Implementing the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program: From Policy to Practice

​Yes, the Tampa Conference was cancelled. However, you can still enjoy selected presentations in our Tampa Conference Webinar Series. Be sure to sign up for our first offering, on June 9th

​WEBINAR: Implementing the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program: From Policy to Practice

​June 9, 2020 2:00 pm ET - 3:00 pm ET

​Presenters: David Keller, MD, Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO (Moderator)

​Madhavi Reddy, MSPH, Division of MCH Workforce Development, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources Services Administration, Rockville, MD

​Sandra Fritsch, MD, MSEd, DFAACAP, Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO

​Susan Griffin, LICSW, CHCQM, Behavioral Health Ireland Center, Children’s Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, AL

​John Straus, MD, Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership, Boston, MA

​Abstract: In 2004, Massachusetts initiated the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project to address the lack of access to pediatric mental health care. The project created a peer-to-peer consultation network between primary care providers and child psychiatrists throughout the state, enabling PCPs to manage more complex behavioral problems in primary care without subspecialty referral. Over the next 15 years, many states initiated similar programs using a variety of models. This webinar will address the history and evidence currently supporting the model, the process of developing and implementing the model in different states, and the plan for evaluation of the PMHCA program.