TEAM UP Publications
Publications
Peer-reviewed Publications
TEAM UP― building the field of knowledge about best practices in integrated care in pediatrics.
TEAM UP includes a robust evaluation used to both improve and prove the TEAM UP model. The TEAM UP model has demonstrated positive outcomes for children and families, the health care workforce, and system-wide utilization of primary care services.
DEMONSTRATED POSITIVE OUTCOMES
Better Outcomes for CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics 2023
A Healthier WORKFORCE
Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology 2021
Journal of Behavioral Health Services Research 2022
Journal of Ambulatory Care Management 2023
Better Results across the Healthcare SYSTEM
Building Capacity in Data Use and CQI Methods
Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology 2020
Related Work by TEAM UP Thought Leadership
Child: Care, Health and Development 2023
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 2023
PUBLICATION TIMELINE
2019 Clinical Pediatrics
2020 Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology
2021 Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology
2022 Pediatrics
2022 Journal of Behavioral Health Services Research
2022 JAMA Network Open
2023 Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
2023 Journal of Ambulatory Care Management
PUBLICATION CITATIONS
Clinical Pediatrics
Perceptions of the Implementation of Pediatric Behavioral Health Integration in 3 Community Health Centers
Fong, H., Tamene, M., Morley, D., Morris, A., Estela, M. G., Singerman, A., & Bair-Merritt, M. (2019). Perceptions of the Implementation of Pediatric Behavioral Health Integration in 3 Community Health Centers. Clinical Pediatrics, 58(11–12), 1201–1211. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922819867454
Health Services Research
The effects of integrating behavioral health into primary care for low‐income children
Cole, M., Qin, Q., Sheldrick, R. C., Morley, D., & Bair-Merritt, M. (2019). The effects of integrating behavioral health into primary care for low‐income children. Health Services Research, 54(6), 1203–1213. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13230
Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology
Using the quality improvement (QI) tool Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to examine implementation barriers to common workflows in integrated pediatric care
Tamene, M., Morris, A., Feinberg, E., & Bair-Merritt, M. H. (2020). Using the quality improvement (QI) tool Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to examine implementation barriers to common workflows in integrated pediatric care. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 8(3), 257–267. https://doi.org/10.1037/cpp0000365
Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology
Barriers and facilitators to integrating behavioral health services and pediatric primary care
Brady, K. J. S., Durham, M. P., Francoeur, A., Henneberg, C., Adhia, A., Morley, D., Tamene, M., Singerman, A., Morris, A., Fortuna, L. R., Feinberg, E., & Bair-Merritt, M. (2020). Barriers and facilitators to integrating behavioral health services and pediatric primary care. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cpp0000356
Journal of Pediatrics
Five-Year Trends in Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Department Visits in Massachusetts: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Lin, M., Kim, J., Sheldrick, R. C., Bair-Merritt, M., Durham, M. P., Feinberg, E., & Cole, M. (2022). Five-Year Trends in Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Department visits in Massachusetts: A Population-Based Cohort study. The Journal of Pediatrics, 246, 199-206.e17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.03.011
Pediatrics
Integrating universal behavioral health care in pediatrics at federally qualified health centers
Sheldrick, R. C., Bair-Merritt, M., Durham, M. P., Rosenberg, J., Tamene, M., Bonacci, C., Daftary, G., Tang, M. H., Sengupta, N., Morris, A., & Feinberg, E. (2022). Integrating pediatric universal behavioral health care at federally qualified health centers. Pediatrics, 149(4). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2021-051822
Journal of Behavioral Health Services Research
Implementation of a Novel Pediatric Behavioral Health Intervention Initiative
Safon, C. B., Estela, M. G., Rosenberg, J., Feinberg, E., Drainoni, M., Morris, A., Durham, M. P., Bair-Merritt, M., & Sheldrick, R. C. (2022). Implementation of a novel pediatric Behavioral health integration initiative. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 50(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-022-09803-6
JAMA Network Open
The Association of Integrating Mental Health into Pediatric Primary Care at Federally Qualified Health Centers with Utilization and Follow up Care
Kim, J., Sheldrick, R. C., Gallagher, K., Bair-Merritt, M., Durham, M. P., Feinberg, E., Morris, A., & Cole, M. (2023). Association of integrating mental health into pediatric primary care at federally qualified health centers with utilization and follow-up care. JAMA Network Open, 6(4), e239990. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.9990
Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
Changes Over Time in Outcomes of School-Age Children and Parents Receiving Integrated Mental Health Care in Federally Qualified Health Centers
Kim, J., Bair-Merritt, M., Rosenberg, J., Feinberg, E., Morris, A., Durham, M. P., Estela, M. G., & Sheldrick, R. C. (2023). Changes over time in outcomes of School-Age children and parents receiving integrated mental health care in federally qualified health centers. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 44(7), e493–e500. https://doi.org/10.1097/dbp.0000000000001203
Journal of Ambulatory Care Management
Pediatric Provider and Staff Burnout in Community Health Centers
Hill, C., Justo, S., Park, H., Bair-Merritt, M., Morris, A., Feinberg, E., & Sheldrick, R. C. (2023, August 7). Pediatric Provider and Staff Burnout in Federally Qualified Community Health Centers. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 46(4), 265–271. https://doi.org/10.1097/jac.0000000000000472
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP-RELATED WORK
Child: Care, Health and Development 2023
Conceptualizations of health, ability to act upon those definitions and desire for supports among families from historically marginalized communities
Stransky, M. L., Bremer-Kamens, M., Bair-Merritt, M., Howard, C., Brooks, C., Meill, A., Morris, A., & Sheldrick, R. C. (2023). Conceptualizations of health, ability to act upon those definitions and desire for supports among families from historically marginalized communities. Child: Care, Health and Development, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.13214
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 2023
The influence of loss to follow‐up in autism screening research: Taking stock and moving forward
Sheldrick, R. C., Hooker, J. L., Carter, A. S., Feinberg, E., Croen, L. A., Kuhn, J., Slate, E., & Wetherby, A. M. (2023, July 19). The influence of loss to follow‐up in autism screening research: Taking stock and moving forward. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13867
CommonWealth Magazine 2023
Our mental health care worker shortage is taking a toll
Erlich, S. (2023, March 9). Our mental health care worker shortage is taking a toll. CommonWealth Magazine. https://commonwealthbeacon.org/health/our-mental-health-care-worker-shortage-is-taking-a-toll/
CommonWealth Magazine 2021
Why we need to support community health workers
Erlich, S., Riordan, G., (2021, August 16). Why we need to support community health workers. CommonWealth Magazine. https://commonwealthbeacon.org/health-care/why-we-need-to-support-community-health-workers/
REPORTS
Early Learning Report - The Center for the Study of Social Policy
Transforming and Expanding Access to Mental Health Care in Urban Pediatrics: Early Learning Report
Doyle, S., Cohen, S., and Morrison, S. Transforming and Expanding Access to Mental Health Care in Urban Pediatrics: Early Learning Report. Center for the Study of Social Policy, 2022 https://cssp.org/resource/transforming-expanding-access-to-mental-health-care-in-urban-pediatrics
BRANCH Final Report
BRANCH Final Report
Feinberg, Emily, Groves, Betsy. (2020) BRANCH Final Report. TEAM UP for Children. https://teamupforchildren.org/news/branch-report
Press Release - TEAM UP Findings Published in the Journal of Ambulatory Care Management
Primary Care Providers and Behavioral Health Clinicians working as part of integrated behavioral health care teams at Federally Qualified Health Centers continued to have lower rates of burnout than physicians and psychologists nationally, study finds.
BMC Press Release - TEAM UP Research Published in Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
Integrated mental health care in pediatric primary care at Federally Qualified Health Centers linked to improvements in school functioning, study finds.
Association of Integrating Mental Health Into Pediatric Primary Care at Federally Qualified Health Centers With Utilization and Follow-up Care
This study examines the association of a comprehensive mental health integration model with health care utilization, psychotropic medication use, and mental health follow-up care among Medicaid-enrolled children at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs).
CSSP Releases TEAM UP Early Learning Report
The Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) is a national, non-profit organization that works to achieve a racially, economically, and socially just society in which all children and families can thrive. CSSP recently completed an Early Learning Report on the TEAM UP Model and how it has transformed & expanded access to mental health care in urban pediatrics.
Integrating Pediatric Universal Behavioral Health Care at Federally Qualified Health Centers
This study demonstrates that behavioral health integration at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) was associated with improved screening and "warm hand-offs" for same-day behavioral care, expansion of ADHD care, and declines in polypharmacy.
Barriers and facilitators to integrating behavioral health services and pediatric primary care
This study describes the barriers and facilitators to integrating behavioral health services and pediatric primary care in federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) during the early stages of implementation.
Using the Quality Improvement (QI) Tool Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to Examine Implementation Barriers to Common Workflows in Integrated Pediatric Care
The present study demonstrates that Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a useful quality improvement (QI) tool to identify barriers of implementing pediatric BH integration and systematically planning improvement efforts. Behavioral health clinicians, including pediatric psychologists, primary care providers, and other members of the primary care team can leverage these findings to inform behavioral health (BH) integration model implementation in the pediatric primary care setting.
BRANCH Report
BRANCH (Building Resilience And Nurturing CHildren) is a brief trauma-informed, extended screening and assessment intervention developed for integrated behavioral health clinicians who practice in primary care pediatric settings. This report provides a summary of BRANCH’s development and implementation during the period of September 2017-May 2020.
The effects of integrating behavioral health into primary care for low‐income children
To evaluate the impact of TEAM UP—an initiative that fully integrates behavioral health services into pediatric primary care in three Boston‐area Community Health Centers (CHCs)—on health care utilization and costs.
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