PMHCA Awardees

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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Offspring exposed to prenatal maternal depression (PMD) are vulnerable to depression across their lifespan.

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This presentation reviews the importance and prevalence of perinatal depression, the role of pediatric and obstetric PCPs in detection, referral, and treatment, and the issues about lactation and PPD treatment.

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.

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.

This article provides insight to the relationship between paternal support after a stillbirth and maternal postpartum depression or anxiety. Statistics are provided and explained to help describe the correlation between the two.

A map of the U.S. is broken up into counties to show the concentration of disadvantaged families. The article goes on to show maps of each individual state and their counties to further explain the statistics. This could be a great resource for showing relative need your proposal development work.

A table breaks down the Medicaid Developmental services by state, and lists things such as maximum number of appointments allowed, reimbursement amounts, resources available, and other requirements.

This webinar reviews the Healthy Mental Development framework, discusses ways to promote healthy mental development in pediatric primary care and highlights relevant AAP resources. At the end of this presentation, attendees will be able to:

• Articulate priorities and trends in pediatric mental and relational health
• Describe the concepts of Healthy Mental Development and Relational Health
• Understand AAP efforts to address Healthy Mental Development

You can find a copy of the presentation slides here.

For more information about the AAP PMHCA program, visit aap.org/pmhca.

Pediatricians are not alone in recognizing the urgent need to change the way we address youth mental health. There are state and regional programs that can connect you to a network of professional mental health resources. The Pediatric Mental Health Care Access program provides teleconsultation, training and support services to you within the medical home during every step of care you provide. 

Supporting Pediatricians to Care for Children and Youth with Mental Health Concerns in Primary Care [Video]

Learn more about this video from the American Academy of Pediatrics and at aap.org/pmhca.