Archived Resources

• ABLE – Savings Plans for the Future recorded webinar
• Understanding the Big Picture: The Connection between Disability and Poverty and Why Financial Capability Matters recorded webinar
• Insights from Federal Agencies on How to Engage People with Disabilities in Policies, Programs, and Evaluations from Quality Employment
• A Resource Guide for Inclusive Postsecondary Education for Students with Intellectual Disability from Think College
• Youth Employment: A Foundation for Mental Health and Well-Being from US Dept of Labor

• American Society for Deaf Children: https://deafchildren.org/
• AG Bell: https://agbell.org/

• Session 1: What have we learned about education? Recording and resources
• Session 2: What have we learned about therapy? Recording and resources
• Session 3: What have we learned about building capacity? Recording and resources
• Session 4: What have we learned about diagnosing autism? Recording and resources

• Deciding Together
• CLTS Waiver Program seeks new service providers
• CLTS Waiver Program supports families during online schooling
• Free respite care certification training available
• Helpful Resources for families

• ABLE – Savings Plans for the Future recorded webinar
• Understanding the Big Picture: The Connection between Disability and Poverty and Why Financial Capability Matters recorded webinar
• Insights from Federal Agencies on How to Engage People with Disabilities in Policies, Programs, and Evaluations from Quality Employment
• A Resource Guide for Inclusive Postsecondary Education for Students with Intellectual Disability from Think College
• Youth Employment: A Foundation for Mental Health and Well-Being from US Dept of Labor

• A National Report: Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities Aging Out of Medicaid, CHIP, SSI, and Title V Programs – Barriers, Inequities, and Recommendations
• Policy Brief: Recommendations to Assist Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities Aging Out of Medicaid & CHIP
• Policy Brief: Recommendations to Assist Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities Aging Out of SSI
• Policy Brief: Recommendations to Assist Youth and Young Adults with Special Health Care Needs Aging Out of Title V
• A Five-State Case Study: Black Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities Aging Out of Medicaid, CHIP, SSI, and Title V Programs

Key Transition Resources (vetted list by coalition membership): https://integratedtransition.waisman.wisc.edu/resources/key-transition-resources/

• You’re the boss! How to hire and manage your workers
• In their own words: what being an employer means to me
• Resources for finding caregivers

Research News in Youth Mental Health – January 2024 from Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health (sign up at https://children.wi.gov/Pages/OCMHNewsletters.aspx)

• 50-State Early Childhood Policy Progress and Landscape Report
• Types of On-Screen Content Matters for Kindergarten Mental Health
• National Academies of Science Release: Social Media and Adolescent Health
• To Bolster Mental Health and Improve Learning, Schools Ban Cellphones (Here’s a sample of some Wisconsin districts’ policies.)
• Police Officers in Schools Impact Student Mental Health
• Provisional Suicide Death Data for the U.S.
• Youth Suicide: Current Trends and the Path to Prevention
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Updates Guidance on Addressing Youth Suicide Risk
• Pediatric Integrated Primary Care: An Implementation and Training Manual for Professionals
• Disabled LGBTQ+ Youth At Greater Risk Of Suicide Than Their Peers A report released this week by a youth suicide prevention group found that young LGBTQ+ people who are disabled have higher rates of mental health issues and are at greater risk of suicide compared to their non-disabled peers. From a story on the study: “Feeling seen, understood, and affirmed is powerful for all LGBTQ+ youth ― particularly those who live at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities — and is consistently related to more positive mental health outcomes. It’s imperative that mental health professionals seek disability-related training in order to better understand the unique challenges that LGBTQ+ youth with disabilities face, and be equipped to provide quality care based on these factors.”

• Why Telehealth is Vital for Addressing the Children’s Mental Health Crisis Affecting Emergency Departments Nationwide (Story)
• Suicidal Ideation Common Among Transgender, Gender Diverse Youth in Emergency Visits (Story)
• Childhood Mental Illness Surges Alongside COVID-19 Waves (Story)
• Implementing social and emotional screening tools into pediatric practice (Interview)
• New research shows that although racism might not be the most common type of discrimination, it had the greatest impact on teens. (Story)
• Improving Access to School-Based Behavioral Health Services Through Medicaid (Blog Article)
• Kids in kinship care have better academic performance (Brief)
• Biden administration calls on schools to stock naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug (Story)
• More Schools Stock Overdose Reversal Meds, but Others Worry About Stigma (KFF Health News)
• Early Care and Education (ECE) Research Resources (Highlights)
• Building a Strong Foundation: Increasing Access to Mental Health Services for Young Children (Brief)
• One in Four U.S. Children are Latino (Analysis)

Healthy Dane, a community collaborative comprised of UnityPoint Health – Meriter, SSM Health, Stoughton Health, UW Health, Group Health Cooperative of South-Central Wisconsin, and Public Health Madison Dane County, is currently conducting a survey to get community feedback on the health of Dane County.

The survey is available in English, Spanish and Hmong until June 30. It’s voluntary, anonymous and takes less than 10 minutes to complete. Survey results will help Healthy Dane address needs, set goals and work together along with other partners to improve the health and well-being of local residents.

• English Language Community Health Survey: https://forms.office.com/r/e9EuQ8NKR8.

• Spanish Language Community Health Survey: https://forms.office.com/r/G4DeqBddT7.

• Hmong Language Community Health Survey: https://forms.office.com/r/rZRyy29Ag.

How Burnout Became Normal — and How to Push Back Against It

Slowly but steadily, while we’ve been preoccupied with trying to meet demands that outstrip our resources, grappling with unfair treatment, or watching our working hours encroach upon our downtime, burnout has become the new baseline in many work environments. From the 40% of Gen Z workers who believe burnout is an inevitable part of success, to executives who believe high-pressure, “trial-by-fire” assignments are a required rite of passage, to toxic hustle culture that pushes busyness as a badge of honor, too many of us now expect to feel overwhelmed, over-stressed, and eventually burned out at work. When pressures are mounting and your work environment continues to be stressful, it’s all the more important to take proactive steps to return to your personal sweet spot of stress and remain there as long as you can. The author presents several strategies.

 https://hbr.org/2024/04/how-burnout-became-normal-and-how-to-push-back-against-it

“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.” –  Lin Yutang

Vaccine information for Family Care participants and their caregivers:
https://wi-bpdd.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/FC_Vaccine_sheet_FV.pdf

Vaccine information for IRIS participants and their caregivers:
https://wi-bpdd.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IRIS_Vaccine_sheet_FV.pdf

Vaccine information for Children’s Disability Programs participants and their caregivers:
https://wi-bpdd.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CLTS_Vaccine_sheet_FV.pdf

• Caring for Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic UPDATED Guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics
• COVID-19: Caring For Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs (also in Spanish) from healthychildren.org
• When Things Aren’t Perfect: Caring for Yourself & Your Children (also in Spanish) from healthychildren.org

• English version
• Spanish version