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Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) What is the CANS? The Child and Adolescent Needs and Strenths (CANS) tool, developed by John S. Lyons, PhD, is a document that organizes clinical information collected during a behavioral health assessment in a consistent manner, to improve communication among those involved in planning care for a child or adolescent. The CANS is also used as a decision-support tool to guide care planning and to track changing strengths and needs over time. The CANS is used in child-serving systems in more than 30 states across the country. There are two forms of the Massachusetts CANS (MassCANS); 'CANS Birth Through Four' and 'CANS Five Through Twenty'. In addition, the CANS assessment form includes a determination of whether a child meets the criteria for serious emotional disturbance.CANS Birth through Four with SED Determination Form: Click on "Information for Providers" then "CANS tools" CANS Five through Twenty with SED Determination Form: Click on "Information for Providers" then "CANS tools" CANS Birth through Four Item Glossary: Click on "Information for Providers" then "CANS tools" CANS Five through Twenty Item Glossary: Click on "Information for Providers" then "CANS tools" Massachusetts CANS Frequently Asked Questions: Click on "Information for Providers" then "CANS tools" Please click the links below for the MBHP CANS Provider Alerts. Alert 37 - CANS - May 7, 2008 Alert 37 - Attachment 1 CANS - May 7, 2008 Alert 39 - CANS Update 1 - Aug 1, 2008 Alert 48 - CANS Provider Alert - Nov 10, 2008 Alert 53 - CANS Provider Alert - Dec 4, 2008 Alert 60 - CANS Provider Alert - April 16, 2009 Massachusetts CANS Training and Certification Log In Information and Assistance with the Virtual Gateway: Click on "Information for Providers" then "CANS tools". |
 
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