About

The Wisconsin Care Integration Initiative (WiCII) was a part of the Innovations in Care Coordination for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Developmental Disabilities Program. This program was funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). The Project Directors were Maureen Durkin, Phd, DrPH and Gail Chodron, PhD.

The initiative was funded on a four-year grant from September 2019 through August 2024. WiCII was previously funded from September 2016 through August 2019. Other current grantees include Iowa, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

Inquiries about the project can be directed to:

• Meredith Vitaioli
  meredith.vitaioli@wisc.edu

The Wisconsin Care Integration partnered with primary care clinics from September 2019 through August 2024 around the state to learn about the challenges that those clinics and their families face when they have a young child with developmental concerns. The aim was to build the capacity of the clinic to better serve families when a young child needed supports or resources to address developmental concerns. WiCII supported clinic staff to learn more about developmental and disability related resources through individual consultation and learning communities. WiCII also provided family navigation services to families. As one outcome of this work, the value of family navigation services to help families address their own barriers to needed services and supports for their child was deeply affirmed.