[03:18 -19:09] Overcoming Barriers and Promoting Mental Health
- Helping pediatricians understand the tools they already have
- Recognizing activities that promote mental health, such as reading with children
- Understanding the role of psychiatrists in co-management
- Discussing the panic and misconceptions regarding mental health assessment
[19:10 – 25:21] Collaboration and Advocacy for Improved Mental Health Services
- Advocacy efforts by AAP at the national level to promote integrated mental health care
- Need for engaged Chapters to build relationships with Medicaid programs and private payers
- Recognition of the significant benefits of integrated care, including reduced stigma, improved access, and better outcomes
- Ability to expand capacity and reserve referrals for children with more complex needs through effective management and collaboration with schools and community mental health services
[25:22 – 33:29] Overcoming Barriers and Promoting Mental Health
- Helping pediatricians understand the tools they already have
- Recognizing activities that promote mental health, such as reading with children
- Understanding the role of psychiatrists in co-management
- Discussing the panic and misconceptions regarding mental health assessment
[33:30 – 46:29] AAP Resources for Mental Health Support
- Podcasts on psychopharm with experts discussing anxiety meds, SSRIs, and aggression
- Understanding and managing medications for children on psychotropic drugs
- Guidelines and resources for managing ADHD and depression
- AAP’s endorsement of Glad PC for identifying and managing depression in kids
[46:30 – 51:19] Closing segment Takeaway
Links to resources mentioned on the show
AAP Mental Health Initiatives: https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/mental-health-initiatives/
AAP Mental Health Practice Readiness Inventory: https://downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/PracticeReadinessInventory.pdf?_ga=2.52822312.1802788953.1685034173-313239514.1676996324
Hunter and Goodie Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care: https://www.amazon.com/Integrated-Behavioral-Health-Primary-Step/dp/143380428X
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Key quotes for Twitter:
“Pediatricians know more about mental health than they think they do”… Dr. Marian Earls
“I think it’s really important to set up the expectations for the scope of the work, that this is not the Colocation, where I have a therapist that’s going to see you for an hour once a week for eight weeks, that this is very different.”…Dr. Marian Earls
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