Indiana
The Indiana Behavioral Health Access Program for Youth (Be Happy)
Be Happy offers free same-day provider-to-provider telephone consultations with a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist related to medication management, assessment and diagnosis, and other pediatric mental health topics. Be Happy is available to all health care professionals (physicians, nurse practitioners, psychologists, nurses, social workers, etc) in the state of Indiana at no cost. The mission of Be Happy is to expand the state's effective mental health workforce by supporting active health care providers who are often asked to assess and treat mental health needs with immediate guidance from psychiatric specialists.
Telephone Consultation
Direct patient services including assessment and therapy
Last Update: March 1, 2023
Services Offered
Patient Care Coordination/Resources and Referral Services
Educational opportunities
Website: https://medicine.iu.edu/psychiatry/clinical-care/behavioral-health
Primary Contact: Celeste Wolfinger
Email: behappy@iupui.edu
Contact Information
Year started: 2019
HRSA Awardee: 2021
Does the program provide state-wide coverage? Yes
Funding: HRSA, Indiana University School Of Medicine, Private Funding