Child Psychiatry Access Network (CPAN)

Program Overview:

The Child Psychiatry and Perinatal Access Network, CPAN/PeriPAN, can enhance child, youth and women mental health care at your practice and save you time. There is no cost to you or your patients for this evidence-based, clinician-to-clinician program. Texas CPAN/PeriPAN offers real-time access to a multidisciplinary network of mental health experts in your region—including child psychiatrists—for peer-to-peer consults by phone, vetted and personalized referrals and resources, one-time direct patient consultation, and behavioral health CMEs.

Call 888-901-CPAN (2726) No call is too small.

Services Offered:

• Telephone Consultation

• Patient Care Coordination/Resources and Referral Services

• State Funded Monthly CME Activities ~12 per month

• State funded Spring and Fall TEAM ECHO programming

• Pilot program for SAFETY-A training for PCPs to more effectively manage youth suicide

• Piloting provision of face-to-face/telethealth clinical consultation and Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network to 4 of the 12 regions

Website: https://tcmhcc.utsystem.edu/child-psychiatry-access-network-cpan/

Primary Contact: Laurel Lyn Williams, DO

Email: laurelw@bcm.edu

Year started: 2020

HRSA Awardee: No

Does the program provide state-wide coverage?  Yes

Funding: State legislature

Program Materials:

• CPAN One-pager

• CPAN Map

Additional Access Programs:

• PeriPAN was funded through ARPA COVID-19 aide. This year the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium will be working with the state legislature to incorporate PeriPAN into the statue for services.

Last Update: August 6, 2024