NNCPAP in the news
NNCPAP in the news
NNCPAP in the News
View the latest articles, videos, and podcasts featuring child psychiatry access programs
National Media
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Required: A Commitment to Funding State Child Psychiatry Access Programs
Mar 2024, MedCity News
"Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently described mental health as “the defining public health crisis of our time.” No crisis can be tackled without the proper tools."
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Designing a Referral Network to Address the Youth Mental Health Crisis
Mar 2023, Tech Target
State and regional referral networks improve access to psychiatrist consults, expanding access to care amid the youth mental health crisis.
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Children's Mental Health Gets Millions In Funding From The Biden Administration
Aug 2021, NPR News
The Biden Administration addresses the toll the pandemic has had on the mental health of youth with new funding to expand Pediatric Mental Health Access Programs (PMHCA).
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Pediatric Meltdown Podcast
Jan 2021, Apple Podcasts
This episode features a conversation between NNCPAP founder, John Straus, MD, NNCPAP Board member and Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Michigan (home of MC3), Sheila Marcus, MD, and Pediatric Meltdown host and pediatrician Lia Gaggino, MD.
State/Local Media
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Meeting Nevadans’ mental Health needs challenged by limited resources, isolated efforts
Dec 2024, The Nevada Independent
“Nevada has nowhere to go but up on youth mental health services. A lack of sustainable funding has prevented a more unified network of care.”
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New program launches to help keiki with mental health in Hawaii
Oct 2024, KHON2 News
"A new program is launching to help kids struggling with mental health get the resources they need goes here."
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Symposium Promotes Mental Health Awareness for Arkansas Youth
Aug 2024, UAMS News
"Educators from throughout the state attended the inaugural Arkansas Mental Health Access for Pediatric Primary Care (ARMAPP) School-Based Mental Health Symposium."
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Program aims to expand children’s mental health access
Aug 2024, WCAX 3 News
"With a major shortage of therapists trained to help Vermont’s kids, it can take months before a child gets mental health help. One program is working to change that."
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CHCC-CGC launches Pediatric Mental Healthcare Access Program
Aug 2024, Saipan Tribune
"The Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. Community Guidance Center is proud to announce the successful launch of the Pediatric Mental Healthcare Access Program, a significant step toward addressing the critical shortage of children’s mental health services in the CNMI."
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Adolescent Substance Use Treatment: How Can We Expand Access and Support PCPs?
Jun 2024, Psychiatry Advisor
“Amidst an ongoing epidemic of drug overdose deaths in the United States,1 the demand for accessible and affordable adolescent substance use treatment in 2024 is likely to be greater than ever before.”
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Help is a phone call away for pediatricians treating kids with mental health concerns
Jan 2024, Rhode Island Current
“Now how to ensure hotline connecting children’s primary care doctors and psychiatrists continues after funding ends?”
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Virginia data shows severe shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists
Dec 2023, Virginia Mercury
"There is a significant shortage of practicing child and adolescent psychiatrists, or CAPs, across the United States, according to data from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. A new program looks to address this."
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New study details how KSKidsMAP helps doctors deliver mental health care to children
Feb 2023, KU School of Medicine-Wichita
"The need is evident, as 99 of 105 Kansas counties are short of mental health providers. That leaves primary care clinicians trying to fill a gap, especially in rural areas."
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Illinois launching new youth mental health program
Nov 2022, WGEM News
"The Pritzker administration announced Tuesday that Illinois is launching a new $2.5 million federally funded program to help pediatricians and other healthcare providers meet the mental health needs of children."
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Pediatric Access Line Expands Mental Health Services for NV Children, Teens
Sept 2022, Las Vegas Medical District
"With mental health problems in youth a growing concern worldwide, here, in Southern Nevada, the lack of mental health care for children and teens is particularly alarming for Dr. Lisa Durette."
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Children's Mental Health Is in Crisis
Jun 2022, Medicine at Michigan
"People are calling me, saying, 'I and my child have been in the ER for a couple of days now, waiting for a bed. My child is suicidal. We can't go home … and I'm terrified. What do I do? How can you help?'"
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Pediatric mental health care need rises, according to UMMC researcher
Dec 2021, WJTV News
"The demand for pediatric mental health care services increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study including University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) experts found."
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A lifeline for primary care amid a crisis in youth mental health
Nov 2021, Michigan Health Lab
"Michigan-wide effort connecting primary care providers with psychiatrists and behavioral specialists for consultation and training supports their ability to provide care in local clinics."
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Pioneering state program designed to speed access to mental health resources for Va.’s youth
Jun 2021, Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Sandy Chung’s column features the Virginia Mental Health Access Program (VMAP) and the work it is doing to address the rising mental health needs in the state."
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Virginia unveils new statewide initiative to increase access to mental health services
May 2021, WTKR News
"During May’s Mental Health Month, a new Virginia program embarks to increase access to mental health care."
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Delaware Children's Department wants to expand access to behavioral health for children
Oct 2020, Delaware Public Media
"Delaware Child Psychiatry Access Program (DC-PAP) is featured on Delaware public radio to illict interest in pediatric practice enrollment."