TeleOutreach Center
Description
The TeleOutreach Center at the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain brings together researchers, clinical pediatric providers, and developmental specialists to use technology to understand and to address barriers to assessment and intervention for children, youth, and adults with developmental and mental health needs, and their families. The TeleOutreach Center is focused on the following objectives:
- Delivering clinical services to more families
- Leveraging technology to provide training and education
- Connecting quickly with families and providers facing urgent situations
- Conducting innovative research
- Building scalable connections with community
- Contact
- Jessica J Simacek
- Director
- Jessica J Simacek
- Website
- teleoutreach.umn.edu/
- Funder
- Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation
- Collaborators
- Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, University of Minnesota
- Autism and Neurodevelopment Clinic, University of Minnesota
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Minnesota
- Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota
- Institute of Child Development, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota
- Medical School, University of Minnesota
- University of Minnesota Extension
Staff
Topics
- Specific life stage
- Early childhood
- Children
- Adolescents and young adults
- Adults
- Early education and development
- Early intervention
- Early childhood screening and assessment
- Specific disability
- Intellectual/developmental disability (IDD)
- Mental health and/or chemical dependency