Announcements
Massachusetts School Personnel Are Invited To Attend
Children's Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI)
School Personnel Information Briefing
Learn about new behavioral health services available to MassHealth-eligible Students!
MassHealth recently added six new community-based Behavioral Health services for children and youth under age 21. These services offer new resources to support school personnel in helping students with behavioral health needs.
Join these special Regional Educators Briefing with:
- Emily Sherwood, Director of the Children's Behavioral Health Initiative for the Executive Office of Health and Human Services
- Marcia Mittnacht, Director of Special Education for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (on Nov 18, 23, 30, and Dec 2)*
- Christy Bonstelle, Director of School-Based Medicaid
CBHI Information briefings will be held at the following locations **
Area | Date/Time | Location | Comments/RSVP |
| W. Springfield | Nov 18 9:00 – 11:30 am | Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative, 174 Brush Hill Ave. West Springfield, MA | Ann Koerber akoerber@lpvec.org or *Marcia Mittnacht, DESE attending |
| Rockland | Nov 19 9:00 – 11:00 am | North River Conference Center, 525 Beech Street, Rockland, MA | RSVP Deborah White dwhite@nrcollab.org or |
| Framingham | Nov 20 10:00 – noon | Joseph Keefe Technical School, 750 Winter Street, Framingham, MA | |
| Boston | Nov 20 | Campbell Resource Center, 1216 Dorchester, MA | Closed - for BPS staff only |
| Marlborough | Nov 23 9:00 – 11:00 am | Assabet Valley Collaborative Gymnasium, 57 Orchard Street, Marlborough, MA | RSVP Cathy Cummins ccummins@assabet.org *Marcia Mittnacht, DESE attending |
| New Bedford | Nov 23 2:45 – 4:00 pm | New Bedford High School, 230 Hathaway Blvd, New Bedford, MA | |
| Greater Boston North Shore | Nov 30 9:00 – 11:00 am | Shore Collaborative, 100 Revere Beach Parkway Chelsea, MA | RSVP http://tinyurl.com/Shorepd (website registration required) or email Barbara Galatis at bgalatis@shorecollaborative.org or *Marcia Mittnacht, DESE attending |
| Greater Lawrence/ Lowell | Dec 2 9:00 – 11:00 am | E.N. Rodgers Middle School, 43 Highland Street, Lowell, MA | RSVP jmara@glec.org or *Marcia Mittnacht, DESE attending |
** In January 2010, additional briefings will be held in Barre, the Pittsfield area, Cape Cod and Northampton. Dates and specific locations will be announced shortly.
For more information about the Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative, visit www.mass.gov/masshealth/childbehavioralhealth.
Upcoming CBHI Provider Conference Calls
CBHI has announced two upcoming provider teleconferences that will take place between now and January 2010. Calls are scheduled from noon – 1:00 pm. We hope you will join us.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Topic: CBHI, Virtual Gateway, and training staff provide information on current topic of interest and are available to answer your questions.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Topic: Sharing CANS practices
Conference Call Access Information
Phone: 866-565-6580
Pass code: 9593452
Stay Up to Date
Subscribe to the CBHI Update, the Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative’s monthly e newsletter, and stay current on the latest CBHI news and activities. To subscribe, send an email with your contact information to: CBHI@state.ma.us
Now available on line for downloading
CANS FAQ
- Frequently asked questions (PDF) | TEXT about CANS for clinic administrators, behavioral health providers and others using the CANS.
CANS User Guides
An essential reference that provides detailed guidance on the scoring of each CAN item.
Information on using CANS Application on the Virtual Gateway
- Virtual Gateway Log in Assistance
- Reference Guide: CBHI Certified Assessor (PDF) | RTF
- Reference Guide: CBHI Organization (PDF) | RTF
- Reference Guide: CBHI Data Entry Operator (PDF) | RTF
- Reference Guide: CBHI Managed Care Entity (PDF) | RTF
- Reference Guide: Faxing CBHI Consent Forms (PDF) | RTF
- Virtual Gateway Customer Service (PDF) | RTF
- Learn how a CBHI Data Entry Operator adds a SED/CANS Assessment
This link provides Data Entry Operator’s with an easy, interactive online lesson that steps them through adding a CBHI SED/CANS Assessment. - Learn how a CBHI Certified Assessor edits a SED/CANS Assessment
This link provides Certified Assessor’s with an easy, interactive online lesson that steps them through activating their Certification Key and how to edit a CBHI SED/CANS Assessment.
This information is provided by MassHealth.