Contracted Student Interns- Child, Youth and Family

Commonwealth of Massachusetts•Boston, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Mental Health (DMH) is seeking to hire an intern who will support its Child, Youth and Family (CYF) Division in Central Office Boston. This internship focuses on understanding and improving access to mental health services for youth with serious emotional disturbance in Massachusetts. The intern will conduct literature reviews, analyze state and federal data, and prepare reports to inform the division's strategies and quality management goals. The role also involves participating in meetings related to the children's behavioral health system.

Requirements

Must be a student intern.
Must have a criminal background check completed.
Must have education, licensure and certifications verified.
Must acknowledge and attest to vaccination status for COVID-19 and Influenza.

Nice To Haves

Strong writing and communication skills
Strong quantitative analysis skills
Coursework and/or experience working with data analysis and visualization tools
Developing knowledge of the children's behavioral health system in MA and/or nationally (e.g., coursework taken in areas related to this topic)
Bilingual or multilingual fluency.

Responsibilities

Conduct literature review on approaches to quantify unmet need for mental health services for youth with serious emotional disturbance.
Identify and use state and federal data regarding the prevalence of serious emotional disturbance for youth in Massachusetts and indicators of unmet need for mental health services for this population.
Conduct analysis and prepare Tableau dashboards/reports on CYF community services utilization and outcomes data to support CYF quality management goals.
Participate in internal and external meetings regarding the MA children's behavioral health system and connect learnings with literature review and data analysis projects.