Resource Library

For Parents & Caregivers

Connect4Families Toolkit

Simplifying access to behavioral health services and facilitating collaboration among families, providers, and schools The Connect4Families toolkit was developed in 2023 to help families, providers, and schools better collaborate and connect children to…

For Providers

Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC) Framework

From the creators of this model: The Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC) Framework is a flexible, components-based intervention developed for children and adolescents who have experienced complex trauma, along with…

For Providers

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

Helping Children Recover From Trauma Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is a family-centered, short-term treatment that helps children ages 3-18 recover from upsetting thoughts, feelings, and behavior associated with trauma…

For Parents & Caregivers

Connecticut Evidence-Based Practices Provider Directory

The Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI) and the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) maintain this directory of providers of several key evidence-based practices available in Connecticut to…

For Providers

Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI)

From the Yale Center for Traumatic Stress and Recovery, developers of CFTSI: What is CFTSI? The Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI) is a brief (5‐8 session), evidence‐based early…

Facts, Figures, and Research

Effectiveness of Healthy Relationship Education Programs for Youth

Romantic relationships in adolescence can shape experiences during and after that time period. Marriage and relationship education programs can help adolescents develop the knowledge and skills to form healthy relationships…

For Providers

Modular Approach to Therapy for Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, or Conduct Problems (MATCH-ADTC)

MATCH-ADTC (Modular Approach to Therapy for Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, or Conduct Problems) is an evidence-based treatment designed for children ages 6 – 15. Unlike most treatment approaches that…

For Providers

Functional Family Therapy

Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is an evidence-based intervention for youth and families. This high-quality, strength-focused family counseling model is designed primarily for at-risk youth who have been referred by the juvenile justice, mental/behavioral health, school, or child welfare systems.

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Multisystemic Therapy (MST)

Adapted from MST Services: Multisystemic Therapy (MST) is an evidence-based treatment for youth with serious behavioral problems, particularly juvenile justice involvement and/or substance use. Research demonstrates that MST reduces criminal…

For Providers

Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI)

CHDI advances effective, innovative system, practice, and policy solutions that result in equitable and optimal behavioral health and well-being for children, youth, and families in CT and beyond through research, evaluation, training and technical assistance, and demonstration projects that inform systems change. Offers publications, provider training resources, technical assistance and consulting, and more.

For Providers

Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)

Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) is an intervention for young children, birth through age 5, who have experienced at least one traumatic event and are experiencing behavior, attachment, and/or mental health problems,…

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Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center (SAMHSA)

SAMHSA’s Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center provides communities, clinicians, policymakers and others with the information and tools to incorporate evidence-based behavioral health and substance use treatment practices into their communities or…

For Providers

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive-behavioral treatment developed by Marsha Linehan, PhD and her team at the University of Washington. It has two key components: a behavioral, problem-solving focus…

For Providers

Alternatives for Families – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT)

Alternatives for Families: a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT, formerly called “Abuse-Focused CBT”) is a trauma-informed evidence-based treatment (EBT) designed to improve the relationships between children and caregivers in families involved…

For Providers

Search Institute

Search Institute is a nonprofit organization focused on promoting positive youth development. They provide tools and resources to schools, youth programs, family-serving organizations, foster care programs, and other child-serving organizations and practitioners to build and strengthen developmental relationships.

For Schools

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

From the Center on PBIS: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an evidence-based, tiered framework for supporting students’ behavioral, academic, social, emotional, and mental health. When implemented as intended,…

For Providers

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning

Center at Vanderbilt University focused on promoting the social-emotional development and school readiness of young children (birth to age 5). Offers extensive training materials, videos, and print resources to help…

For Providers

Promoting First Relationships

PROMOTING FIRST RELATIONSHIPS is a training program at the Barnard Center for Infant Mental Health and Development at the University of Washington. We are dedicated to promoting children’s social-emotional development…

For Providers

Strengthening Families Program (SFP)

The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) is an evidence-based family skills training program found to significantly reduce problem behaviors, delinquency, and substance use in children and to improve social competencies and…

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Minding the Baby

The Minding the Baby™ Home Visiting (MTB-HV) clinical model is an intensive, interdisciplinary, preventive home visiting intervention for first-time young families that was initially developed at Yale University in New…

For Parents & Caregivers

American Academy of Pediatrics

Organization dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. Resources and research for clinicians and parents.

For Providers

National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH)

The NCEMCH provides national leadership to the maternal & child health professional community to improve the health and well-being of the nation’s children and families. Offers online courses for the…

For Providers

Effective Child Therapy Overview

The Effective Child Therapy site was developed by the Society of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology as a clearinghouse of information for providers and families about effective, evidence-based treatments and…

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Yale Center for Traumatic Stress and Recovery (YCTSR)

From the YCTSR website: The multi-disciplinary team of the Yale Center for Traumatic Stress and Recovery (YCTSR) provides trauma-informed treatments and services to children and families, builds professional knowledge through…

For Parents & Caregivers

Outpatient Psychiatric Clinics for Children in Connecticut

Connecting to Care CT maintains regional lists of Outpatient Psychiatric Clinics for Children (OPCCs) and other community-based children's behavioral health services in Connecticut.

For Providers

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is a parent-child treatment program that helps parents of children aged 2-7 years old with common behavioral problems (aggression, non-compliance, defiance, and temper tantrums). PCIT focuses…

For Providers

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Adapted from the EMDR Institute Website: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are…

FAQs

What is the difference between evidence-based, best and promising practices in mental health?

Over the past 25 years, we have learned a great deal more about which services work best for children with mental or behavioral health challenges. Services that have been found…