Maine Pediatric and Behavioral Health Partnership (MPBHP)

Program Overview:

The Mission of the Maine Pediatric and Behavioral Health Partnership (MPBHP) is to educate, support and empower pediatric care providers through training and ongoing web-based and telephonic patient care consultations with behavioral health providers.

The vision of the Maine Pediatric and Behavioral Health Partnership (MPBHP) is to foster enhanced children’s behavioral health throughout Maine, especially in rural and medically underserved areas.

• Increase timely detection, assessment, treatment, and referral of children and adolescents with behavioral health disorders in pediatric care settings

• Improve access to behavioral healthcare for children and adolescents, especially in rural and underserved areas

• Increase knowledge of pediatric behavioral health through continuing education/ training and resources for healthcare providers

• Increase access to resources for families and communities

• Sustain strategies and interventions that are effective in improving practice

Services Offered:

• Telephone Consultation (1-833-672-4711)

• Patient Care Coordination/Resources and Referral Services

• Educational Offerings: Monthly Webinars and ECHO Learning Series

Website: www.BHpartnersforME.org

Primary Contact: Shelley Illingworth

Email: shelley.illingworth@maine.gov

Year started: 2021

HRSA Awardee: Yes

Does the program provide state-wide coverage?  We are starting with the focus areas on 7 counties then will expand. However we will not turn providers away who are asking for services.

Funding: HRSA and state

Program Materials:

• N/A

Additional access programs:

• The Consultation Project

Last Update: July 22, 2022