Wednesday, March 18, 2015

NYSPEP Member Spotlight: Kate Provencher

Kate Provencher is a Program Specialist in the Division of Integrated Community Services for Families and Children, NYS Office of Mental Health. In this capacity she oversees several prevention and early intervention initiatives that promote the importance of children’s social emotional health and early identification of problems. These initiatives include the Early Recognition Screening Initiative and Project TEACH (Training and Education for the Advancement of Children’s Health).

Kate also serves on NYSPEP's Steering Committee. She is a member of NYSPEP's newly emerging workgroup that is exploring connections between parenting educators and pediatricians, as well as related practitioners and providers of health services for families with children.

Prior to joining the Office of Mental Health in 2013, Kate’s experience included working for over 20 years in community mental health as a clinician, supervisor and coordinator of Trauma Recovery services.

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