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MECCS: Massachusetts Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems ProjectKate Roper, MECCS Director
OSEP Early Childhood MeetingDecember 9, 2008
Massachusetts Context for ECCS Creation of Department of Early Education
and Care (July 2004)
Health Reform Rosie D class Action Lawsuit—Children’s
Behavioral Health Initiative Changes in State Administration, Agency
Leadership
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MA Young Children State ServicesDPH
EI: 28,394 0-3 (IFSPs)Any EI service: 41,000
WIC: 96,474 infants &children
CTFChildren & families:
132,207
EEC Child Care 0-5 :177,000MFN & PCHP: 28,368
Pre-K: 24,875 Head Start: 11,433
DCFChildren 0-8: 18,500
3000 infants<3months
MassHealthChildren 0-8: 230,035
Children 0-5 in MA: 466,902
Children 0-8 in MA: 697,766
DMH Children 0-8: 224
ESEChildren 5-8: 281,891
Kindergarten: 68,585 Grades 1-3: 213,306
DTA Children 0-5: 42,240
MECCS Planning & Initial Implementation Formed public-private Advisory Committee Led 3 Agency Task Force on Core Competencies Developed training recommendations for EC
Subcommittee of the Mental Health Commission for Children (MHCC)
Convened the public-private Committee on Early Childhood Mental Health to build on MHCC
Convened the Family Support Subcommittee Formed Healthy Child Care New England Training
Collaborative
MECCS Influence and Leverage Committee on ECMH
Strategic planning: joint mission, vision, goals UWMB ($4 million Millennium Fund)
Birth to Five ECMH Training Institute Systems of Care pilot
ECMH Policy Summit: November 2004 Family Support Leadership Pilot
UWMB documented early systems change Healthy Child Care New England Training
Title V Directors collaborative agreement & joint performance measure
Aligned multi-year planning with HSSCO
MECCS Advisory Transitions Initial public-private structure of advisory and
workgroups (2003-2005) Commissioner led shift to bring work to
higher levels of state government decision making: MECCS Interagency Steering Committee Senior Staff MECCS Executive Committee
Young Children’s Interagency Workgroup Focus on ECMH & on Strengthening Families
Rosie D Remediation Plan Medicaid class action lawsuit re: access to community based
services for children with serious emotional disturbance EOHHS created the Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative State remediation plan highlights:
Early identification and screening in Primary Care Assessment & Information Technology
Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS and CANS 0-4) http://www.buddinpraed.org/
CANS Training Institute at U Mass Care Coordination and other services
MECCS Director helped develop CANS 0-4 and will co-facilitate trainings; advisor on screening tool selection
YCIW’s ECBH Strategic Plan YCIW developed Early Childhood Behavioral
Health strategic plan, building on prior MECCS efforts & inventory
In spring 2008, presented the strategic plan to the CBHI Executive Committee YCIW appointed as CBHI Workgroup
Fall ’08,YCIW selected 3 areas from its strategic plan to move forward on: early ID, resources, workforce
Collaborative Grant proposals SAMHSA Systems of Care (in process) SAMHSA Project LAUNCH Help Me Grow Strengthening Families National Network
Affiliation Center for the Social Emotional Foundations
of Early Learning (CSEFEL) Vermont Child Health Improvement
Partnership (VCHIP)--MAPSEA
Memoranda Of Understanding EC Special Education Transition MOU Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative MOU Healthy Child Care New England/Title V
Directors MOA MECCS-Head Start Quality Initiative MOA
Professional Development Collaborations Strengthening Families Initiative Health Child Care New England H, MH and
now IT consultants; EI staff invited to multi-disciplinary training
Core competencies: EEC and EI Special Quest Inclusion T/TA grant ECMH resource guide online module ECMH consultant network
CSEFEL
Policy and Resources Collaborations Health & Safety in CC TA and webpage Support EEC regs on meds admin training Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
(CAPTA) policies and procedures MAPSEA: Mass Providers for Screening
Early and Always Help Me Grow
