General 

Click the file (right) to access the "NAPNAP Position Statement on the Integration of Mental Health Care in Pediatric Primary Care Settings."
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Other Position Papers:
  • Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care for Children and Youth: Concepts and Strategies (Center for Integrated Health Solutions, Nat'l Council for Behavioral Health and SAMHSA, July 2013)
  • Integrating Mental Health and Pediatric Primary Care (NAMI, 2011)
  •  The Future of Pediatrics: Mental Health Competencies for Pediatric Primary Care (AAP Policy Statement, 2009)
  • Strategies to Support the Integration of Mental Health into Pediatric Primary Care (NIHCM, 2009)
Books
  • Glascoe FP, Marks KP, Poon JK, Macias MM (eds). Detecting and Addressing Developmental and Behavioral Problems: A Practical Guide for Medical and Non-medical Professionals, Trainees, Researchers and Advocates. Nolensville, Tennessee: PEDStest.com, LLC. --  book covers training, collaborating, finding resources, implementing tools, etc.
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Articles
  • Mid-Level Developmental and Behavioral Assessments: Between Screening and Evaluation (Honigfeld, Chandhok, Fenick, Carvell, Vater & Ward-Zimmerman, 2012)
  • Evidence-Based Early Detection of Developmental-Behavioral Problems in Primary Care: What to Expect and How to Do It. (Glascoe, 2014)
  • HIPAA Privacy Rule and Provider-to-Provider Communications (AAP and AACAP)
  • Understanding HIPPAA Privacy for Mental Health (US Dept of Health & Human Services, 2014)
  • Promoting Optimal Development: Screening for Behavioral and Emotional Problems (Weitzman, Wegner, Council on Early Childhood and Society for Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics (2015)

Screens & Scales

  • Overview of broadband screens and explanations, by PEDStest.com
  • APA compendium of DSM-V online emerging assessment measures
  • Preventing Teen Suicide (AAP)
  • "When do I need to seek a psychiatry referral?"

Screening Tools for Use in Primary Care:
  • M-CHAT
  • PEDStest
  • HEADSSS -- Home, Education, Activities, Drugs, Sexuality, and Suicide/Depression (Goldenring & Cohen, 1988) ... and some add Safety as an extra 'S' -- It is a screening tool is a psychosocial evaluation tool for primary care providers working with adolescents 
  • SSSHADES -- cousin of HEADSSS, but it start with "Strengths"
  • CRAFFT -- AAP's behavioral health screen for adolescents whom may be high risk for alcohol and other drug use disorders. The screen hard-copy is here.
  • Vanderbilt
  • Pediatric Symptom Checklist (Bright Futures)
  • Disability Assessment, S. 2.0 (WHO)

For Providers

Overview, by Bright Futures
  • Mental Health, Volume 1
  • Mental Health Toolkits for Professionals
  • Promoting Mental Health
AAP Mental Health Toolkit
AAP Screening Technical Assistance & Resource (STAR) Center
SBIRT course: Introduction to SBIRT for adolescents. A free self-paced video based online course designed to teach providers the basics of screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment for their adolescent patients. eight content videos that range from 12-17 minutes in length, totaling approximately two and a half hours of video. Each video is followed by a short quiz with a total of 15 questions. The course does NOT need to be completed in one sitting and should take you three to four hours.
Very useful links from PEDStest website:
  • Measurement Approaches and Options Among Tools - includes a list of psychometrically sound mid-level assessment measures
  • The Process of Screening and Surveillance: Step-by-Step - how to comply with AAP policies on detecting and addressing developmental-behavioral delays and disabilities and how to provide a true medical home.
  • Developmental-Behavioral Promotion -- describes a variety of methods for educating parents on child-rearing, as well as how to monitor the effectiveness of in-office counseling and what else is available when more intensive assistance is needed.
AAP Motivational Interviewing Video Series - 6 videos demonstrate examples of patient/family encounters covering difficult conversation areas such as depression, disruptive behavior disorders, social-emotional health, substance use, suicide & self-harm
NAMI tools for providers
AACAP's "Facts for Families" -- helpful handouts for families; for full list of topics, click here. (for example, they have great brochures on topics like "The Anxious Child", "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents", and "Children Who Can’t Pay Attention, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder"
Quick links
  • AAP's Find a Pediatrician tool to locate developmental-behavioral, neurodevelopmental, general and other subspecialty pediatricians.
  • After school/tutoring programs, check with the child's school of zone, visit the websites of the Boys and Girls Club and the YWCA
  • For locating state, regional and local Early Intervention programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and testing services for young children with suspected or known disabilities go to the IDEA website
  • Find a local Early Head Start and Head Start program.
  • Locate mental health services or social services, including help with domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, adoption, state, and local services, etc.
Suggestions on integration of behavioral health (mental health + substance abuse) into primary care, including models of integration:
  • SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions
  • AACAP's A guide to building collaborative mental health care partnerships in pediatric primary care
  • Consultation for Kids: Models of Psychiatric Consultation in Pediatric Primary Care Webinar from the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project (MCPAP)
  • AACAP's Best Principles for Integration of Child Psychiatry into the Pediatric Health Home
  • Pediatrics "Improving mental health services in primary care: reducing administrative and financial barriers to access and collaboration"
  • Understanding Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration: A Webinar (National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare)
REMEMBER TO CHECK OUT THE NEW PMHS CERT OFFERED BY PCNB. LEARN MORE HERE!

For Families

  • Child Mind Institute's general Symptom Checker for parents
  • AAP's National Center for Medical Home Implementation "Information for families"
  • Bright Futures: Mental Health Tools for Families
  • Fact sheet for families, by condition
  • Youth Advocacy
  • NAMI Recovery Support Group -- search tool
  • Parent-friendly highlighted changes for DSM IV to DSM V
  • Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health Common Signs of Depression in Children and Adolescents
  • Do 2 Learn -- free social skills and behavioral regulation activities, songs, communication cards, and transition guides.
Quick links
  • Local parent training programs, specifically Parents As Teachers and the YWCA
  • Locate quality preschool and day care programs.
A few quick summaries for parents regarding...
  • Discipline and Behavior
  • Speech and Language
  • Social-Emotional Skills
  • Motor and Self-help Skills
  • Preschool and School Skills
  • Marital Problems and Divorce
  • Parents and Careers
  • Dealing with Death and Dying
NAMI videos for at-home education for youth
  • "In their own words" -- video set for kids, made by kids
  • "Hearts and Minds" -- mind-body multimedia presentation

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