POPULATION

Youth ages 6-17, parents and pediatric  primary care practitioners - physician, physician assistant, and nurse.

FOCUS

End the wait list for a child psychiatrist. A 'LEVER' (Learn, Empower, Validate, Evaluate, Replicate) gives any  county the skills of psychiatry for early treatment of anxiety, ADHD and depression. Rotary members can introduce this new resource and several supports to make implementation practical.

OVERVIEW  

The core details and registration are online (BuildingBridgesofUnderstanding.org)
1. Self-paced Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Clinical Manual for Pediatric Practitioner
2. Guided Self Management Toolkits for Families low level treatment to develop coping skills
3. Training for Behavioral Health Clinician and digital Behavioral Health Clinician Manual

BENEFITS

• Practitioner competence and confidence
• Practical to begin low level treatment within the routine encounter time then follow up
• Reimbursement at practitioner billing codes
• Patients improve ‘much or very much’ on the Clinical Global Impression Improvement scale (CG-1)
• Parents answer ’We trust you with [our child's] care’ in the National Research Corporation (NRC Health) survey
• Allows child psychiatrists to focus on severe or complex cases

COST

• US $50 per CME hour; supplements are free
  
  

A LEVER CONTENTS

• BuildingBridgesOfUnderstanding.org  registration link; supplemental information
• NNCPAP.org/Map psychiatrist supports for practitioners
• RAGonMentalHealth.org suggestions for introducing this new resource to your community
• NACHC.org National Association of Community Health Centers to find the health center in your county 
  
  

CONTACT FOR MORE INFORMATION

Email Bob Anthony (rwa1645@gmail.com) or visit the Boston Children's Hospital website BuildingBridgesOfUnderstanding.org