Our nation is struggling with a youth mental health crisis.  Integrating behavioral and emotional healthcare into our medical homes is one proven strategy to helping tackle this crisis.  This integrated-care model focuses on early identification, proactive interventions, preventative work and promotion of whole child care, and family wellness.  Our integrated-health team works on-site and alongside our pediatric partners, collaborating and co-managing around patient care, with our mission to remove barriers and ensure quick and easy access to mental health treatment for our population.

Learning Objective(s)

1. Understand the current state of the national pediatric mental health crisis
2. Describe different models and benefits of integrating mental health into the pediatric medical home
3. Learn about the mental health integration program at Rady Children’s, including our goals, outcomes, challenges and future steps