Child and Adolescent Service System Programs There is increasing recognition that mental health services for young children and families may be most effective when delivered within the context of a supportive, comprehensive, family-centered approach, which includes programs like Head Start. The Center for Mental Health Services has made grants to several States to help programs like Head Start become part of community partnerships which develop "local systems of care" for children with emotional/behavioral disorders. The contact persons for these Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) local systems development grants are provided below. This person can help you locate partnerships underway in your State which can work with you to serve children and families you may have difficulty serving in isolation.
Alabama: Brian H. McManus, Director Bureau of Mental Illness Community Programs 200 Interstate Park Drive Montgomery, AL 36109-0710 Phone: 205-271-2623	Georgia: Ruth Coody, Director Child and Adolescent Services Division of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Two Peachtree Street, 4th Floor Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone: 404-657-2165	Maine: Robert E. Durgan, Ph.D., Director Bureau of Childen with Special Needs Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation State House Station #40 Augusta, ME 04333 Phone: 207-287-4520
California: Rachel Guerrero CASSP Coordinator Department of Mental Health 1600 9th Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916-654-3479	Illinois: Kenley Wade Deputy Administrator Director for Mental Health Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities 401 Stratton Office Building Springfield, IL 62765 Phone: 217-785-7226	Mississippi: Brenda B. Scafidi, Ed.D. Division Director Department of Mental Health 1101 Robert E. Lee Building Jackson, MS 39201 Phone: 601-359-1288
Colorado: William Bane Child & Adolescent Program Specialist Division of Mental Health Colorado Department of Institutions 3520 West Oxford Avenue Denver, CO 80236 Phone: 303-762-4076	Kansas: Patrick Dickey, Director Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Division of Mental Health and Retardation 915 SW Harrison St., 5th Fl. N Topeka, KS 66612 Phone: 913-296-3471	Missouri: Robyn Boustead Department of Mental Health 1706 E. Elm Street Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: 314-751-8027
Connecticut: David Brumer, Director CASSP Program State of Connecticut 170 Sigourney Street Hartford, CT 06105 Phone: 203-566-3793	Kentucky: Paul Andis, Manager Children and Youth Services Branch Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services 275 East Main Street Frankfort, KY 40621 Phone: 502-564-7610	Montana: Dan Anderson Administrator Mental Health Division 1539 11th Avenue Helena, MT 59620-1301 Phone: 406-444-3969
Florida: Robert Anderson Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Program Office Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services 1317 Winewood Boulevard Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700 Phone: 904-487-2415	Louisiana: Jo M. Pine CASSP Director Office of Mental Health P.O. Box 4049, Bin 12 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Phone: 504-342-9528	Nebraska: Priscilla Henkelmann, Director Office of Community Mental Health Department of Public Institutions P.O. Box 94728 Lincoln, NE 685094728 Phone: 402-471-2851
New Hampshire: Nancy L. Rollins New Hampshire Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services 105 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301 Phone: 603-271-5095	U.S. Virgin Islands: Laurent D. Javois, M.D. Director Division of Mental Health, Alcoholism & Drug Dependency Services Department of Health Charles Howard Memorial Hospital Saint Croix, VI 00820 Phone: 809-773-1311, X-3013	Nevada: Al Glover, Chief Planning, Evaluation and Program Development Department of Human Resources Room 600, 505 East King Street Carson City, NV 89710 Phone: 702-6874730
New Mexico: Vera Dudley CASSP Director Office of Managed Care Services New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department P.O. Drawer 5160 Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160 Phone: 505-827-4497	Vermont: Charles Biss, Director Child and Adolescent Unit Vermont Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation 103 South Main Street Waterbury, VT 05671-1601 Phone:802-241-2354	Washington: Dennis Olson, Project Director Dept. of Social and Health Services DSHS Mental Health Division P.O. Box 45320 Olympia, WA 08504-5320 Phone: 206-586-3007
New York: Mary I. Armstrong, MSW, MBA Director, Bureau of Children and Families NY State Office of Mental Health 44 Holland Avenue, 6th Floor Albany, NY 12229 Phone: 518-474-8394	Virginia: Gary McBeth Virginia's CASSP Statewide Local System Strategy Implementation Office of Mental Health P.O. Box 1797 Richmond, VA 23214 Phone: 804-786-2991	Wisconsin: Eleanor McLean SED Coordinator Office of Mental Health Division of Community Services - DHSS 1 West Wilson, Rm. 433 Madison, WI 53707-7851 Phone: 608-266-6838
Pennsylvania: Constance Dellmuth Bureau of Children's Services Office of Mental Health Rm. 625, Health and Welfare Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 Phone: 717-772-2764	Rhode Island: Paula Izeman, Director Development Program RI Department of Children, Youth and Families 610 Mt. Pleasant Avenue Providence, RI 02908 Phone: 401-457-4547	South Dakota: Dianne Weyer Program Specialist South Dakota Department of Human Services Division of Mental Health East Highway 34 500 East Capitol Pierre, SD 57501-5070 Phone: 605-773-5991
Wyoming: David Block CASSP Specialist Child & Adolescent Mental Health Specialist Division of Behavioral Health WY Department of Health 449 Hathaway Building Cheyenne, WY 82002-0480 Phone: 307-777-5637

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