Mental health
Children's Mental Health Initiative - Indiana
About this resource
Objectives:
To allow families access to needed services so that children do not enter the child welfare or probation system for the sole purpose of accessing services
To make sure families do not get bounced from agency to agency trying to access services
To ensure that children are receiving services in the appropriate system
To build community collaborations through examining current practices and cross-educating community stakeholders on available resources
To construct a multiagency approach for all children within communities in order for best outcomes and service conditions
Eligibility
Eligibility:
- DSM-IV-TR Diagnosis- Youth meets criteria for two (2) or more diagnoses
- CANS 4, 5, or 6 and DMHA/DCS Project Algorithm must be a 1
- Child or adolescent age six through the age of 17
- Youth who are experiencing significant emotional and/or functional impairments that impact their level of functioning at home or in the community (e.g., Seriously Emotionally Disturbed classification)
- Not Medicaid Eligible/Lack funding for service array
- Other children who have been approved by DCS to receive services under the Children’s Mental Health Initiative because they are a danger to themselves or others