Behavioral Health & Wellness Projects
The goal of the Building Futures Together program is to prepare 98 paraprofessionals in healthcare and school settings to provide specialized enhanced care coordination to children, youth and their caregivers whose parents are impacted by opioid use disorders (OUD) and other substance use disorders (SUD). The program provides an intensive on the job training experience and didactic instruction so that trainees are competent to provide specialized enhanced care coordination to children, adolescents, and transitional-age youth in high need and high demand areas who are at risk for behavioral health disorders and their families.
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START is a research-based model of services and supports for individuals with an intellectual/developmental disability (IDD) ages six and older who also have a mental health (MH) diagnosis or behavioral health needs.
Age Levels:
Adult, All Ages, Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle/High School, Older Adult
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Creating Connections NH is a federally-funded project to develop and implement a system of care for youth (ages 12-25) with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and Co-occurring mental health disorders and SUD (COD).
Age Levels:
Middle/High School
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"Education Revolution at Somersworth High School"
Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) is a data-driven behavioral support and improvement framework that consists of three levels, each specifically designed to prevent disruption and address the behavioral support needs of students at risk of school failure:
Age Levels:
Elementary, Middle/High School
Areas of Emphasis:
New Hampshire Wraparound : Intensive Care Coordination
Providing Hope for NH Youth with Emotional or Behavioral Challenges and Their Families
Age Levels:
Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle/High School
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NH Children's Behavioral Health Workforce Development Network
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The NH and ME Leadership in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program (NH-ME LEND) is a collaboration among Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, the College of Health and Human Services at the University of New Hampshire, and the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies/UCED at the University of Maine-Orono. The purpose of NH-ME LEND is to improve the health of children and youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities by preparing leaders to enter the field of maternal and child health.
Age Levels:
Early Childhood
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RENEW is a structured school-to-career transition planning and individualized wraparound process for youth with emotional and behavioral challenges.
Age Levels:
Middle/High School
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TIPP is designed to prepare graduate social work and special education scholars in research-based practices and systems change strategies to improve outcomes for children and youth with significant support needs, including those with emotional and behavioral challenges, developmental and intellectual disabilities, autism, sensory, and other learning disabilities.
Age Levels:
Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle/High School
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