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of Young Children (GAEYC), the Georgia Department of Public Health (Babies Can’t Wait), the Georgia Department of Education’s Teaching and Learning Supports for School Climate team and Preschool Special Education team, and early childhood faculty and administration from the University System of Georgia and TCSG. The Lead Agency sits on the GSAN-convened Steering Committee of the Georgia Afterschool & Youth Development (ASYD) Initiative alongside the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program. iv. [x] State/Territory agency responsible for implementing the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) programs grant. Describe: The Lead Agency collaborates with the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), the state agency responsible for the Maternal and Child Home Visitation programs. The Commissioner of DPH sits on the Georgia Children's Cabinet along with agency heads of all Georgia's child-serving agencies, including the Commissioner of the Lead Agency. The Georgia Children's Cabinet connects all departments and agencies serving children in the state to align state priorities and programs. The Georgia Children's Cabinet meets every two months to ensure ongoing communication and information sharing. Representatives from the DPH Home Visiting Program serve on the Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Taskforce and participate in the Promotion/ Prevention workgroup. v. [x] Agency responsible for Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Program. Describe: The Lead Agency collaborates with the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH), the state agency responsible for Medicaid/Early Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment. The Commissioner of DCH sits on the Georgia Children's Cabinet along with the agency heads of all Georgia's child serving agencies. The Georgia Children's Cabinet connects all departments and agencies serving children in the state to align state priorities and programs. The Georgia Children's Cabinet meets every two months to ensure ongoing communication and information sharing. The DCH Director of Behavioral Health serves as the co-chair of the Policy/Finance workgroup of the Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Taskforce. Successful collaboration resulted in the creation of a billing toolkit for clinicians working with young children and families. This supports early and periodic screening, diagnostic and treatment practices and makes mental health services more available to children and families. The Lead Agency also serves as the ambassador for the CDC’s Act Early Georgia team, which includes partnerships with the Children First program, Children’s Medical Services, and the Babies Can’t Wait program within the Georgia Department of Public Health, the state agency responsible for early identification and diagnostic programs for children birth through age five. Other agencies represented on the Act Early team are the Georgia Department of Education’s 619 Preschool Special Education program, the Division of Family and Children Services Prevention and Community Support program, the Georgia Chapter of the American Association of Pediatrics and the Georgia State University Center for Leadership in Disability. vi. [x] State/Territory agency responsible for child welfare. Describe: The Lead Agency collaborates with the Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS), the state's child welfare agency, to ensure that foster children receive top priority. The Executive Director of DFCS and the Director of the State Office of the Child