General Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) at Homeless Children's Network: Findings from July 2024 to June 2025

The purpose of this report was to evaluate the General Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program at Homeless Children’s Network (HCN). General EPSDT is a citywide mental health treatment program at HCN.

For the past 20+ years, HCN has offered the General EPSDT program which provides culturally competent, strengths-based mental health services. This program targets the specific needs of underserved youth populations, including but not limited to newcomer Latine youth; immigrant youth and their families; LGBTQIA+ identified youth; youth without housing; and children and youth not attending school due to mental health disorders or emotional disturbances.

Together, with HCN, Indigo Cultural Center evaluated the impact of the General EPSDT program this year. In line with a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) rooted in racial equity, HCN’s staff, including the HCN General EPSDT Director, collaborated with the Indigo Cultural Center team on evaluation design, survey development, data collection, and the interpretation of quantitative and qualitative findings.

Learn more about Homeless Children's Network at: hcnkids.org/impact

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