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Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS)

This section contains several essential resources for CANS users, including forms and reference guides. Please use this friendly URL to return directly to this page in the future www.mass.gov/masshealth/cans.

  • Clinical Guidance on the CANS

    CANS User Guides, and information on gathering race, ethnicity, and language.

  • Using the CANS Application on the Virtual Gateway

    Technical resources for CANS users, includes archives of the CANS newsletter and information on the requirement, billing and consent.

  • CANS Forms

    Forms for setting up security roles within the Virtual Gateway, for member consent, and for completing the tool on paper.

  • CANS Training and Certification

    Registration and training information for clinicians providing behavioral health services to children under the age of 21.

  • Getting Help on the CANS

    Contact information and resources for your questions on the CANS.

  • CANS Newsletter Archives

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