Iowa established three levels of services, focusing on preventive services, including screening, assessment, family risk factors, counseling, and care coordination for all Medicaid eligible children; developmental services, such as problem-based counseling and coordination of care for all Medicaid eligible children identified at risk for developmental or emotional problems; and intensive developmental or mental health services for those children identified in need of therapy. These three levels helped make the case to focus the varied needs of children.

This section contains resources for "Making the Case" developed by Iowa.

• Center for Disabilities and Development website
  University of Iowa HealthCare (2007) The website of Iowa's University Center for Excellence on Disabilities, an ABCD project partner.
  http://www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/cdd/index.asp

• Healthy Mental Development, Brief
  Early Childhood Iowa (Issue Brief No. 1, 2006). This issue brief is the first in a series developed by Early Childhood Iowa (ECI) Quality Services and Programs Component Group. This issue brief is intended to help inform policy makers about the importance of Healthy Mental Development for children from birth through five and their families.
  App. 13 IssueBrief.doc.doc

• Child and Family Policy Website
  Website designed to link research and policy on issues vital to children and families and advocating for evidenced-based strategies to improve child outcomes. Here you'll find research and policy information to help you promote strong children and families. You'll also find updates on our work to advance outcome-based policies that improve children's well-being.(from Website)
  http://www.cfpciowa.org/