EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | FEBRUARY 2024 Intermediate Levels of Care for Children with Behavioral Health Needs This report identifies best practices in intermediate levels of care for children (ILC), reviews the landscape of ILC implementation in Connecticut, and provides recommendations for implementing and strengthening intermediate levels of care in Connecticut Connecticut’s behavioral health system f. [...] In recognition of the critical role ILC offers in the broader behavioral health continuum of care for children and Abbreviations at a Glance families and recent workgroup recommendations about strengthening ILC from the Children’s Behavioral Health ILC = Intermediate Levels of Care Plan Implementation Advisory Board (CBHPIAB), the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) IOP = Intensi. [...] METHODOLOGY In preparing this report, CHDI conducted a comprehensive review of ILC literature and Connecticut-based programs inclusive of the following methods: • A literature review of ILC best practices for children and youth • A survey of ILC programs in Connecticut regarding implementation practices • A survey of program staff working in ILC programs in Connecticut regarding their experience i. [...] Connecticut is resourceful and can apply the following system and program solutions to increase families’ access to ILC services and improve the quality of ILC programs in Connecticut. [...] The authors are grateful to staff from DCF and Carelon Behavioral Health, who provided data and helped distribute surveys to program staff, as well as to the staff working in intermediate levels of care who responded to surveys or participated in the focus group; their input greatly informed the content of this report.
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