Resources

Resources to support the lifelong health of children, families, and caregivers alike.

Perinatal Health

Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) Safety Bundles
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Implementation Bundle Resources

Obstetric Hemorrhage

Obstetric Hemorrhage is the second leading cause of death amongst birthing people and recognized as one of the most preventable complications affecting pregnant and postpartum people. Learn more about our implementation strategies to identify, treat, and prevent obstetric hemorrhage in Vermont.

Simulation and Reference Materials

Webinars

National AIM Safety Bundle

Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy

  • Hypertensive Disorders in pregnancy account for 6.5% of perinatal deaths in the United States. Hypertensive disorders place birthing people at a higher risk for cardiac disease later in life. We took a multi-step approach to identifying, treating, and educating on this topic.

Simulation and Reference Materials

Webinars

National AIM Safety Bundle

Cardiac Conditions in Obstetric Care

Cardiac Conditions account for the third leading cause of maternal death across the United States. It affects a small percentage of the birthing population but has catastrophic impact. In 2024, we will begin implementing strategies in which we can better detect, plan, and treat birthing people who have known or develop cardiac conditions.

National AIM Safety Bundle

Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Individuals with Substance Use Disorder

We are continuing Vermont’s ongoing work in this area by collaborating with the important stakeholders on this upcoming bundle. In October of 2024, we plan to launch the next AIM bundle by providing a webinar that will share what implementation of this bundle will look like for Vermont. This bundle requires wonderful collaboration with several community resources and services and will be a multi-year project. There is much overlap with other efforts focusing on this population through various projects that include PQC colleagues (ICON) and those with the Vermont Dept. of Health.

National AIM Safety Bundle

AIM Maintenance of Implemented Bundles
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Maintenance of Implemented Safety Bundles

Tackling OB Drills – In-situ Drill Tacklebox

  • We redesigned our OB Drill binder and pared it down to make it even more accessible and easy to use for our Providers and Staff on the inpatient obstetric and postpartum units.
  • All the essentials are found in the tacklebox including three hypertension and three hemorrhage scenarios. We will use the structure created with these tackleboxes to add scenarios as we implement new bundles. Upcoming scenarios will include cardiac emergency, trauma-informed patient interaction, and working with patients with substance use disorder.

OB Drill Facilitator Workshop

  • Running in-situ drills and facilitating debriefs is a skill that needs to be practiced and developed. We created and host 4-hour workshops to support interested Staff RNs and Providers in the basics of running drills, how to facilitate a pre-brief, and make the most out of debriefing sessions. We utilize the OB tackleboxes as our main resource.
  • This workshop includes 2-2.5hrs of presentation content and then 1.5-2hrs of practice simulation. Attendees can pilot these new skills by performing the different roles and receiving feedback from the instructors and their peers.

Escape Room

We are aiming to give Staff multiple ways to learn and engage in this content. We’ve created a few escape room adventures that do not require a facilitator to run.

Resources Important to All AIM Bundles

Second Victims: Supporting Healthcare Providers After Adverse Events Webinar

Dr. Aneesa Stewart is a Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellow at UVMMC and comes to us from the Mayo Clinic where they have a robust provider support system to help health care providers after a difficult event – also known as the second victims of an adverse outcome. Dr. Stewart will provide an overview of this topic along with tactics for support for health care providers after a serious event. This is a part of a larger education and training initiative and more information on that will also be provided during this webinar. This webinar occurred October 24, 2023.

Collaborating with Emergency Department Colleagues

One of the greatest challenges noted by our participating hospitals is the collaboration between the Obstetrics unit and the Emergency department. Many of the AIM bundles reference this collaboration especially in the recognition of pregnant or recently pregnant patients. One strategy we implemented was highlighting the most important elements in a checklist and then partnered with a guide of examples. This work was newly implemented in 2024 and is on-going in its use.

Birth Certificate Quality Improvement Initiative (BCQII)
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In 2024, VCHIP, in collaboration with the Vermont Department of Health and the Perinatal Quality Collaborative - Vermont (PQC-VT) launched a birth certificate quality improvement initiative as part of a four-year Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PQC) grant.

The overarching goals of the BCQI Initiative include learning and sharing with each other’s birth certificate data entry processes proven successful with increasing accuracy and timeliness, as well as disseminating and developing educational materials for sustained birth certificate data training for hospital staff.

Throughout the year, we explored process improvement interventions:

  • Identifying an improvement team at each hospital
  • identifying steps currently taking at each hospital for birth certificate data collection using a process workflow diagram to ensure team members understand current processes.
  • Ensuring staff entering birth certificate data have access to necessary clinical data
  • Educating and training on how to enter birth certificate data.

Recent Learning Series slides are available below.

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

Vital Statistics and Birth Certificate Education Resources Available for Hospital Teams

BCQII Definitions & Data Entry Tip Sheet for Hospitals (DOC)

This document provides an overview of 11 key variables under review for this QI project including variable definitions, tips for entry, and space for hospitals to add in their own team/EMR specific sources and instructions.

Vermont Department of Health Vital Records Phone Number:  802-863-7275

CDC Guide to Completing Birth Certificate Worksheets (PDF)

This document provides information on all terms and questions within the Birth Certificate Worksheet, including variable definitions, specific instructions for completing each item, source information along with key words and abbreviations. 

CDC Online Training for Completing Birth Certificate Worksheets: Applying Best Practices for Reporting Medical and Health Information on Birth Certificates 

Either document below can be used to record within-hospital audits. Either version can be used. Extra rows at the bottom of the form can be used for other indicators chosen within the hospital teams.

Family Care Plan
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Improving Care of Newborns with Substance Exposure (ICoNS) Annual Statewide Conferences
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2024 - Substance-Exposed Newborns and Families: Creating a Community of Practice Materials

2023 - Coming Together to Support Infants and Families Affected by Substance Use in Pregnancy

2022 - Reaching Across the Continuum: Making Connections to Optimize Care for Opioid-Exposed Newborns and Their Families

2021 - Adaptations and Innovations: Providing Care for Opioid-Exposed Newborns & Their Families in a Pandemic

ICoNS Statewide Calls
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2023

2022

2021

ICoNS Our Care Notebook
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The Our Care Notebook is a booklet to help families affected by opioid use disorder navigate pregnancy and newborn care. 

Full Our Care Notebook (2022) (PDF)

Our Care Notebook Sections

View the Our Care Notebook as a flipbook

Substance Use Disorder Resources for Parents and Family
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Substance Use Disorder Resources for Providers
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Campaign Materials

  • Webinars

    Gestational Diabetes Management

    This webinar addressed the latest guidance on the Gestational Diabetes Management. Dr. Marjorie Meyer (Maternal Fetal Medicine) and Dr. Delia Horn (NICU) provided information on care for pregnant people with gestational diabetes and care of neonates born to people with gestational diabetes. This webinar was recorded on February 6, 2024.

    Gestational Diabetes Management Presentation Slides (PDF)

    Protection Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection

    This webinar addressed the emerging information around options available for infant protection against RSV; this included both the pregnant patient vaccine and the newborn antibody protection. Perinatal clinical experts, including Benjamin Lee, MD, Marjorie Meyer, MD, and Whittney Barkhuff, MD from the University of Vermont Medical Center, shared recommendations and details about available products. Katie Mahuron, RN, from the Vermont Department of Health discussed statewide availability. This webinar was recorded on November 1, 2023.

    Protection Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection Presentation Slides (PDF)

Lived Experiences Storytelling from Individuals with a History of Opioid Use Disorder
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Health through Storytelling

In February 2022, the ICoNS project team hosted a pair of storytelling workshops for individuals with a history of opioid use disorder (OUD) during pregnancy and health care professionals who work with parents or families affected by OUD in Vermont. The approach used during the storytelling workshops was based on the narrative medicine model. A foundational belief of this approach is that in teaching and supporting individuals to accept and understand the power of their own stories, it can provide a pathway for them to assist others in recovery. We can attest that each storyteller participating in our initiative had one unified reason to share their story: helping and supporting others in recovery.

Parents with Lived Experience

All rights reserved. No part of these stories may be reproduced, reused, republished, or transmitted in any form without the express written permission of the Improving Care of Newborns with Substance Exposure project. Contact: vchip.pqcvt@med.uvm.edu

Community Provider Experiences

All rights reserved. No part of these stories may be reproduced, reused, republished, or transmitted in any form without the express written permission of the Improving Care of Newborns with Substance Exposure project. Contact: vchip.pqcvt@med.uvm.edu

If you are interested in sharing your story, please send us an email at vchip.pqcvt@med.uvm.edu 

Perinatal Mental Health
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Vermont Resources

Other ways to access VT resources

National Resources

In An Emergency

Education

Project SCOPE
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Project SCOPE: Supporting Children of the OPioid Epidemic 

The goal of Project SCOPE Vermont is to help providers develop effective screening, monitoring, and interdisciplinary support for children and families with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. 

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, or NAS, is a medical condition in infants who go into opioid withdrawal shortly after they're born.

About Project SCOPE Vermont

We want to help health care providers learn better ways to care for infants suffering from problems related to opioid withdrawal.

The CDCI is receiving support from the Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) to improve training & supports for children and families with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). The work is called Project SCOPE: Supporting Children of the OPioid Epidemic.

The effects of NAS can extend beyond infancy. All families with NAS are eligible for Children’s Integrated Services (CIS), but participation is inconsistent around the state. We want to make sure CIS providers are trained in this approach alongside healthcare and other providers to increase interdisciplinary care. 

Project SCOPE Vermont Learning Series

 The 2022 SCOPE Vermont learning series sessions were intended for anyone working with children and families affected by opioid use including healthcare providers, children’s integrated services providers, educators, and more. All sessions used the ECHO framework to share best practices in an engaging all-teach, all-learn model. Each session included an expert presentation on the topic, an interactive case presentation, and group discussion.

All materials from the sessions -- full recording of the session plus speaker materials -- are included here for your reference.

If you have questions about Project SCOPE Vermont, please send an email to VCHIP.PQCVT@med.uvm.edu.

Funding

This project is supported in part by grant number 90DDUC0062, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201.​​ Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.​

Safe Infant Sleep
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Education Module

Welcome to an online education module on safe sleep for registered nurses working in community birthing hospitals in Vermont.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a safe sleep environment that can reduce the risk of sleep­ related infant deaths. This education module aims to reduce the number of infant deaths in Vermont due to unsafe sleep environments. 

This safe infant sleep education module was created by and is the property of graduate students and faculty in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program at the University of Vermont College of Nursing and Health Sciences in collaboration with the Vermont Child Health Improvement Program (VCHIP) and the Vermont Department of Health (VDH). All rights reserved. No part of this education module may be reproduced, reused, replicated, or transmitted in any form without express written permission.

Vermont Safe Sleep Committee

The Vermont Safe Sleep Committee has created patient-facing materials for families. Visit the University of Vermont Medical Center Injury Prevention Safe Sleep resources.

Vermont Department of Health

Vermont Department of Health Safe Sleep Information

Wellness Support for Maay Maay Speaking Families
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Wellness Support

This video addresses wellness supports for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs) for Maay Maay speaking families and pregnant people living in Vermont. This short video can be used by health care professionals serving Maay Maay speaking families. The video is 7-minutes long.

Early Childhood

Parents and Caregiver Resources
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Lead Poisoning

Provider Resources
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Lead Poisoning

Public Health Laboratory Information

Access to Lead Tab in Patient Profile

Supporting Vermont's Early Childhood System

CATS on the Move
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The CATs on the Move projects unite the departments of Psychological Science, Exercise Science, and Education to provide school-based physical activity programs aimed toward increasing the amount of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity that children experience in their daily lives.

School Age and Adolescence

Youth Resources
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VT RAYS Video

General Health

Substance Use Supports

Sexual and Reproductive Health

Family and Caregiver Resources
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Eating Disorders

Regional Resources for Eating Disorder Care

Adolescent Eating Disorder Assessment Clinic (EDAC): Call (802) 847-4696 - Evaluation for assessment of disordered eating behaviors and recommendations/resources for care. Evaluations are limited to a three-visit consultation, with a focus on assessment, diagnosis and recommendations/resources for care. EDAC does not provide any treatment or ongoing care, but the care team remains available for phone consultation to primary care teams after patients are seen. EDAC social worker is available for consultation to families and providers regarding resources.

Websites

Handouts

Books

Fire Prevention

General Health

Sexual and Reproductive Health

APPS

2015 STD Treatment Guidelines

Substance Use Support

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Vaccination

Healthcare Provider Resources
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Adolescent Friendly Services

Adolescent Health Working Group (ahwg)

Confidentiality

Eating Disorders

Multidisciplinary Care Recommendations For Providers

General Adolescent Healthcare

AAP Bright Futures Periodicity Schedule

Vermont Child Health Improvement Program

The Adolescent Health Supervision Visit  (PDF)

Immunizations: Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

CHOP Q&A

Interviewing

Mental Health

Recommended Visits and Risk Screening

Confidential Adolescent & Young Adult Questionnaires - The University of Vermont Children's Hospital

Screening

Substance Use

Alcohol

Vaping

General

Vermont Department of Health

Online Training Opportunities for Healthcare Providers

Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (CoIIN)
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The Adolescent and Young Adult Behavioral Health Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (AYA-BH CoIIN) 

AYA-BH CoIINs working to improve the health of AYAs (ages 10-25) by strengthening the capacity of state MCH programs and clinical providers to address the behavioral health needs of AYAs. 

COVID-19 Resources
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Vaccines for Youth Discussion

Conversations with Youth

Coping During a Pandemic

Letters from Youth

Firearms and Suicide Prevention
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In partnership with the Vermont Department of Health (VDH), the Vermont Department of Mental Health (DMH), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and SAMHSA’s Garrett Lee Smith State/Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention Grant, VCHIP plays a central role in monitoring and supporting progress towards the goal of an overall reduction in suicide deaths and firearm injury. 

  • The State of Vermont’s Suicide Prevention website.
  • GunSafe VT offers a list of places in Vermont free gun locks can be obtained and temporary firearm storage sites (for example during a time of heightened suicide risk).
  • Vermont Suicide Prevention Coalition (VT-SPC) is a statewide resource whose mission is to create health-promoting communities in which people of all ages have the knowledge, attitudes, skills and resources to reduce the risk of suicide.
  • Provider Counseling on Firearm Safe Storage (Video) is a 12-minute, self-directed learning module for health care professionals. Through a series of short videos, viewers learn about the safest way to store firearms in the home: unloaded, locked up, and with the ammunition locked and stored separately. The module includes a brief review of firearm locking and storage devices as well as examples of universal counseling on firearm safe storage with families during a clinic visit.

  • The Four Pines Fellowship for Excellence in Suicide Prevention and Treatment is an educational and research program designed to support healthcare learners attain increased awareness and skills for working with patients at risk for intentional self-harm and suicide attempts and death.  The Fellowship is completed by learners over an approximate 12-month time-period and is integrated with their regular academic commitments, e.g., over the summer, during dedicated research project time or as part of an elective course. Fellows are UVM graduate-level students who intend to go into a primary healthcare specialty, psychiatry or a related medical or mental health field. The Fellowship consists of two main elements: 1) a series of online and in-person learning experiences on suicide and self-harm prevention, and 2) a mentored research project addressing a question or need related to suicide prevention in healthcare settings.

    Fellows receive financial support for their research and depending on their graduate program, may be eligible to receive a stipend. The Fellowship is supervised by Tom Delaney, PhD, an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, VCHIP faculty member and suicidologist who is supported in this work by a Leadership Committee.

    Expectations: UVM students are eligible for Four Pines Fellowships if they are in a UVM graduate healthcare training program and intend to go into primary health care or a mental health field after completing their program. After submitting a successful Fellowship proposal, students will work with a mentor to plan their research project including their goals, a timeline, and a list of needed resources for project completion. It is expected that all projects will be of sufficient quality and importance that they will be submitted to regional and national suicide prevention and related research meetings, as well as being developed into peer reviewed publications. 

    In addition to the research project, Fellows will be expected over the course of a year to complete a series of suicide prevention-related clinical educational experiences including online self-paced trainings, review of key articles and guidelines, attending Grand Rounds presentations at UVM and other institutions, participating in clinical shadowing opportunities, and other opportunities. The total expected time commitment for the clinical educational components is approximately 30 hours.

    Application: Selection of Four Pines Fellows uses a multi-step process. Applicants initially contact Dr. Delaney in the fall or early in the spring semester and depending on their interest they may be asked to develop an initial project proposal. The proposal is then reviewed and scored. After requested revisions are made, the student may be invited to become a Fellow and will be assigned to a project mentor. 

    For medical students the research project is typically done in the summer after the first year and clinical experiences/education continue through their second year. Other graduate students typically complete the Fellowship during the second year of their program. Interested students are encouraged to contact Dr. Delaney at any point in the year with questions about the Fellowship. 

    Questions about the Four Pines Fellowship? Email Dr. Tom Delaney at Thomas.Delaney@uvm.edu 

Presentations and Publications

2022

  1. Song P and Delaney T. Supporting Pediatricians in Identifying and Responding to Intentional Self-Poisoning in Young People. Medical Student Summer Research Poster Session, Burlington VT, September 2022.
  2. Kamkar R and Delaney T. Combined Associations of Risk and Protective Factors with Suicidality in LGBTQ Youth in Vermont. Medical Student Summer Research Poster Session, Burlington VT, September 2022.

2023

  1. Ray N, Pelski J, Delaney T. Intentional Self-Poisoning Prevention: A Feasibility Analysis in Pediatric Primary Care. (Presentation at the Vermont Agency of Human Services Suicide Prevention Data Group, March 2023)
  2. Ray N, Pelski J, Delaney T. Intentional Self-Poisoning Prevention: A Feasibility Analysis in Pediatric Primary Care. (Presentation at the Suicide Research Symposium, April 2023)
  3. Kamkar R, Delaney T. Perspectives from LGBTQ Youth: Associations between Risk Factors, Mattering to the Community, and Making a Suicide Plan (Presentation at the Suicide Research Symposium, April 2023)
  4. Song P, Delaney T. Supporting Pediatricians in Identifying and Responding to Intentional Self-Poisoning in Young People. (Presentation at the Suicide Research Symposium, April 2023)
  5. Ray N, Pelski J, Delaney T. Intentional Self-Poisoning Prevention: A Feasibility Analysis in Pediatric Primary Care. (Presentation at the UVM College of Nursing and Health Science Evidence Based Practice Colloquium, May 2023)
  6. Ray N, Pelski J, Delaney T. Intentional Self-Poisoning Prevention: A Feasibility Analysis in Pediatric Primary Care. (Presentation at the UVM Zeigler Forum, May 2023)
  7. Summer Scholars: Medical Students Dive into Research. Janet Essman Franz. Vermont Medicine Magazine, August 23, 2023.
  8. Delaney T, Song P. Lethal Means Safety and Primary Care: Insights from the Suicide Research Symposium. (Presentation at the Vermont Suicide Prevention Coalition, September 2023)
  9. Ray, N. Intentional Self-Poisoning Prevention: A Feasibility Analysis in Pediatric Primary Care. (Presentation at the Vermont Suicide Prevention Coalition, September 2023) 

Four Pines Fellows

February 2025

Jillian Leikauskas is a third year Doctor of Nursing Practice student and Four Pines Fellow whose doctoral project focuses on making home environments safer for youth and young adults in crisis. As part of the project, she worked with healthcare providers in Vermont to deliver suicide lethal means safety training for providers and distributed safe storage devices for them to share with patients. She earned her BS and MPH degrees from UVM and works as an RN on the hematology and oncology unit at UVMMC. She is also an Advanced EMT at Richmond Rescue.  

March 2024 

Natalie T. Ray is a recent graduate of the University of Vermont with a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. During her time as a Four Pines Fellow, she developed and implemented a quality improvement project focused on intentional self-poisoning prevention and lethal means safety in pediatric primary care. Her findings were presented at the national Suicide Research Symposium and locally at the Vermont Department of Health and the Vermont Suicide Prevention Coalition. She currently works in inpatient psychiatric care in Vermont and plans to pursue post-doctoral certification in psychiatric and mental health nursing practice. 

Paige Song graduated from the University of California, San Diego where she earned a degree in human development with a minor in biology. Before starting medical school, she worked as a behavioral therapist for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in California. After medical school she plans to pursue a career in pediatrics or women’s health. Paige is committed to supporting expanded suicide prevention services in primary care settings. Her Fellowship project focused on promoting tools to support pediatricians in identifying and responding to intentional self-poisoning behaviors in young patients through adoption of the Vermont Intentional Self-Poisoning Prevention Toolkit.

Ryan Kamkar is a California native passionate about promoting the health of marginalized community members by examining socioeconomic barriers toward success. His past research and volunteer work with teenagers focused on addressing toxic stress on a community level and its very real manifestations in physiological symptoms. A main goal of his is to help create new community resources that align with the present-day needs of LGBTQ youth. Ryan’s fellowship project examined protective factors and risks related to suicidal ideation in LGB and Trans-identifying Vermont high school aged youth, and his findings have been shared broadly in Vermont and at a national research meeting.

Muhammad Zeb is a second-year student in the Larner College of Medicine at UVM who is currently conducting his Fellowship research project. The project focusses on developing an educational resource for healthcare providers to help in assessing mental health and suicide risk in Afghan refugees living in Vermont. After conducting a series of literature searches and interviewing experts on culturally competent approaches to mental health screening / assessment with Afghan refugees, he developed an training presentation that is being adapted into a self-directed e-learning module and a grand rounds presentation for primary care departments.

Khadija Moussadek is a second-year medical student at the Larner College of Medicine from the Albany NY area and has lived experience of suicide loss. She is committed to research on identifying and providing supports to children, youth and their families in the area of intentional self-harm, which can be a risk factor for later suicide attempts. The outcome of her project will be a self-directed e-learning module for health care providers that summarizes best practices and provides evidence-based screening and assessment tools for intentional self-harm for children and youth.  

Nicole Salib is a second-year student at the UVM Larner College of Medicine. She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park where she studied Psychology and developed a passion for advocating for mental health. Her experiences before medical school include leading a pediatric community service group and working at the Boys and Girls club, where she became committed to children’s health, and she intends to specialize in Pediatrics. Her fellowship project is focused on developing educational supports for preventing intentional self-poisoning in children and youth.  

Jillian Leikauskas is a third year Doctor of Nursing Practice student and Four Pines Fellow whose doctoral project focuses on making home environments safer for youth and young adults in crisis. As part of the project, she worked with healthcare providers in Vermont to deliver suicide lethal means safety training for providers and distributed safe storage devices for them to share with patients. She earned her BS and MPH degrees from UVM and works as an RN on the hematology and oncology unit at UVMMC. She is also an Advanced EMT at Richmond Rescue.   

Adhi Muthukumar is a second-year medical student at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. She studied nutrition at Cornell University and earned an MS in Nutrition at Columbia University. Her Fellowship project is focused on the intersection of suicide care and health care for young people with eating disorders. Specifically, she is examining possible gaps in healthcare providers' readiness to address suicidality and identifying possible supports for providers in this aspect of eating disorders care. Outside of medical school she enjoys playing the flute and ice skating. She is considering different specialties for her future training including pediatrics, psychiatry and internal medicine.

Gender Affirming Care
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Adolescent Medicine at The University of Vermont Health Network

School Health Resources
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As VCHIP aims to improve the health of Vermont’s children, we recognize and celebrate the role that school administrators, educators and, school-based health professionals play in supporting the health of children, through the provision of healthy school environments, nutritious meals, health education, physical education and activity, health services and more.  Many VCHIP projects and affiliated clinicians have already identified this opportunity and have built strong partnerships with schools and school-based professionals.

Our work in the coming year will include inventorying current partnerships between VCHIP projects, physician practices and schools across the state; conducting landscape analysis of best practices in academic and pediatric partnerships to advance school health; and interviewing key health, educational and community stakeholders in Vermont on the role(s) that VCHIP can most effectively play to advance the health of children through the lens of schools.  By the end of the fiscal year, we aim to finalize a strategic vision and plan for VCHIP’s school health portfolio moving forward.

School Health Data

School-Based Health Centers

  • Are you a school-based clinician looking for support from the Vermont Department of Health? You can find your school liaison in a Local Health Office near you.

Opening School-Based Health Centers in Vermont

  • The link below will take you to a manual made by a Vermont Nurse Practitioner with much knowledge about School-Based Health Centers. The goal of the manual is to assist health professionals, school administrators, and any others that would like to open or expand a School-Based Health Center in Vermont.
  • A Guide to Opening a School-Based Health Center in Vermont (PDF)
  • School-Based Health Alliance is a national organization for school-based health centers and health care. This website has a plethora of information for administrators and school staff along with helpful resources for those looking to learn about SBHCs in their area.

Examples of School-Based Health Centers in Vermont

American Academy of Pediatrics School Health Key Resources and Policy Statements

Federal Resources

Well-Being Action Plan
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The Well-Being Action Plan Story

A primary care pediatrician at the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital Primary Care Practice was looking for a way to support children to identify emotional coping skills and strategies to manage the normal ups and downs of life.  She needed a tool that could be used to proactively provide anticipatory guidance about managing emotions.  She also needed a tool to help youth self-identify additional needs when their current strategies were not working.  In 2018, Drs Green and Smith created the Well-Being Action Plan (WBAP).  The WBAP was developed with feedback of pediatricians, psychiatrists, adolescent specialists and psychologists in Burlington Vermont.

Well-Being Action Plan with Implementation Guide (PDF) Note: For printing purposes, there is a blank page after the Implementation Guide, before the WBAP.

Feedback about the WBAP is welcome, please email: andrea.green@uvmhealth.org

Citation

Andrea E. Green, MDCM, Benjamin Smith, MD, The Pediatric Well-Being Action Plan. 2018
Copyright: University of Vermont

Terms of Use of the Well-Being Action Plan

By downloading the Well-Being Action Plan (“WBAP”), the user agrees to the following terms and conditions.

Ownership

The WBAP is owned by the University of Vermont.

No Modification

The WBAP, whether in English or translation, may not be modified in any way without the written consent of the creators or their proxies. Anyone wishing to modify or translate the WBAP should contact Vermont Child Health Improvement Program (VCHIP) at (802) 656-8210 or email. 

Limited License to Make Copies

A printable version of the Well-Being Action Plan may be downloaded from the VCHIP website and can be printed without charge by individuals or organizations provided that such organizations or individual do not request or receive payment or reimbursement from the child, family or insurance provider. In addition, an electronic version of the WBAP may be used for clinical care or research provided that the provider or researcher does not request or receive payment or reimbursement from the child, family or insurance provider.  No other rights to copy, use, distribute, or display the WBAP are granted.

No Commercial Use

The WBAP may not be used for commercial use. 

No Warranty

The WBAP is provided “as is”, without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement.  In no event shall the authors, UVM or VCHIP be liable for any claim, damages or other liability, whether in an action of contract, tort or otherwise, arising from, out of or in connection with the use of WBAP.

Governing Law

These terms of use will be governed by the laws of the state of Vermont.

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Child Health Advances Measured in Practice (CHAMP)

Autism Screening Resources
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Building from our 2023-24 CHAMP project focused on developmental screening and autism assessment, we are pleased to release additional autism resources for clinicians!

Leadership from the UVM autism team has created asynchronous training modules on three autism screening and assessment tools, including the RITA-T, Screening Tool for Autism in Toddlers and Young Children (STAT), and the Autism Spectrum Rating Scale (ASRS).  The trainings are case-based and include key resources for ongoing use by clinicians!   Contact VCHIP.CHAMP@med.uvm.edu if any issues accessing the training materials, or if you have questions.

Network Map
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2024 CHAMP Map (PDF)

Learning Sessions
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2024: Social Media and Youth Well-Being

2023: Improving Vermont's System of Care for Developmental & Autism Assessment & Follow-Up

2022: Strengthening Vermont's System of High-Performing Medical Homes (Year 2) Optimizing Well-Being of Our Patients and Ourselves

2021: Strengthening Vermont's System of High-Performing Medical Homes (Year 1)

Children with Special Health Care Needs

Center on Disability and Community Inclusion
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The CDCI is Vermont’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service, otherwise known as a UCEDD. We provide accessibility services to students, teach academically and beyond, and conduct research to improve disability services and advocacy policies. 

Learn More About the Center on Disability and Community Inclusion.

Medical Care and Coordination for Children Entering Foster Care
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Vermont Resources

Educational Webinars

National Resources

Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Care
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Got Transitions

Welcoming Youth and Young Adults with Autism and Complex Care Needs in Your Practice (PDF)

Educational Content

UVM Autism Collaborative
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The UVM Autism Collaborative is a joint project of the UVM Center on Disability & Community Inclusion (CDCI), the UVM College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and the UVM Medical Center.

Learn More About the UVM Autism Collaborative. 

Care Coordination Collaborative for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
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Collaborative Meetings

Data

Resources

Child Population Health

Healthcare Utilization
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Population Mental Health
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Children, Youth, and Families Mental Health Integration

ADHD Resources
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Vermont Consultation & Psychiatry Access Program (VTCPAP)
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Vermont Consultation & Psychiatry Access Program:  Serving Pediatric and Perinatal Providers

Free consultations are available for medical providers, more details here.    For free Perinatal Psychiatry Consultations call the Vermont Consultation and Psychiatry Access Program (VTCPAP) at 802-488-5342 or visit: https://www.vtcpap.com/.

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