Written Testimony from TEAM UP for Children
December 15, 2017
Massachusetts Commission on Behavioral Health Promotion and Upstream Prevention
Strengthening Behavioral Health Promotion and Upstream Prevention in Massachusetts
TEAM UP submitted written testimony to the Massachusetts Legislative Commission on Behavioral Health Promotion and Upstream Prevention.
TEAM UP – Transforming and Expanding Access to Mental Health in Urban Pediatrics – for
Children is grateful for this opportunity to provide written testimony to the Legislative
Commission on Behavioral Health Promotion and Upstream Prevention in Massachusetts.
TEAM UP is a four-year, $10-million initiative that seeks to build the capacity of three local
community health centers – Codman Square Health Center, The Dimock Center, and Lowell
Community Health Center – to deliver high quality, evidence-based integrated behavioral
health care to children and families. The initiative brings together the three community health
centers with Boston Medical Center to co-develop a state-of-the-art clinical model for
integrated care and give children in the region better access to mental health services.