Assisted Intervention Matching Tool (AIM) for Contracted In-Home Programs and Services: for use by Providers

PARENT FOCUSED - Identified intervention/care coordination need for parent to promote family safety/stability - e.g. , accessing resources; parent substance use, parenting skills, intimate partner violence

CHILD FOCUSED - treatment program for serious behavioral/emotional concerns such as substance misuse, severe acting out, high level emotional distress/dysregulation, or care coordination services for youth with complex needs

Need for supports / resources

Need for treatment / intervention

No

Yes

Unsure

No DCF Involvement

Investigation - Plan to close, but with identified ongoing family needs

FAR (Family Assessment Response) - ​Differential response alternative to investigation for lower risk reports of suspected abuse/neglect

Ongoing DCF involvement - Family has an assigned DCF worker due to protective service concerns

Parenting Support

Substance Use

Intimate Partner Violence

Mental Health

No

Yes

Safe - No conditions that may place child(ren) in immediate danger of serious harm identified

Conditionally safe - One or more safety factors are present, protective safety interventions are in place, a safety plan is required

Unsafe - Child(ren) at high risk of placement out of the home, or currently placed out of the home due to significant safety concerns.

No DCF involvement

Investigation - planning to close with considerable ongoing need

Family Assessment Response (FAR)

Ongoing Services

Parent is 25 years old or younger

Parent is older than 25 years

Parent is 25 years old or younger

Parent is older than 25 years

No

Yes

Parent is 25 years old or younger

Parent is older than 25 years

0-5 Years Old

6-17 Years Old

Safe - No conditions that may place child(ren) in immediate danger of serious harm identified

Conditionally safe - One or more safety factors are present, protective safety interventions are in place, a safety plan is required.

Unsafe - Child(ren) at high risk of placement out of the home, or currently placed out of the home due to significant safety concerns.

Crisis Assessment - Concern the child/adolescent is at risk of harming self or others requiring IMMEDIATE assessment

Care Coordination to help access/match/connect to services for complex behavioral health need(s) of the child

Substance Use

Behavioral/emotional dysregulation: serious acting out behaviors or evidence of psychiatric/emotional distress

Both adolescent substance use AND other behavioral health concern(s)

No DCF Involvement or case is closing in next 30 days

Referral through careline (Formerly Voluntary Services)

Ongoing Services

Yes

No

MILD - substance use is present and a concern; however, there is not an immediate risk for adverse outcome

MODERATE- substance use is having a negative effect on at least one aspect of daily living (academic, social, behavioral...)

SEVERE - substance use is negatively impacting multiple areas of life, there is a high risk for adverse outcomes such as injury, criminal justice involvement, school dropout or risk of an overdose event. There may be evidence of an inability to control or stop using.

MILD (child does not have prior treatment history and/or symptoms have limited impact on daily living)

MODERATE (child has symptoms that negatively impact daily functioning)

SEVERE (significant psychiatric diagnosis and/or youth at risk of out-of-home placement/hospitalization or is being referred from hospital/out-of-home placement)

0-5

6-9

9-18

Psychosis or Multiple Hospitalizations

Problem Sexual Behavior

Other

0-5

4-8

9-18

MODERATE evidence of increasing difficulties at home, in school and/or in the community.

SEVERE (youth at high risk of adverse outcomes including injury, criminal justice involvement , school drop out, risk of drug overdose event, any opioid use; high risk of out-of-home placement or returning to community from placement)

Opioid use

Substance use primary, behavioral acting out secondary

Behavioral acting out primary, substance use secondary