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Updated: November 15, 2020 / 2020 Health Care Heroes

Dr. Steven Rogers

Dr. Steven Rogers, Medical Director of Emergency, Behavioral Health Services Connecticut Children’s

 

Honoree Category: Mental Healthcare Provider

Dr. Steven Rogers has been at the forefront over the years of addressing a significant increase in patients seeking out behavioral health care at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.

In fact, the number of CCMC patients who come to the emergency department (ED) with behavioral health emergencies has gone from 652 in 2000 to almost 3,700 in 2018.

The emergency department has a special, secure area where children experiencing a behavioral health crisis receive safe care. Rogers leads a specialized team that helps kids reach a point of relative stability and safety. They also try to help find ongoing treatment for those kids, once they leave the ED.

Unfortunately, the number of children needing support vastly exceeds the capacity of the state’s mental health system.

To address the lag time in treatment, Connecticut Children’s created the Behavioral Health Transitions Clinic. Rogers was the clinical lead on developing the facility that acts as an intermediary between kids who are discharged from the ED and community providers.

This model of care coordination helps keep kids from falling through the cracks and needing to return to the ED. 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rogers has been closely evaluating and monitoring the increase in behavioral health crisis cases that have been seen since March.

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