TEAM UP is excited to announce that Megan H. Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE, TEAM UP's Evaluation Co-Director, has been named Boston Medical Center's (BMC) first Chief Scientific Officer (CSO). Dr. Bair-Merritt will provide strategic leadership for BMC's research efforts...
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Chris Sheldrick Discusses Childhood Developmental Milestones with BBC
Developmental milestones are an important medical tool – but is our obsession with them causing unintended harm? By Amanda Ruggeri, 9th January 2023 (BBC) Scroll through parenting feeds on social media, and you'll soon come across so-called milestone cards:...
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...
CNN.com Highlights TEAM UP’s Solution to the Mental Health Crisis in Children
(CNN)- The pandemic has been tough, but the return to in-person schooling has also been emotionally difficult for Mary Norris’ 12-year-old daughter. Norris says her daughter was bullied relentlessly at the school she attended last year in Fresno, California, near...
TEAM UP Training Event: Who Gets Left Out? Racial Inequities that Exist in Mental Health Treatment and Diagnosis
Who Gets Left Out? Racial Inequities that Exist in Mental Health Treatment and Diagnosis This training was completed on April 26, 2022 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm over Zoom. This training was designed to enable attendees to: Understand the historical...
CSSP Releases TEAM UP Early Learning Report
Transforming and Expanding Access to Mental Health Care in Urban Pediatrics: 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...
BMC Press Release: TEAM UP Research Published in Pediatrics
Integrating Behavioral Health in Community Based Primary Care Improves Access and Treatment for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Children BOSTON - New research led by Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Public Health found that a model of...
Special Report: Adolescent Suicidal Ideation
Screening for Adolescent Suicidal Ideation in TEAM UP Cohort 2 Sites Key Takeaways from Data*: The average percentage of adolescents reporting suicidal ideation at TEAM UP CHCs during well-child visits during the COVID-19 pandemic is more than 2x the national average...
TEAM UP presents at the 2021 DREAM IPC Conference
Pediatric Provider and Staff Burnout in Community Health Centers (CHCs) Poster→ Background: Community Health Centers (CHCs) are integral in caring for individuals who are low income and come from structurally marginalized communities Provider burnout is characterized...