Presentation:
Improving Access to Care for Children and Adolescents: The MA Child Psychiatry Access Program

Speaker:
Barry Sarvet, MD
Professor and Chair
Department of Psychiatry
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School-Baystate

Statewide Medical Director
Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program

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Learning objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Describe current challenges in access to care for children and adolescents with mental health problems in the United States
• Identify key programmatic features of the Child Psychiatry Access Program model
• Discuss feasibility of the implementation of the model for regional populations
• Describe clinical outcomes associated with the model
• Identify opportunities for improvement in collaborative care

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended only for behavioral/mental health professionals and clinical providers.

Continuing education (CE) credit is available for physicians, psychologists, nurses, and therapists who participate in this activity.