Community Mental Health CORE Initiatives and Activities

These individual-level, gap-filling services focus on addressing the needs of children and families through consultation or direct clinical care:

• Autism Assessments Pilot in Primary Care
• DC MAP (Mental Health Access in Pediatrics)
• DC MAP Transitional Care Coordination Pilot Program
• HealthySteps

These population and community-level services build capacity and connect families to needed resources:

• Early Childhood Mental Health Awareness Training (EC-MHAT)
• EVERFI-Children’s National Partnership for Mental Wellness Basics Online Curriculum
• HealthySteps Family Advisory Council
• Parent Cafés

These initiatives build sustainable foundations to promote accessible and equitable behavioral healthcare:

• Behavioral Health Transformation Workgroup
• Billing, Financing and Reimbursement
• Clark Parent Child Network Infant and Toddler Pillar
• CMH CORE Strategy Workgroup
• DC Autism Collaborative (DC-AC)
• DC Collaborative for Mental Health in Pediatric Primary Care
• Early Childhood Innovation Network (ECIN) Community Building Meetings
• Maternal Mental Health in Pediatrics Workgroup
• Neurodevelopmental Workgroup