Youth with Eating Disorders Insured by Medi-Cal: Unearthing the Scope of the Problem

Erin Accurso, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry • Clinical Director, UCSF Eating Disorders Program •  Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences • UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

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

• Describe the demographic and clinical features of Medicaid-insured youth with eating disorders
• Identify two factor that impact publicy funded treatment access for individuals with eating disorders
• Recognize barriers and facilitators to implementation of evidence-based eating disorder treatment in publicly funded settings

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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.