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Maternal and Child Health/Children with Special Health Care Needs (MCH/CSHCN)

COVID-19 and FLU vaccines for children aged six months or older, in both districts, are available through the Maternal Child Health Clinics (MCH). Please make an appointment by calling 340-244-0016 on St. Croix, 340-777-8804 ext. 2600 on St. Thomas, and 340-776-6400 on St. John.

About the Program

mch_logo.pngThe Maternal and Child Health Block Grant is authorized by Title V of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989, Public Law 101-239. The Block Grant Funds assist the Virgin Islands in maintaining and strengthening its efforts to improve the health of all mothers, infants, and children, including children with special health care needs.

The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health is the official Title V agency for the Virgin Islands. The Virgin Islands Department of Health (VIDOH) is designated as the agency in the Virgin Islands for administering the Maternal and Child Health and Children With Special Health Care Needs Program (MCH & CSHCN) pursuant to Title 19, Chapter 7, Section 151 of the Virgin Islands Code.

The Maternal and Child Health & Children With Special Health Care Needs (MCH & CSHCN) Program activities are directed at improving and maintaining the health status of women, infants, children, including children with special health care needs and adolescents.

The Vision of MCH & CSHCN is to see all children and families receiving as their right, quality, holistic health care. The Mission of the MCH & CSHCN Program is to provide the clients and community we serve with accessible, family-centered health services that promote the well-being of children and families in an environment that is inviting, courteous, respectful and values patient confidentiality.

Contact

For Babies Who Missed the Newborn Hearing Screening

St. Croix

Ana Browne
340-718-1311 ext. 3769 
ana.browne@doh.vi.gov 

St. Thomas

Dawn Petersen
(340)777-8804 ext 2716
dawn.petersen@doh.vi.gov

Resources

HVAC Pregnancy Guide

MCH Program Brochure

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Virgin Islands Child Psychiatry Access Program (VICPAP)

Welcome to the Virgin Islands Child Psychiatry Access Program (VICPAP). The primary goal of VICPAP is to establish a free pilot regional pediatric mental health care telehealth access program, for the psychiatric consultation, care coordination, and referral to behavioral health services in the United States Virgin Islands. The project will help consultation to increase the psychiatry and behavioral health access needs for primary care physicians, pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the territory. The Virgin Islands Child Psychiatry Access Program (VICPAP) will be administered by the Virgin Islands Department of Health, Maternal Child Health Division. The program will collaborate with pediatric primary care providers in the territory to provide access to behavioral health services using a swift approach that will reduce barriers and improve responsiveness to the needs of families and frontend providers.

In partnership with community partners, collaborators, and physicians in the territory, the VICPAP team will construct a motivated, qualified, and highly invested group of stakeholders that will be eager to ensure the current application is implemented successfully. We have several facilitating factors that provide evidence of the infrastructure and capability for VICPAP’s success. These include:

  1. Expedite hiring of Key Personnel.
  2. Collaboration of MCH and Behavioral Health, Alcoholism & Drug Dependency Services Divisions.
  3. Development of database structure. 
  4. Immediate recruitment of providers.
  5. Conduct an initial need assessment.
  6. Identify required 20% local match funds.

In addition, through training, outreach, communication, and child-patient advocacy strategies. VICPAP will implement the following strategies:

  1. Staff training.
  2. Provider Training.
  3. Partner and provider outreach.
  4. Communication and sharing/dissemination.

The VICPAP team and partners will meet quarterly to discuss current and future activities and maintain adherence to project timelines. The Director of Maternal Child Health and the Behavioral Health Alcoholism & Drug Dependency Divisions will meet at least monthly to review progress trends and disseminate progress reports. We know that we would be able to perform our duties with the help of your support and enrollment.

Please bookmark our website https://doh.vi.gov/programs/maternal-and-child-health, where you will find all future information on our program. If you are a part of the Facebook online community, be sure to follow us at https://m.facebook.com/USVIMCH?_rdr.  

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