Primary Care Tools

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his supplement outlines strategies to enhance pediatric mental health at both the community level and in individual pediatric practices. The report also provides clinical algorithms to guide primary care clinicians through the process of implementing mental health care into a pediatric practice.

• Introduction
• Strategies for Preparing a Community
• Strategies for Preparing a Primary Care Practice
• Algorithms for Primary Care
• Sources of Specialty Services for Children With Mental Health Problems and Their Families
• Evidence-Based Child and Adolescent Psychosocial Interventions Updated 11/12 (Background)
• Mental Health Readiness Inventory
• The Case for Routine Mental Health Screening
• Coding for the Mental Health Algorithm Steps
• AAP Task Force on Mental Health Algorithm Teams 2006-2007
• References for Evidence-Based Programs for Young Children
• Brief Mental Health Update
• Glossary of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Terms
• Health Care Financing Resources
• Primary Care Referral and Feedback Form
• Mental Health Screening and Assessment Tools for Primary Care  Updated 2/12
• Symptoms and Signs Suggestive of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Concerns
• Adapted SAD PERSONS

External Resources:

• A Guide to Psychopharmacology for Pediatricians (Center for Mental Health Services in Pediatric Primary Care at Johns Hopkins)