PMHCA Awardees

AMCHP and the American Academy of Pediatrics are hosting a virtual learning café series to increase awareness of community-based mental health supports that are available to children/youth and families. Each learning café will include a short didactic presentation, followed by peer-to-peer discussion and questions. Presenters will include staff from MCH Title V programs who have ongoing mental health programs that involve Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) programs and/or pediatric primary care professionals. 

Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program (PMHCAs) and School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) Collaboration: Lessons from the Field

Speakers:

• Laura Hurwitz, LCSW - School-Based Health Alliance (SBHA) 
• Sarah Rosadini - National Network of Child Psychiatry Access Programs (NNCPAP) 

Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) Programs: Guidelines and Considerations for Expanding into School Settings

Speakers: 

• Jill Haak Bohnenkamp, Ph.D.  - National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH)
• Kathryn M. Trainor, Ph.D., NCSP - National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH)
• Laura Hurwitz, LCSW - School-Based Health Alliance (SBHA) 

This facilitated session will follow a small group discussion format that allows for rich interaction among peer awardees to share challenges, lessons learned, and innovative solutions that have been successful related to resource and referral database management.

Thursday, August 17, 2023, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Eastern 

DISCUSSION FOCUS: REFERRAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT

Co-facilitators: John Straus, M.D. & Nancy Byatt, M.D.

Session Moderator: Liz Carr

Questions to Guide the Discussion

1. What data management system(s) are you using? What is working well and what isn’t?
2. If you are using a pre-existing system, what have been the pros and cons?
3. What types of content and functionality does your referral database offer? (e.g., data generation, interface with other systems, user/patient interface, etc.) Is there any content or functionality you want but have not been able to incorporate?
4. How does your current approach work for your program in terms of staffing and sustainability?
5. If you had to start over, what would you do differently? What lessons have you learned that you can share with newer programs?
6. What are your biggest challenges or barriers related to referral database management (in addition to what’s already been discussed) and how are you addressing those challenges?
7. How can HRSA and the MCHB TA Innovation Center help you to address these challenges?

Things to Note:

• Peer-to-peer learning sessions are designed to promote dialogue among peer PMHCA and MDRBD awardees using an informal virtual meeting format to discuss challenges, share ideas and successes, and exchange lessons learned in the implementation of your programs about a range of topics.
•  These sessions will be scheduled for an hour, with an extra 30 minutes built in for additional discussion and Q&A for interested participants. Sessions will be “lightly facilitated”, meaning that the floor is yours and facilitators will be there to keep the discussion moving along, but will otherwise be in the background to allow sufficient time and space for you to engage with one another directly.
• Your feedback on these sessions is welcomed and encouraged. A QR code link to a brief feedback form will be provided at the beginning and end of each session. We want to hear from you!

This Project ECHO® program will focus on supporting pediatric primary care professionals (PCP) to increase their knowledge, competence, and confidence in providing behavioral and mental health care to pediatric patients and their families. The emphasis will be placed on pediatric PCPs to develop and implement effective strategies to foster long-term relational health and healthy mental development as well as identify, treat, and manage mental and behavioral health concerns in the primary care setting, with a specific focus on utilization of Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) programs.

The MCHB TA Innovation Center is offering a special topic webinar for PMHCA and MDRBD awardees on 
Early Childhood Mental Health 
Panelists: Mary Margaret Gleason M.D., Julianna Finelli M.D., Beth Ellen Davis M.D., and Yael Dvir M.D.

This webinar is scheduled for
Thursday, July 27, 2023, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET. 
Zoom: Join Here  Meeting ID: 160 105 6397 Passcode: dR8xgEdL


The panel of early childhood mental health consultants will provide a presentation focused on models and principles of early childhood mental health consultation in PMHCA programs. The panel will address unique characteristics of early childhood mental health consultation with respect to both content and process. The panel will include physician leaders of early childhood mental health consultation programs. The presentation will highlight the importance of health promotion, early identification (including using validated screening for symptoms and adverse social drivers of health), primary care activities, and linking to specialty care and community supports.

 

Speakers from The Michigan Clinical Consultation for Care (MC3) will conduct a panel presentation centered on the pivotal role of the “physician champion” and non-MD advocates, emphasizing their significance in PMHCA and MDRBD programs. The panel presentation will delve into the vital responsibilities of physician and provider champions, including their role as liaisons to healthcare  providers and professional organizations, their advocacy efforts, and contributions to fostering provider engagement. The panel of physician/provider champions, program managers, and other key roles will share expertise and insight during this event. 


Please feel free to forward this email to members of your project team and/or partners who may benefit from participation. You can contact us at mch-ta-innovation-center@jbsinternational.com with any questions or feedback.

We look forward to connecting with you on June 29th!

 

Thank you!
 
 — HRSA MCHB TA Innovation Center Team

This facilitated session will follow a small group discussion format that allows for rich interaction among peer awardees to share challenges, lessons learned, and innovative solutions that have been successful. The nuances as well as the nuts and bolts of provider engagement will be discussed, based on the group’s interest and priorities.

Dear Awardee,  
 
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau is pleased to invite you to the Maternal and Child Health Tele-Behavioral Health Programs Annual Meeting. This event will be held virtually Monday, August 28, 2023 and Tuesday, August 29, 2023, starting at 1:00 p.m. ET each day, with optional networking sessions starting at 11:30 a.m. ET each day. 
 
The meeting will be divided into 4-hour sessions over 2 days and will feature a variety of presentations and interactive workshops that will allow participants to learn about challenges, solutions, and resources; share accomplishments, innovations, and lessons learned; and network with other Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) and Screening and Treatment for Maternal Depression and Related Behavioral Disorders (MDRBD) program awardees, HRSA staff, other key federal partners, and the MCHB TA Innovation Center team and its partners. 

 
The theme of the annual meeting is "The Power of Networks: Fostering Connectivity for Increased Behavioral Healthcare Access.” The meeting objectives are to: 

• Provide Technical Assistance to PMHCA and MDRBD awardees to address project barriers and challenges, and to identify opportunities for growth 
• Facilitate peer-to-peer information exchange and the dissemination of project results, promising practices, and lessons learned 
• Facilitate discussions that identify, promote, and enhance critical priority areas for increasing behavioral healthcare access 
• Foster communication and collaboration between PMHCA and MDRBD awardees and federal and non-federal partners. 

 
Participants invited to the meeting are representatives and partners from the 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023 PMCHA awardee cohorts and the 2018 MDRBD awardee cohort. Awardee participation in this event is required but limited to four attendees per award. For special considerations, please contact your HRSA Project Officer. 
 

For questions specifically about logistics or registration, please contact us at MCH-TA-Innovation-Center@jbsinternational.com. For all other questions about the meeting, please contact your designated HRSA Project Officer. 
  

We are looking forward to seeing you at the meeting! 
 

Thank you, 

MCHB TA Innovation Center Team