Social Emotional Infrastructure in Hawaii ECCS Grantee Meeting August 2, 2010

Overview Context of Social Emotional Development in Hawaii Working with CSEFEL: Systems’ Level Impact Common Elements of a Mental Health System Cultural Competency Workforce Development/Professional Development Family-Centered Care

Context of Hawaii 7 Major Islands, 4 Counties Hawaii’s Public-Private Partnership through Legislative Statute (Early Learning Council) Children and Families from all over the Pacific

Context of Hawaii Source: CC-EST200-6RACE-[ST-FIPS]: Annual estimates of the Resident Population by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin for Counties I [STATE]: April 1, 2001 to July 1, State of Hawaii Population by Race (2007)

Context of Social Emotional Development in Hawaii Historical Perspective Felix Class Action Lawsuit ECCS Needs Assessment findings on social emotional/mental health: “challenging behavior” and the “fragmented services” for young children highest priority Legislation enacted the development of an early learning system which includes “providing consultation on the social emotional development of children.” Early Childhood Mental Health Summit (funded by Hawaii’s Mental Health Transformation State Incentive Grant).

Working with CSEFEL Federal: Funding from federal grants State: Early Learning Council Local Communities: Demonstration Sites, Coaches, Training Systems’ Level Thinking: Connecting Policy and Reality

Rate of children expelled from early childhood programs due to behavioral problems Proportion of children in stable out-of-home placements (no more than 2 placements) Rate of substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect Proportion of early childhood programs with access to mental health consultation Proportion of early childhood programs that implement validated effective curricula for social skills development Proportion of children receiving behavioral screenings Proportion of mothers screened and appropriately referred for maternal depression Children in early childhood programs All Children &Families Children at-risk Children Identified Indicators along a spectrum of social- emotional well-being (Project THRIVE 2009)

Cultural Competency Hawaii’s children and families come from all over the Pacific. Helping early childhood practitioners to support behaviors, attitudes, and policies across cultures –Island communities –Urban vs. rural

Professional Development Type of Training #sAgenciesImpact of Training Parent Modules 38 Cross-sector (early childhood and child abuse and neglect prevention programs) Local Parent Training & Information Center (PTIC) embedded the CSEFEL Parent Modules in their regular training offerings to parents. Practitioner Training 384Maui and Hawaii Island trainings to DOE, Head Start/Early Head Start, Community Community-based training pairing national trainer with local trainer. Pyramid Model Training of Trainers (TOT) 54Early Head Start/Head Start Private Center-Based PATCH Hawaii’s Child Care Resource & Referral Family Strengthening Programs Private Foundations Public Health Nursing Working with Hawaii Careers with Young Children – Hawaii’s professional development system Using the Master Cadre Model to pair local trainer with national trainer for co-training Community-based training through PATCH-Hawaii’s CCR&R Coach Module 22Head Start, Center-Based Programs, Hawaii Early Childhood Accreditation Project (HECAP) from HAEYC External coaches through Hawaii’s Association for the Education of Young Children (HAEYC) chapter

Child/Family Centered

CSEFEL Hawaii Team Debbi Amaral, Maui Economic Opportunity Kaina Bonacorsi, Maui County Early Childhood Resource Program Valerie Chang, Early Intervention Section Deidre Harris, Kamehameha Schools Chris Jackson, Head Start Collaboration Office Linda Machado, Hawaii Families as Allies Lynn Meguro-Reich, Department of Education Julie Morita, Child Care Administrator, Department of Human Services Katherine Murphy, Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children Shair Nielsen, Kamehameha Schools Lynn Niitani, Parenting Support Programs, Department of Health Sharon Taba, Medical Home Works/Community Pediatrics Brenda Watanabe, PATCH Po Kwan Wong, Newborn Hearing Screening, Children with Special Health Needs Ed Yonamine, Good Beginnings Alliance

Thank you! Loretta “Deliana” Fuddy, ov ov Keiko Nitta,