In the Training component of the study, the focus is on enhancing readiness to utilize tele-mentoring and tele-education tools, telehealth, and technology-based solutions. The training agenda involves a multifaceted approach with continuous refinement and enhancement of technology and educational products, tailored to the specific needs of developmental and behavioral health support, and services for youth with MEDB needs. Barriers to access are being addressed through innovative strategies, such as Project ECHO®. Additionally, important training-related topics for parents and professionals relevant to working with and growing the knowledge base of parents and caregivers are explored. This includes identifying training needs, primary prevention efforts, asynchronous learning initiatives, virtual or in-person training, digital training tools, and Project ECHO® opportunities. Furthermore, efforts toward collating these resources for greater accessibility and awareness are reviewed and refined.
Activities:
- Project ECHO®
- Child Psychiatry Access Program (CPAP)
- Digital Parent-Led Behavior Management tools
- Developmental Advice Line/DPAP
- Asynchronous/On-Demand trainings
- Synchronous/LIVE training - MATCH-ADTC
- Digital resource library
- Provider digital training tools
For any questions, please contact Julie Williams at julie.williams.ctr@usuhs.edu.
Enhancing Health Care and Support for Military-Connected Youth with Mental Health, Emotional, Developmental, and/or Behavioral Needs Through Technology
The Training Hub is a centralized resource that highlights approved training opportunities offered through the Military Child & Family Collaboratory (MCFC). These trainings are developed and delivered by Collaboratory partners to expand provider capacity, strengthen workforce development, and improve access to high-quality care, particularly through telehealth and innovative education models for military-connected children and families.
Trainings are available in a variety of formats to support flexible learning needs:
- Asynchronous (On-Demand): Self-paced modules that can be completed at any time.
- Live Virtual (Synchronous): Real-time, online trainings with scheduled sessions and opportunities for interaction.
- Recorded Webinars: Previously delivered trainings available for later viewing.
- In-Person: Live, on-site trainings conducted at specific locations.
- ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes): A guided, case-based virtual learning model that connects participants with subject matter experts and peers for ongoing mentorship, discussion, and skill-building over a series of sessions.
The Hub provides clear, accessible information on each training including format, registration details, eligibility, and next steps. Because many trainings have specific limits on seat availability, location, and target audiences, participants are strongly encouraged to carefully review registration details to ensure eligibility and timely enrollment.
ECHO Training
ECHO trainings are weekly or biweekly tele-mentoring and tele-education sessions to support ongoing learning and implementation, which include a brief didactic presentation by an expert and discussion of de-identified patient cases.
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Military Child-Addressing Disruptive Behavior in Early Childhood ECHO
Registration link coming soon!
Contact: projectecho@kennedykrieger.org
Cost: FREE
CEU/CMEs Available
Schedule: September 2025 – June 2026
1st and 3rd Mondays
12:00 – 1:00 P.M. ET
Description: This ECHO program provides practical, evidence-informed strategies for managing disruptive or dysregulated behavior in young children. Participants will engage with a multidisciplinary panel and peers through interactive, case-based sessions focused on effective interventions, family-centered approaches, and cross-sector collaboration. Topics include evidence-based therapies, highlighting both medical and non-medical interventions, educational interventions and school supports, strategies for supporting families of children with disabilities, and military and community resources.
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Autism ACT ECHO
Registration link coming soon!
Contact: projectECHO@kennedykrieger.org
Cost: FREE
CEU/CME Available
Schedule: July 2025 – July 2026
Last Tuesday of the month
2:00 – 3:00 P.M. ET
Description: Kennedy Krieger Institute, in collaboration with the Center for Deployment Psychology and the DBFRC initiative and faculty from Madigan Army Medical Center present the Military Child Autism Care Teleconference (ACT) ECHO program aims to increase the support of primary care professionals who care for military children with autism.
University of Minnesota
Telehealth to Support Families for Children with Behavioral Health and Mental Health Needs
Click HERE to register.
Contact tele4families@umn.edu with questions.
Cost: FREE
CEU Available for Social Workers
Schedule: Thursdays, September 2025 - May 2026. 12:00 – 1:00 P.M. ET
Description: An ECHO series that combines didactic instruction with case-based learning to enhance providers’ skills in identifying and managing developmental, behavioral, and mental health concerns in children, with a focus on supporting families through telehealth delivery. Hear from and share with U of M Hub Team members in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Social Work, Early Childhood Intervention and Special Education. This series will allow for deeper dives into specialty topic sprints that span multiple sessions, as well as standalone didactics. This series is open to all, but is likely most relevant to primary care, pediatric, behavioral health, mental health, and educational providers. Social work CEUs will be available for this series. This series if free but registration is required!
Next Specialty Topic Sprint: Supporting Children with Challenging Behavior
This is a 4-session sprint focused on the foundations of behavioral health in children and youth with ADHD. Hear from and share with Hub Team members from the University of Minnesota Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain’s faculty in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics and Clinical Psychology.
- 2 April: Foundations of Evaluation and Treatment
- 9 April: Medication Management
- 16 April: Essentials of Behavioral Intervention
- 23 April: Complex Care
Georgetown University
School Mental Health For Military Connected Students: A Learning Community for School-based Providers
Click HERE to register.
Contact cap-echo@georgetown.edu for more information.
Cost: FREE
CEUs available for APA and ASWB
Schedule: Restarting Fall 2026 with biweekly sessions through April 2027
A collaborative ECHO series designed for school staff and school-based clinicians working with military-connected students, offering interactive didactics and case-based learning to enhance capacity in recognizing and managing mental health, behavioral, and developmental concerns in school settings.
Georgetown University
CAP-ECHO: Mental Health in Pediatric Primary Care
Contact cap-echo@georgetown.edu for more information.
A collaborative learning community for trainees supporting pediatric mental health within primary care. This program covers the identification, assessment, treatment, and referral of common mental health disorders in kids, such as ADHD, anxiety, and depression. Monthly sessions combine brief didactic presentations with case-based discussions. Open to military and civilian residents/trainees, faculty, and medical students.
Synchronous Training Opportunities
Synchronous provider trainings are scheduled throughout the year, and offer opportunities for live, instructor-led training or expert consultation.
USU - CDP
MATCH-ADTC
Schedule: 10-11 June 2026, DHA providers only; Contact DHA Child and Family Behavioral Health representative
Modular Approach to Therapy for Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Conduct Problems An evidence-based training that equips providers with the Modular Approach to Therapy for Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Conduct Problems (MATCH-ADTC), teaching flexible, modular strategies to assess and treat youth across multiple domains of emotional and behavioral health. An evidence-based training that equips providers with the Modular Approach to Therapy for Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Conduct Problems (MATCH-ADTC), teaching flexible, modular strategies to assess and treat youth across multiple domains of emotional and behavioral health.
On-Demand Training
On-demand training is available asynchronously, at any time, for providers and parents or caregivers.
Georgetown University
MilMAP Training (coming soon!)
For consultants with Child Psychiatry Access Programs (CPAPS)
A training series for Child Psychiatry Access Program (CPAP) consultants, care coordinators, and military primary care providers. Three self-paced modules, launching in 2026, will strengthen understanding of the CPAP model, enhance engagement with both military and civilian providers, and improve access to effective mental health services for military-connected children and families. Join our mailing list to stay updated.
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Digital Parenting Tools
Contact Jessica Becraft (becraft@kennedykrieger.org) for access.
A resource designed to support parents and caregivers as they navigate their child’s development, and to help address common behavior concerns with proven, common sense interventions. Website includes easy-to-implement tutorials meant to improve life at home.
Kennedy Krieger Institute
KIND Curriculum
For Professionals
Link here
The KIND Curriculum is an expert, up-to-date compilation of comprehensive, online instruction in neurodevelopmental disorders by medical professionals for professionals who care for individuals with developmental, mental health, and behavioral disorders.
Kennedy Krieger Institute
KIND Curriculum for Families
Link here
The KIND Curriculum for Families includes courses developed by experts. The courses provide comprehensive resources on topics that are rarely found in one place. These brief, self-paced informational experiences explore areas including:
- healthcare
- mental health
- education
- transitions
- legal concerns
- family perspectives
- considerations specific to military-connected children
University of Minnesota
Bridges2Families
Link here
A telehealth platform designed to enhance access to developmental, behavioral, and mental health services for military-connected children and youth, and to support providers in coordinating and delivering care across settings.
Georgetown University
Haven
Link here
A collaborative digital resource center created by the Georgetown University Thrive Center for Children, Families, and Communities. It is dedicated to bridging the gap between academic knowledge and real-world application in mental health support. Drawing from the expertise of researchers and practitioners at the Thrive Center, our platform offers a wealth of expert-backed information, practical tools, and engaging resources for youth, parents, educators, and clinicians.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | Center for Deployment Psychology
Empowering Professionals: Assessments of Suicide Risk with Youth: Currently Unavailable
A training designed to strengthen professionals’ ability to assess suicide risk in children and adolescents using practical, evidence-based strategies that include recognizing warning signs, conducting risk formulation, and collaboratively developing safety and referral plans.
Comprehensive Clinical Prevention for Youth Suicide: A Provider's Guide: Currently Unavailable
A training that equips behavioral health providers with evidence-based strategies for suicide prevention with youth, emphasizing risk identification, safety planning, and unique considerations when supporting military-connected children and adolescents.
Best Practices in Intervention for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Currently Unavailable
A training focused on best practices in intervention and delivery of evidence-based approaches for youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder, emphasizing practical strategies providers can apply in clinical and educational settings.
Diagnostic Considerations: A Focus on Autism Spectrum Disorder: Currently Unavailable
A training that examines the core symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder and explains how they overlap with, and differ from, presentations of other developmental, behavioral, and mental health conditions in pediatric populations.
A Provider's Guide: The Special Needs Journey for Military Families: Currently Unavailable
A training that equips providers with evidence-informed strategies to support military families of children with special needs, including system navigation, collaborative care, and cross-sector advocacy.
What's Trending with 21st Century Adolescents: Currently Unavailable
A training that examines contemporary trends in adolescent culture, technology, risk behaviors, and social influences, and discusses how these factors shape mental health, development, and engagement with services.
Helping Families Navigate Child Development in the Digital Age: Currently Unavailable
A training that explores the impact of digital media and technology on child development and offers practical guidance for providers to help families manage screen use, online behavior, and digital well-being.
Mobilizing Your Telebehavioral Health Skills with Military Kids and Teens: Currently Unavailable
A training that teaches providers how to apply telebehavioral health skills with military-connected children and adolescents, including engagement strategies, assessment considerations, and evidence-informed interventions.
Behavioral Health Innovations: How Technology Extends Patient Care and Provider Training: Currently Unavailable
A training that examines how emerging technologies are transforming behavioral health by expanding patient access, supporting clinical decision-making, and enhancing provider training and service delivery.
Integrating Social Care Into Your Behavioral Practice: Currently Unavailable
A training that equips behavioral health providers with strategies to incorporate social care into clinical practice, including screening for social determinants of health, coordinating resources, and supporting military-connected families.
Strengthening the Homefront: A Tactical Toolkit for Deployment: Currently Unavailable
Provides a “tactical toolkit” of ready-to-use, research- and clinically-informed strategies that address targeted domains for intervention at each phase of the emotional cycle of deployment.
Strengthening the Homefront: A Tactical Toolkit for Deployment: Currently Unavailable
Provides a “tactical toolkit” of ready-to-use, research- and clinically-informed strategies that address targeted domains for intervention at each phase of the emotional cycle of deployment.
Actionable Intel: Essentials in Military Cultural Competence: Currently Unavailable
A training that reviews five key themes of military culture to enhance professionals’ understanding of military life and equip them with practical strategies for culturally competent engagement and support.
Military Kids and Families Know the Drill: Currently Unavailable
A training that explores five essential themes of military culture and family experience to help professionals understand the unique strengths, challenges, and needs of military-connected children and families.
Understanding and Evaluating Autism Spectrum Disorder: Currently Unavailable
A training that strengthens providers’ knowledge of core Autism Spectrum Disorder symptoms and teaches practical, evidence-based approaches to evaluating ASD, including gathering developmental history, observing behavior, and using standardized assessment tools.