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Care coordination has been described as a deliberate effort to organize patient care activities between two or more participants involved in the patient's care in order to facilitate the delivery of health care services. Care coordination is a necessary foundation to achieving the "triple aim" of health reform: improved individual experience of care (including quality and satisfaction), improved population heath and per capita cost control.

The availability of an appropriate workforce is critical to the delivery of mental health consultation in early childhood settings. Consultants need to have knowledge and skills specific to early childhood mental health, early care and education, typical and atypical child development and behavior, and working in a consultative role. The self-evaluation checklist describes competencies that professionals need to provide effective mental health consultation...

This guidance document has been developed to assist school district personnel and families in becoming familiar with the wide range of characteristics and abilities of their students with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and in applying Colorado's new eligibility category of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to identify students eligible for special education services. Schools have experienced a steady increase in the number of students with autism...