BOSTON, July 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Huddle Up, the leader in supporting children's growth, development, and mental health, is excited to announce its groundbreaking sponsored partnership with Massachusetts Head Start Association. This collaboration aims to improve access to comprehensive mental health care for children from low-income families, ensuring they receive the support they need for their cognitive, social, and emotional development.A Shared Commitment to Children's Well-being.

波士顿，2024年7月17日，支持儿童成长、发展和心理健康的领导者Huddle Up，很高兴宣布其与马萨诸塞州领先协会（Massachusetts Head Start Association）的开创性合作伙伴关系。这种合作旨在改善低收入家庭儿童获得全面心理保健的机会，确保他们获得认知，社交和情绪发展所需的支持。共同致力于儿童福祉。

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Massachusetts Head Start Association has a long-standing tradition of promoting school readiness by enhancing the cognitive, social, and emotional development of children from birth to age five. Dr. Colleen Kraft, a Huddle Up board member, exemplifies the transformative power of Head Start. As part of the class of Head Start students in 1965, Dr.

马萨诸塞州创业协会有着悠久的传统，通过促进从出生到五岁儿童的认知，社交和情绪发展来促进入学准备。科琳·卡夫博士（ColleenKraft）是一位蜷缩在一起的董事会成员，他展示了领先的变革力量。1965年，作为领先学生班的一员。

Kraft was encouraged to pursue her dreams and was told she should become a doctor. She went on to realize that dream, becoming a pediatrician and serving as President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, as well as a professor of pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine at USC..

卡夫被鼓励追求梦想，并被告知她应该成为一名医生。她后来实现了这个梦想，成为了一名儿科医生，并担任美国儿科学会主席，以及南加州大学凯克医学院的儿科教授。。

'Head Start changed the trajectory of my life by providing me with the support and encouragement I needed at a young age,' said Dr. Colleen Kraft, Board Member at Huddle Up. 'Through the collaboration between Huddle Up and the Massachusetts Head Start Association, we can better support the growth, development and mental health of children and adolescents and create even greater opportunities for future generations to succeed and thrive.'Strengthening Mental Health ServicesThe partnership will focus on several key initiatives:.

Huddle Up董事会成员科琳·卡夫（ColleenKraft）博士说，“领先改变了我的人生轨迹，为我提供了年轻时所需的支持和鼓励。”通过Huddle Up和马萨诸塞州领先协会的合作，我们可以更好地支持儿童和青少年的成长、发展和心理健康，并为子孙后代创造更大的成功和繁荣机会。”加强心理健康服务该伙伴关系将重点关注几个关键举措：。

Mental Health Consultations and Services: Huddle Up will offer mental health consultations, evaluations, and therapy sessions to children in Head Start programs across Massachusetts that choose to participate.

心理健康咨询和服务：Huddle Up将为选择参加马萨诸塞州领先项目的儿童提供心理健康咨询、评估和治疗课程。

Expanding IEP Support: Huddle Up will offer support to Head Start programs to continue partnerships with public school districts for Individualized Education Program (IEP) services, ensuring that children with special needs receive the tailored support to which they are legally entitled. These services extend beyond mental health, into school psychology, speech pathology, and occupational therapy..

扩大IEP支持：Huddle Up将为领先项目提供支持，继续与公立学区合作提供个性化教育计划（IEP）服务，确保有特殊需求的儿童获得他们合法享有的量身定制支持。这些服务不仅限于心理健康，还包括学校心理学、言语病理学和职业治疗。。

Sponsored outreach to programs for support and resources: Huddle Up will sponsor outreach efforts to Head Start programs to promote the consultations and services available, as well as sponsor educational sessions and resources for Huddle Up programs.

赞助推广计划以获得支持和资源：Huddle Up将赞助推广工作，以推动启动计划，以促进可用的咨询和服务，并赞助教育课程和资源以支持Huddle Up计划。

'Many of the children Head Start serves in Massachusetts are on waitlists for mental health services for a long time,' said Michelle Haimowitz, Executive Director at Massachusetts Head Start Association. 'Huddle Up gives our programs the opportunity for newfound access to mental health consultations and services across Massachusetts.'Looking Toward a Collaborative FutureThis partnership is just the beginning of a more collaborative future between Huddle Up and Massachusetts Head Start Association.

马萨诸塞州首创协会执行董事米歇尔·海莫维茨（MichelleHaimowitz）说，马萨诸塞州的许多儿童首创服务长期以来都在心理健康服务的候补名单上挤在一起让我们的项目有机会在整个马萨诸塞州获得新的心理健康咨询和服务。”展望合作的未来这一合作伙伴关系只是Huddle Up和Massachusetts Head Start Association之间未来更加合作的开始。

Together, the organizations aim to:.

这些组织的共同目标是：。

Increase the supply of qualified mental health providers through apprenticeships and upskilling programs.

通过学徒制和技能提升计划，增加合格心理健康提供者的供应。

Advocate for policy changes that support better mental health services in early childhood education.

倡导政策变化，支持在幼儿教育中提供更好的心理健康服务。

Develop and implement new strategies for integrating mental health support into everyday classroom activities.

制定并实施将心理健康支持纳入日常课堂活动的新策略。

Together, Huddle Up and Massachusetts Head Start Association are dedicated to fostering the growth, development, and mental health of children by actively engaging communities, supporting families and educators and creating a more inclusive learning environment for all.For more information about Huddle Up and the Massachusetts Head Start Association, visit huddelupcare.com and massheadstart.org.About Huddle UpHuddle Up supports the growth, development and mental health of children and adolescents.

Huddle Up和Massachusetts Head Start Association共同致力于通过积极参与社区、支持家庭和教育工作者以及为所有人创造一个更具包容性的学习环境来促进儿童的成长、发展和心理健康。有关Huddle Up和马萨诸塞州领先协会的更多信息，请访问huddelupcare.com和massheadstart.org。关于Huddle UpHuddle Up支持儿童和青少年的成长，发展和心理健康。

By bringing together providers, families, and educators, Huddle Up creates a circle of support around children and adolescents, transforming the care experience and creating new levels of engagement and outcomes beyond traditional, in-person offerings. Technical innovation extends the high quality nationwide network of providers, enabling them through peer-to-peer interactions, speciality support and outcome driven personalization.

通过将提供者、家庭和教育工作者聚集在一起，Huddle Up围绕儿童和青少年创建了一个支持圈，改变了护理体验，创造了超越传统的亲自服务的新水平的参与和成果。技术创新扩展了高质量的全国供应商网络，使他们能够通过点对点互动，专业支持和结果驱动的个性化。

Available in 50 states, and over 25 insurance plans, Huddle Up serves near a thousand schools in diverse regions throughout the nation. The company boasts nearly 900,000 sessions delivered, a 4.5/5 student star rating and a 96% provider retention rate.Huddle Up serves children and adolescents with three solutions:.

Huddle Up在美国50个州和25多个保险计划中提供服务，服务于全国不同地区的近千所学校。该公司拥有近900000个课程，学生星级为4.5/5，提供者保留率为96%。Huddle Up为儿童和青少年提供三种解决方案：。

IEP Huddle: A transformative solution that goes beyond traditional support of speech therapy, occupational therapy, school psychology, and mental health needs for the evaluation, care services, and management of IEP-related, 504, and RTI programs.

IEP Huddle：一种变革性的解决方案，超越了传统的言语治疗、职业治疗、学校心理学和心理健康需求支持，用于评估、护理服务和IEP相关、504和RTI项目的管理。

All Student Huddle: A solution that extends mental health support to the entire population from Tier 1 screening and self-guided care to Tier 3 one-on-one individual service needs, and works in place of, or alongside SEL, tiered and MTSS offerings.

全体学生集合：一种解决方案，将心理健康支持扩展到整个人群，从第一级筛查和自我指导护理到第三级一对一个人服务需求，替代或与SEL、分层和MTSS产品一起使用。

Family Care Hub: An innovative, first-of-its-kind platform that empowers self-guided care, courses, and education for students and their families, bringing them together to create new levels of engagement and outcomes.

家庭护理中心：这是一个创新的同类平台，它为学生及其家人提供自我指导的护理、课程和教育，将他们聚集在一起，创造新的参与度和成果。

About Massachusetts Head Start AssociationThe Massachusetts Head Start Association serves as the voice of Head Start in Massachusetts by providing collaborative learning opportunities, leveraging partnerships, and advocating for Head Start programs.Head Start is a federal program that provides high-quality early education and comprehensive services to vulnerable children and families.

关于马萨诸塞州创业协会马萨诸塞州创业协会通过提供合作学习机会、利用合作伙伴关系和倡导创业计划，为马萨诸塞州的创业提供了声音。Head Start是一项联邦计划，为弱势儿童和家庭提供高质量的早期教育和综合服务。

Head Start and Early Head Start serve pregnant women and children birth to age 5. Programs provide early education and comprehensive services, including health, mental health, nutrition, services for children with disabilities, and family services.Contact Information:Huddle UpNicola Kamath, CMOnkamath@huddleupcare.comSOURCE Huddle Up.

提前启动和提前启动服务于孕妇和出生至5岁的儿童。项目提供早期教育和综合服务，包括健康、心理健康、营养、残疾儿童服务和家庭服务。联系方式：Nicola Kamath，CMOnkamath@huddleupcare.comSOURCE蜷缩起来。