Adolescent Mental Health & Collaborative Care
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Millions of children and adolescents in the United States have been found to have a diagnosable mental health disorder. Additionally, there are a multitude of youth who suffer from emotional and behavioral disorders that have yet to receive evaluation and treatment. As the prevalence of mental health disorders rises, it is important that pediatric providers are equipped with the skills and resources to be able to assess and care for children and adolescents with mental health needs. Implementation of an Integrated Behavioral Health/Collaborative Care model can increase the capacity for provision of evidence-based mental health care through collaboration between primary care and behavioral health care providers. This webinar will review the fundamentals of Integrated Behavioral Health models and will provide detail regarding the development, customization and outcomes of implementing a collaborative care model in two different academic pediatric primary care continuity clinics.