OPIP has received funding from the Ford Family Foundation from May 2024-April 2026 to support a number of efforts focused on improving health care-based social-emotional services for young children. The work is particularly focused on young children that are insured in Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs). This represents two in five children in Oregon overall, with higher rates for children who reside in rural counties. Below is a high-level summary of the three main tracks of activities OPIP will be leading.
#1: Measure stewardship of the System-Level/ child-level issue-focused social emotional health metric.
- Monthly addressing questions about the metrics.
- Quarterly meetings with Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and other identified OHA workgroups.
- Annually providing the metric specifications & adjustments.
- Support a parent advisory community and/or advocacy organizations.
# 2: Engagement of Rural Communities on Efforts That Can be Implemented Aligned with the Metric that aim to improve access and quality of services for young children.
- Development of summary materials about the intent of the child-level metric; lead a series of webinars, with specific outreach and targets to rural communities.
- Webinars for communities on ways in which child-level social emotional services can be improved, with specific spotlights included in rural regions. Targeted outreach to rural communities
- OPIP is leading two webinars for Coordinated Care Organizations in February 2024 and March 2024. Click here to learn more.
- Meeting quarterly with the CI on the policy level implications including specific for rural communities.
- Up to three trainings of primary care staff in rural regions on child-level social emotional services and strategies to enhance provision.
#3: Develop and implement a communication strategy around improvements needed in the systems assessed by the metric.
- Develop a communication strategy, including visual graphics, explaining metric and improvements needed. Target the communication strategy to rural regions.
Overview of Funder:
This work is supported by The Ford Family Foundation. The Ford Family Foundation was established in 1957 by Kenneth W. and Hallie E. Ford. Its mission is “successful citizens and vital rural communities” in Oregon and Siskiyou County, California. The Foundation is located in Roseburg, Oregon, with a Scholarship office in Eugene.
