An increase in provider training, changes and clarifications in Medicaid payment policy, and increased attention to developmental, social-emotional and perinatal depression screening has led to measurable improvements in structured screening being performed statewide in Illinois. The Illinois’ ABCD II Project improved the delivery of developmental services for young children and their families through infrastructure development that largely resulted from policy clarification and changes, provider training, and the implementation of a sustainability strategy.
The Illinois project was supported by grants from the Michael Reese Health Trust, with support also from the Chicago Community Trust during the first year of the three-year initiative.
ABCD State Resources
| Title | Description |
Date published |
Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Healthy Beginnings Advisory Committee | Illinois Healthy Beginnings (2007) One-page discussion of issues Illinois faced developing their Stakeholder Advisory Committee. | December 2007 | Engaging Leaders: Establishing and Effectively Using a Stakeholder Committee |
| Illinois Healthy Beginnings: Advisory Committee Structure | Illinois ABCD Project. (2007). This document (shared at the June 18, 2007 ABCD TA call) describes how the Illinois ABCD Project (Illinois Healthy Beginnings) engaged stakeholders by creating an Advisory Committee and five subcommittees. | December 2007 | Engaging Leaders: Establishing and Effectively Using a Stakeholder Committee |
| ABCD Healthy Beginnings Evaluation: Lessons Learned - Providers | Illinois ABCD Healthy Beginnings (2006) This resource is a list of interview questions for pilot site providers and office staff - part of an overall evaluation to learn more about their experience with the ABCD project. The questions focus on successes and challenges in the implementation of social-emotional and maternal depression screening. | December 2006 | Testing Models |
| ABCD Healthy Beginnings Evaluation: Lessons Learned--Stakeholders | Illinois ABCD Healthy Beginnings. (2006). This resource lists interview questions for the Healthy Mental Development panel workgroup and subcommittee members regarding their overall experience with the ABCD project. | December 2006 | Gauging Success: Measurement and Evaluation |
| ABCD Healthy Beginnings Pediatric practice Social/Emotional (S/E) and Maternal Depression questionnaire | Illinois ABCD Healthy Beginnings. (2006). This survey is the final questionnaire for pediatric practices on their use of Social/Emotional (S/E) and Maternal Depression screening. | December 2006 | Gauging Success: Measurement and Evaluation |
| ABCD Healthy Beginnings: Parent Satisfaction Survey | Illinois ABCD Healthy Beginnings (2006) This survey was given to parents who had completed the ASQ:SE to evaluate their satisfaction with the instrument. | December 2006 | Gauging Success: Measurement and Evaluation |
| Illinois' 2005 Perinatal/Postnatal Evaluation Tool for maternal depression screening | Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. (2006). This evaluative resource identifies the percentage of enrolled women that were screened for depression - as documented in the medical record - during the prenatal and/or postpartum period. In addition, the study was designed to collect data on whether or not treatment and follow-up occurred if the screening was positive for depression. | December 2006 | Gauging Success: Measurement and Evaluation |
| New Office-Based Resources on Child Development/Mental Health Issues, flyer | Illinois ABCD Healthy Beginnings. (2006). This announcement details a training presented by EDOCP and the ABCD project. This developmentally oriented continuing medical education (CME) opportunity was designed for pediatricians and family physicians. | December 2006 | Spreading Results |
| HRSA UIC Perinatal Depression Project Information | University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Perinatal Depression Project. (2006). This resource outlines information about the UIC Perinatal Depression Project sponsored by HRSA (Health Resources and Services Administration) and The Michael Reese Health Trust. This project, a partner in the ABCD project, was designed to increase understanding and awareness of depression during pregnancy and postpartum (peripartum) among health care providers, affected women and family members in Illinois. | December 2006 | Making the Case |
| State of Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services Contract for Furnishing Health Services by a Managed Care Organization | This resource outlines policy improvements made during the ABCD project to Managed Care Contracts in Illinois. Please see highlighted sections of contract for specific improvements requiring use of standardized developmental and social emotional screening during EPSDT visits, risk assessment or perinatal depression screening during maternity care, as well as related quality improvement and performance payment projects. | December 2006 | Improving Policy |
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