TEAM UP News

Check out our TEAM UP By the Numbers Document that summarizes all of the work completed by TEAM UP for Children and our 7 partnering community health centers from June 2017 to February 2022.

This was optional training event hosted by TEAM UP designed to discuss racial inequities that exist in mental health diagnosis and treatment. This training was presented by Drs. Michelle Durham and Christine Crawford and took place on April 26, 2022 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm over Zoom.  Click to find out more information pertaining to this training event. 

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 Behavioral Health in Community Based Primary Care Improves Access and Treatment for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Children

There are open positions across TEAM UP's community health centers. These positions include: Behavioral Health Clinician, Community Health Worker, Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, Pediatrician

Screening for Adolescent Suicidal Ideation in TEAM UP Cohort 2 Sites, updated to include data from June 2020-July 2021.

TEAM UP has added a second interactive data dashboard with aggregated, de-identified data from Cohort 2 sites. Click here to view both dashboards and interact with the data by manipulating the date range to view change over time in:

• No. of In-Person and Telehealth Behavioral Health (BH) and Well Child Visits (WCVs)
• Percentage of School Age Kids (Ages 5-12) and Adolescent Kids (Ages 13-18) With a Positive Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) Screen
• Percentage of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Screens with At Least One Need

Members of the TEAM UP team gave a poster presentation on "Pediatric Provider and Staff Burnout in Community Health Centers" at the 2021 DREAM IPC Conference.

South Boston Community Health Center is hiring a full-time integrated behavioral health clinician with a child focus. Read the full job description and apply on sbchc.org.

Medical visits are rarely straightforward. Add factors such as poverty, chronic stress, complex medical issues, functional impairment, and barriers to material needs, and caring for one’s well-being becomes exponentially more layered and challenging. A community health worker is a human service worker who supports individuals and families in navigating systems, advocating for their needs, and building relationships that foster social-emotional well-being. Read the full article in Commonwealth Magazine.