Current through December 10, 2024
Rule 24-2-37.1 - Service DesignA. Prevention/Early Intervention Services include preventive mental health services targeting vulnerable at-risk groups with the intent to prevent the occurrence of mental and/or emotional problems and services designed to intervene as early as possible following the identification of a problem. Prevention and/or Early Intervention Services should be designed to target a specific group of children/youth and/or their families, such as children/youth who have been abused or neglected, teenage parents and their children, and young children and their parents. Children/youth identified as having a serious emotional disturbance and/or their families may also be targeted to receive specialized intervention early in the course of identification of the emotional disturbance.B. An employee must be designated to plan, coordinate, and evaluate Prevention/Early Intervention Services.