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The Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut, a Farmington-based nonprofit, is leading an initiative to train child care providers and others who work with young children to recognize signs of trauma – and to expand the availability of services to help. It’s funded by a $2 million grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Read the full article in the CT Mirror here: http://ctmirror.org/2016/10/17/ct-stepping-up-efforts-to-treat-trauma-in-the-very-young/

And please see the press release and other resources from CHDI below.  This is an exciting new initiative to address trauma in early childhood.

Alice Rosenthal, JD
Staff Attorney, Medical-Legal Partnership Project
Center for Children's Advocacy
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CHDI Announces New Initiative to Improve Care
for Young Children Experiencing Trauma




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CHDI will lead a collaborative effort to expand services to young children in Connecticut suffering from exposure to trauma.

CHDI's Early Childhood Trauma Collaborative<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZMBlFAvO8IVZulDX2FuHhgoqMM-xBkPCxN69p5ny3hvlrUjIh9TMgbLZyDLEvEcqlRkkG3mqFwIpOq4zmNMbW7RZWvwBHoWWFGP-FNmQEe5IoEi5SYfuLREYpNTDhy4tPZXARoPRpP5hjv3nnlZxit_d5junidJBKcCGD4Sx4ofwCBGFHsIb39ZhKXxDAXDb2sug35-7Rp3HS9_M9yrZpvQ-f7lgSNDC0xVANENaJ2Yz0fM-6K8j83oBwq3tOWsDje98MpRb-dYAFjXFU5yNYc_n7ZjMUlgVwZB_MT-lEHs=&c=w9MOlxoCnFGlLi__-mH6AAWFxMn7T7ymsHqkJ9jxCpK6p-Vjdmqmbw==&ch=XQ1MUNOaJlNWrDtjlhcUg81inJRS04aeFVwwrOMTGjIOU2b9uyfpcA==> initiative is funded by a five-year $2 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Partners include community mental health centers, state agencies, and others.

Read today's Connecticut Mirror article about the initiative, "CT Stepping up Efforts to Treat Trauma in the Very Young<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZMBlFAvO8IVZulDX2FuHhgoqMM-xBkPCxN69p5ny3hvlrUjIh9TMgbLZyDLEvEcqW0kcmDEWeP1r4ymHcNXvF3cfg7-jahiuAmV1EsOhfp-KlxxTOBJFSWaNMGlUug4m9kUQfJBea9VxwGxMiTwjbE4jpk6etcEF0mH_x__hOQtMWN5K5eVPWwcPo_ZTqczA5VFaIRctuhMf9iqFpEfV5BiDqTZ7kKylLh2GzSFyqe0lz5Ex5JwBTCUi3LggBYbvidmVretG_sc=&c=w9MOlxoCnFGlLi__-mH6AAWFxMn7T7ymsHqkJ9jxCpK6p-Vjdmqmbw==&ch=XQ1MUNOaJlNWrDtjlhcUg81inJRS04aeFVwwrOMTGjIOU2b9uyfpcA==>."

To learn more about the Early Childhood Trauma Coalition visit our website<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZMBlFAvO8IVZulDX2FuHhgoqMM-xBkPCxN69p5ny3hvlrUjIh9TMgbLZyDLEvEcqlRkkG3mqFwIpOq4zmNMbW7RZWvwBHoWWFGP-FNmQEe5IoEi5SYfuLREYpNTDhy4tPZXARoPRpP5hjv3nnlZxit_d5junidJBKcCGD4Sx4ofwCBGFHsIb39ZhKXxDAXDb2sug35-7Rp3HS9_M9yrZpvQ-f7lgSNDC0xVANENaJ2Yz0fM-6K8j83oBwq3tOWsDje98MpRb-dYAFjXFU5yNYc_n7ZjMUlgVwZB_MT-lEHs=&c=w9MOlxoCnFGlLi__-mH6AAWFxMn7T7ymsHqkJ9jxCpK6p-Vjdmqmbw==&ch=XQ1MUNOaJlNWrDtjlhcUg81inJRS04aeFVwwrOMTGjIOU2b9uyfpcA==> or download CHDI's news release<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZMBlFAvO8IVZulDX2FuHhgoqMM-xBkPCxN69p5ny3hvlrUjIh9TMgbLZyDLEvEcqvo2cblCQ_x3MGHR5y1mmooZ_NaAmfndhV14tSz-OS3Ez0Zfmh9CV0BTktmGaX2_vG8ZBpqzRbGpDmjsmq4tRu6K16eYgtFHHKppUhUULHTf-UlWY3r2QClQ9Juy9SicQbeebjYWWroETIhaoXoVH-KlHlUJffXV64zwda2VRF60eBiw0wCA1Gu4S858SXIDe&c=w9MOlxoCnFGlLi__-mH6AAWFxMn7T7ymsHqkJ9jxCpK6p-Vjdmqmbw==&ch=XQ1MUNOaJlNWrDtjlhcUg81inJRS04aeFVwwrOMTGjIOU2b9uyfpcA==>.

Connecticut has developed a robust system of trauma-informed care<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001ZMBlFAvO8IVZulDX2FuHhgoqMM-xBkPCxN69p5ny3hvlrUjIh9TMgUwh825iYOdaF2Jbx4c0OcCAACwX7_dx7sIDMLQ3gsU74rPrsdtcbomtPyQE-MbSiqvYbT2r62_ybY_Al1eogT3xNVQesfVwBQ0p6VRpiPmyvUgzBVuXs_GicW1SaNG8D0ACfmeXegzf5LbaD8FohLGNo6L6B32qrpQt08kpYLmaW3_RAJCA2YEDOZgbr2qYzA==&c=w9MOlxoCnFGlLi__-mH6AAWFxMn7T7ymsHqkJ9jxCpK6p-Vjdmqmbw==&ch=XQ1MUNOaJlNWrDtjlhcUg81inJRS04aeFVwwrOMTGjIOU2b9uyfpcA==> and services for school-aged children. This grant will expand upon that work by developing a system of trauma-informed care and treatment options for children under the age of seven.





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