Minnesota created the Children's Therapeutic Services and Supports (CTSS) benefit. CTSS is available to children who have been diagnosed with an emotional disturbance of any severity and includes a wide range of mental health services, including skill building services for the child and the childs family. CTSS services can be provided both by traditional mental health providers and a variety of approved social service agencies, including Head Start.

This section contains resources for "Identifying and Addressing Needs" developed by Minnesota.

• Advanced Training -- DC: 0-3R™: Developmentally-Based Diagnosis of the Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood
  Zero to Three. (2005). This document outlines training for diagnosing developmentally-based mental health and developmental disorders of infancy and early childhood. This seminar is designed for mental health clinicians who have 1) participated in a full-day Introductory Training on use of DC: 0-3R™, and 2) have been using DC: 0-3R clinically for at least 6 months.
  Advanced description.doc

• Patient Information and Referral sheet
  Minnesota ABCD project. (2006). This document is a standardized patient information and referral sheet used by Minnesota pilot sites and designed to capture referral needs and and available services.
  Patient Information and Referral Sheet.doc

• St. Cloud Hospital Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Practical Review--Preconference Overview & Agenda
  Minnesota ABCD Project. (May 19-22, 2005). This conference brochure for a preconference on early childhood mental health advertises how this seminar will provide primary care providers, mental health professionals, and early childhood specialists with a comprehensive overview of pertinent early childhood mental health issues.
  Brochure - FINAL.pdf