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Child & Adolescent Health Center Program

Overview

Child and Adolescent Health Center logoChild and Adolescent Health Centers promote the health of children, adolescents and their families by providing important primary, preventative, and early intervention health care services. These centers provide primary care, preventative care, comprehensive health assessment, vision and hearing screening, medication, immunization, treatment of acute illness, co-management of chronic illness, health education and mental health care. These integrated primary care and mental health centers serve youth and adolescents ages 5-21 in schools (School Based Health Centers) or near school property (School Linked Health Centers).

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Child Adolescent Health Center Program

Child and Adolescent Health Centers promote the health of children, adolescents and their families by providing important primary, preventative, and early intervention health care services.
CAHC Program Resources
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School Wellness Program

The School Wellness Program (SWP) was launched in 2010 to provide services to promote academic success by helping students achieve their best possible physical and mental health status.
School Wellness Program
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Expanding, Enhancing Emotional Health (E3)

E3 is defined as program located in a school or on school grounds that provides on-site comprehensive mental health services from mild to moderate severity of need. It includes referrals, tracking and follow-up, throughout the year with signed agreements with the host school and/or local school district.
Expanding, Enhancing Emotional Health (E3)
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CAHC Clinical Resources

The CAHC Clinical Resources page shares helpful CAHC program content, as well as highlights general medical links, specifically for medical providers carrying out child and adolescent health care services.
CAHC Clinical Resources
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CAHC Mental Health Resources

The CAHC Mental Health Resources page provides local, state and national resources to assist with mental health care.
CAHC Mental Health Resources
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CAHC Team

The Michigan Department of Community Health provides technical assistance and grant monitoring for all CAHC grant funded sites. The CAHC team provides expert technical assistance on all aspects of starting and running a health center. Each grant funded site is assigned a consultant as the primary point of contact.
CAHC Team