Mental Health Resource Connection
Need
The Centers for Disease Control estimate that 13-20% of children every year need professional help for mental health problems. Timely access to appropriate care results in better outcomes for children and families, as well as decreased inappropriate utilization of medical services.
The scarcity of pediatric mental health resources for children is well documented, with only 8,300 practicing child and adolescent psychiatrists and over 15 million children in need of services.
Research published in the May, 2015 New England Journal of Medicine indicated that only 44% of children with severe problems were receiving any type of therapy.
Research indicates that primary care physicians are typically …show more content…
Follow up with the family to determine compliance.
Communicate with the Primary Care Physician the patient’s status, thereby enhancing continuity of care.
• MHRC has managed over 6,000 referrals since February of 2012. Approximately 35% of those patients were CareSource members.
Proposal
• We request funding of $112,500 over the next 18 months to continue to provide this service to CareSource patients, with enhanced follow up to determine the impact of program.
Program Evaluation
• Number of CareSource patients who receive services.
• Number of patients who make an appointment with a mental health professional.
• Number of CareSource patients who attend the first session.
• Timeliness of appointments with mental health practitioners.
• Identification of service gaps in our community, with communication to the newly formed board of community agencies serving children with mental health and developmental needs (Advisory Alliance)
• Utilization metrics: Compared with a representative cohort, how do CareSource patients utilizing this service compare on the following?
Emergency Department Utilization
Inpatient admissions
Benefits to CareSource and the
Need
The Centers for Disease Control estimate that 13-20% of children every year need professional help for mental health problems. Timely access to appropriate care results in better outcomes for children and families, as well as decreased inappropriate utilization of medical services.
The scarcity of pediatric mental health resources for children is well documented, with only 8,300 practicing child and adolescent psychiatrists and over 15 million children in need of services.
Research published in the May, 2015 New England Journal of Medicine indicated that only 44% of children with severe problems were receiving any type of therapy.
Research indicates that primary care physicians are typically …show more content…
Follow up with the family to determine compliance.
Communicate with the Primary Care Physician the patient’s status, thereby enhancing continuity of care.
• MHRC has managed over 6,000 referrals since February of 2012. Approximately 35% of those patients were CareSource members.
Proposal
• We request funding of $112,500 over the next 18 months to continue to provide this service to CareSource patients, with enhanced follow up to determine the impact of program.
Program Evaluation
• Number of CareSource patients who receive services.
• Number of patients who make an appointment with a mental health professional.
• Number of CareSource patients who attend the first session.
• Timeliness of appointments with mental health practitioners.
• Identification of service gaps in our community, with communication to the newly formed board of community agencies serving children with mental health and developmental needs (Advisory Alliance)
• Utilization metrics: Compared with a representative cohort, how do CareSource patients utilizing this service compare on the following?
Emergency Department Utilization
Inpatient admissions
Benefits to CareSource and the