CAFAS Child & Adolescent Functional Assessment
CANS Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths
CASPP Child and Adolescent Services Planning Principles
CBAT Community Based Acute Treatment
CFFC Coordinated Family-Focused Care
CHBI Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative
CHINS Children in Need of Services
CMS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CPT Care Planning Team
CSA Community Service Agency
CSP Community Support Program
DCF Department of Children and Families
DMH Department of Mental Health
DDS Department of Disability Services
DOE Department of Education
DYS Department of Youth Services
DSM IV Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Version IV
EMH Emergency Mental Health
EOHHS Executive Office of Health & Human Services
EPSDT Early, Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment
ESP Emergency Services Program / Provider
FST Family Stabilization Team
FS & T Family Support and Training
IAP Individual Action Plan
ICC Intensive Care Coordination
ICP Individual Care Plan
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP Individualized Education Program
IVR Interactive Voice Registration
IT Information Technology
IHBT In Home Behavior Therapy
LEA Local Educational Agency
LOC Level of Care
MBHP Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership
MCPAP Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project
MCE Managed Care Entity
MCI Mobile Crisis Intervention
MCT Mobile Crisis Team
MCO Managed Care Organization
M-CHAT Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers
MHSPY Mental Health Services Program for Youth
MYR Motivating Youth Recovery
PCC Primary Care Clinician
PCP Primary Care Physician / Provider
PHP Partial Hospital Program
PEDS Parents’ Evaluation of Developmental Status
PSC Pediatric Symptom Checklist
RESC Regional Emergency Service Center
SAMHSA Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
SED Serious Emotional Disturbance
SOC System of Care
TM Therapeutic Mentoring
TTS Therapeutic Training and Support
UCC Urgent Care Center
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Federation of Children with Special Needs- FCSN
NAMI- National Alliance of the Mentally Ill
PAL- Parent/ Professional Advocacy League
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