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Review
. 2024 Dec;71(6):1059-1071.
doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2024.07.013. Epub 2024 Sep 11.

Practice-Based Models of Pediatric Mental Health Care

Chuan Mei Lee  1 , Jayme Congdon  2 , Christina Joy  3 , Barry Sarvet  4
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Review

Practice-Based Models of Pediatric Mental Health Care

Chuan Mei Lee et al. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2024 Dec.

Abstract

Pediatric primary care is widely available in the United States and can help address the growing public health crisis in child and adolescent mental health by providing integrated behavioral health services. This article provides an overview of 3 common models of behavioral health integration in pediatric primary care settings: 1) the Child Psychiatry Access Program model, 2) the Primary Care Behavioral Health model, and 3) the Collaborative Care Model. Pediatric primary care practices may evaluate the different features of each model before adopting an approach for integration and consider tailoring it to their practice environments.

Keywords: Child psychiatry access program; Collaborative care model; Integrated behavioral health; Pediatrics; Primary care; Primary care behavioral health.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure The authors have nothing to disclose.

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