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NEW SAMHSA-FUNDED EARLY CHILDHOOD RESOURCE NOW AVAILABLE ON-LINE
The
Best Beginning: Partnerships Between Primary Health
Care andMental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Young Children and Their
Families Pediatricians are in a unique position to identify early
childhood mental health concerns and family mental health and substance abuse
risk factors. This SAMHSA funded web-based resource features eight
innovative medical home practices that integrate behavioral health screening
for the whole family, facilitate referrals to community services, and offer
follow-up care. This resource describes how the practices use very
different approaches to do it, fund it, and the lessons they learned. A
must read for policy makers and practitioners who want to replicate an
integrated primary care and behavioral health model. To view the
document, go to:
http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/files/products_publications//TACenter/bestbeginfinal.pdf
This report was developed under a cooperative agreement (#SM-04-002/NTTAC) from
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The views, policies and opinions
expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of
SAMHSA or HHS.
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