ABOUT

 

Increasing Access to Behavioral Health Screening and Support in Aurora (IABHSSA) targeted three zip codes in Aurora, Colorado that experience significant socio-economic disparities. Children living in these zip codes face many complex challenges that contribute to poor health outcomes. IABHSSA worked to ensure that the medical homes and other direct service sites are better equipped to provide developmental, psychosocial, and maternal well-being screenings. When needs were identified, this project connected families to a rich network of both clinical and community-based resources to address their needs. IABHSSA’s action plan included a “whole family approach” to identify barriers and solutions to behavioral health; policy and program research to understand solutions to inequities; and integration of clinical and behavioral services to wrap around families and promote health from birth.