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BOSTON, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ New England ABA, a local provider of home and community-based Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy services to children and adolescents with autism and related diagnoses and part of The Stepping Stones Group, is proud to have been selected to partner with the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program on its new Autism Spectrum Disorder-Intellectual Disability clinical support service (MCPAP for ASD-ID). This service offers timely support and best clinical practices consultation to address crisis situations for youth and young adults with ASD-ID.
MCPAP for ASD-ID was created by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services in July 2020 in response to the challenges children and youth with ASD and/or ID and their families were facing during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the goal of providing increased supports, particularly during times of crisis.
Front Door
Q: Is the “front door” the only way that people can enter the behavioral health system?
A: No. The “front door” is designed to serve as a streamlined and accessible way to connect people to the appropriate clinical assessment and treatment when they may not otherwise know where to turn.
Q: What kind of assistance will the “front door” provide?
A: An individual or their loved one can call or “chat” through a centralized, single phone number/website. A staff person will answer the call/chat and will gather information to help determine what help is indicated; a brief clinical assessment may be conducted when appropriate. The front door staff then will help the caller navigate and connect to the appropriate next steps, which may include referral to a Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC) or other outpatient provider, referral to mobile crisis intervention, or connection to other behavioral health services.
West Springfield High School adjustment counselor discusses mental health crisis Jan. 6, 2021 |
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WEST SPRINGFIELD – The transition to remote learning has taken a toll on the mental health of parents and students, according to West Springfield High School Adjustment Counselor Kelli Quigley.
During an East Longmeadow School Committee meeting in mid-December, the counselor called in to discuss the rise in emails and phone calls she has received over the course of the school year.
“I am here to speak as an advocate for children and families, and to express concern for the surging mental health crisis we are experiencing as a result of this pandemic and related isolation,” Quigley said.