PMHCA Awardees

Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS)

Providers Clinical Support System provides peer-to-peer mentoring and an “ask a clinical question” service via email. This isn’t specific to pediatrics but may be of interest to those who would want an email provider to provider consult – this might be a less expensive way to do the provider-to-provider consults.

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National Clinician Consultation Center (NCCC) at the University of California, San Francisco

This is a free national warmline for HIV/AIDS, Hep C and substance abuse. Basecamp suggest this might be an opportunity for the states who do not have a warmline to experience free warmline consults. Basecamp also notes that there was no psychiatrist on the warmline team, and they were searching for one however the substance abuse warmline team has many team members (MDs. APRNs, PharmDs). The PharmD on the team has a specific interest in child psychiatry and substance abuse treatment for youth – works for State of California.

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Safe Homes, Safe Babies: Creating Futures Without Violence

This safety card for women can be distributed by perinatal health care providers to patients. The card outlines questions women may ask themselves about their relationships, birth control use and parenting, while offering supportive messages and referrals to national support services for help. Available in English and Spanish.

Available Workforce Information and Federal Actions to Help Recruit and Retain Providers

This report describes (1) available information on the behavioral health workforce; (2) key barriers to and incentives for recruiting and retaining behavioral health provider; and (3) HHS agencies' actions to support recruiting and retaining behavioral health providers.