Policy Brief: Mental Health Screening and Beyond: Recommendation for Expansion
TEAM UP for Children applauds MassHealth's innovative policy changes that focus on supporting comprehensive clinical services for children and families, including behavioral health services. In the spirit of our continued collaboration in the shared goal of ensuring...
Press Release – TEAM UP Findings Published in the Journal of Ambulatory Care Management
PRESS RELEASE Pediatric Provider and Staff Burnout in Federally Qualified Community Health Centers Boston, MA (October 20, 2023)- A new study published in the Journal of Ambulatory Care Management (JACM) examines burnout among pediatric providers and staff...
BMC Press Release – TEAM UP Research Published in Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
Boston, MA (Aug. 14, 2023)- New research led by Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Public Health found that children who received integrated mental health care showed improvements in both mental health and school performance. These findings,...
BMC Press Release – TEAM UP Research Published in JAMA OPEN Network
New research led by Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Public Health found that integrating mental health services into pediatric primary care at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) can improve access to...
Association of Integrating Mental Health Into Pediatric Primary Care at Federally Qualified Health Centers With Utilization and Follow-up Care
Abstract OBJECTIVE To examine the association of a comprehensive MH integration model with health care utilization, psychotropic medication use, and MH follow-up care among Medicaid-enrolled children at FQHCs. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This...
Childhood Trauma Task Force Annual Report Features TEAM UP for Children
The Childhood Trauma Task Force (CTTF) of the Massachusetts Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) recently issued their annual report, "Identifying Childhood Trauma: Recommendations on trauma identification practices in...