This study evaluated the outcome of mental health communication training for pediatric primary care providers. Those …, resulting in improvements in child mental health outcomes. …

Examines mental health conditions among welfare recipients, to 1) provide an overview of common conditions and the … mental health system, 2) discuss the types and prevalence of certain disorders, 3) offer strategies for linking recipients …

This issue brief highlights the communications strategies that the David and Lucile Packard Foundation’s state …-based Finish Line grantees in Colorado, Ohio, and Wisconsin are using to keep children’s health coverage on their stateâ …

This report describes notable variations in how state Medicaid agencies administer and fund Medicaid mental health …. Medicaid and mental health agencies are located in the same umbrella agency in 28 states, potentially facilitating … collaboration. Mental health agencies provide funding for some Medicaid mental health services in 32 states, and counties provide …

to emerging trends in mental health care. Two new reports, based on a 2003 survey of state officials, provide the most …

This article presents estimates of the proportion of the U.S. population that had mental health benefits in 1999, the … extent of their coverage, and the proportion enrolled in health plans subject to the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA …). Over three-quarters (76 percent) had mental health benefits as part of their health insurance. Approximately 18 percent had …

Health care reform may provide opportunities to enhance the mental health treatment capacity of primary care, but … set of core mental health treatment and communication skills for primary care receptionists, medical assistants, nurses …