forever grateful to the providers who attended, as well as our community partners who helped coordinate and host, for being part of this incredible journey.
If your organization provides mental health services through Apple Health but wasn’t able to attend one of our Listening Sessions, you can still share your thoughts with us!
Additional options to provide your responses:
Please submit any responses by October 13, 2023.
Apple Health DC:0-5 crosswalk - community review process
The annual community review process for the Apple Health DC:0-5 Crosswalk will take place from October 5 until November 5, 2023. Feedback received through this review process will inform updates for the 2024 Apple Health DC:0-5™ Crosswalk, which is slated for publication on January 1,2024.
The review process will begin with a Community Review Kick-off event, where HCA staff will share proposed crosswalk updates and the process to submit feedback. Attendance at this kick-off event is not required in order to submit feedback, and all meeting materials will be made publicly available.
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2024 Apple Health DC:0-5 crosswalk – community review kickoff
October 5, 2023 12 to 1p.m. | The annual community review process for the Apple Health DC:0-5 Crosswalk will take place from October 5 until November 5, 2023. At this kickoff event, HCA staff will share proposed crosswalk updates and the process to submit feedback.
Prenatal - 25 implementation webinar series
Prenatal - 25 Behavioral Health team has established a series of legislative implementation webinars that outline bill language, timelines, and the current progress to date. Several projects focused on prenatal – five behavioral health will be highlighted in the upcoming webinars:
October 10, 2023 3 to 4 p.m. | The webinar will feature updates about the Pregnant and Parenting Women (PPW) and Parent Child Assistance Program (PCAP) expansion for DCYF child welfare project.
November 14, 2023 3 to 4 p.m. | The webinar will feature updates about Gray’s Harbor project, a Pregnant and Parenting Individual and their Children (0-12+) Substance Use Disorder Residential Treatment Facility using a Family Preservation Model and Parent Child Assistance Program (PCAP) rate increase, and work.
Did you miss the information about the Prenatal Substance Exposure/Pediatric Transitional Care Facility work? Check out slides 5-8 for the most recent update!
DC:0-5 clinical training office h
October 23, 2023 12 to 1 p.m. | DC:0-5 trainers facilitate virtual office hours to answer questions around the use of the DC:0-5 for Apple Health mental health professionals who have attended DC:0-5 clinical training. Registration is not required, but providers may submit questions in advance.
MHAYC billing webinar
October 26, 2023 1 to 2:30 p.m. | 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.
DC:0-5 Clinical Training Community of P
November 13 – April 8 | Second Mondays | 12:30 to 2 p.m. | DC:0-5 Clinical Training Communities of Practice (CoPs) are a space to foster relationships with other providers, build upon collective knowledge, and help translate knowledge learned in the DC:0-5™ Clinical Training into practice. CoPs are held for 90 minutes per month, for six months, and are open to Apple Health mental health professionals who have attended DC:0-5 Clinical Training. The CoP launching in November will be facilitated by Haruko Watanabe, LMHC, IMH-E.
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Have you heard about the Substance Using Pregnant People (SUPP) Program? The SUPP Program is an inpatient, up to 26-day, hospital-based program for adult or adolescent individuals who are pregnant, have a medical need, have a substance use history and are screened "at risk,” and have a current ProviderOne Services Card (or have a pending application for one).
The purpose of the program is to reduce harm to a birthing parent and their unborn baby who need medical stabilization for complications often present in substance-dependent pregnant individuals. SUPP provides immediate access to care, withdrawal management, medical stabilization and treatment, and substance use disorder treatment in a hospital setting.
If you or someone you know is pregnant and in need of SUPP services, call an approved SUPP provider.
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Learn more by visiting the IECMH webpage for recent project updates.
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