The purpose of the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) and the American Rescue Plan Act Pediatric Mental Health Care Access New Area Expansion (ARP-PMHCA) programs is to promote behavioral health integration into pediatric primary care by supporting pediatric mental health care telehealth access programs. State or regional networks of pediatric mental health care teams will provide tele-consultation, training, technical assistance, and care coordination for pediatric primary care providers to diagnose, treat, and refer children with behavioral health conditions. Successful recipients will focus on achieving health equity related to racial, ethnic, and geographic disparities in access to care, especially in rural (including frontier and hard- to-reach) and other underserved areas. PMHCA/ARP-PMHCA advance HRSA strategic plan goals to improve access to quality health services, foster a health care workforce able to address current and emerging needs, achieve health equity, and enhance population health.
For the PMHCA/ARP-PMHCA programs, telehealth is defined as the use of electronic information and telecommunication technologies to support and promote long-distance clinical consultation, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration. Permitted telehealth modalities between providers include (but are not limited to): real-time video, telephonic communications, store-and-forward imaging, and mobile health (mHealth) applications.
Project Officer(s): Kelly Dawson Hughes, MPH , Cara de la Cruz, PhD , Katherine Gainer, MPH , Madhavi Reddy, MSPH , Jordanna Snyder, MPH, CHES
Funded Projects:
- Alabama Department of Mental Health
Grant Title: Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program
Location: Montgomery, AL
Region: 4 - Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Grant Title: Partnership Access Line - Pediatric Alaska (PAL-PAK)
Location: Anchorage, AK
Region: 10 - Chickasaw Nation
Grant Title: The Chickasaw Nation (CN) Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) Project
Location: Ada, OK
Region: 6 - Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Grant Title: Colorado Pediatric Psychiatry Consultation & Access Program
Location: Denver, CO
Region: 8 - Connecticut Department of Children and Families
Grant Title: ACCESS MH CT Expansion Project
Location: Hartford, CT
Region: 1 - Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth, and their Families
Grant Title: Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program
Location: Wilmington, DE
Region: 3 Florida Department of Health
In Collaboration With:
Grant Title: Florida Pediatric Mental Health Collaborative (FPMHC)
Location: Miami, FL
Region: 4- Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Grant Title: Georgia Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program
Location: Atlanta, GA
Region: 4 - Government of District of Columbia
Grant Title: DC MAP (Mental Health Access in Pediatrics)
Location: Washington, DC
Region: 3 - Hawaii Department of Health
Grant Title: Hawaii Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Project
Location: Honolulu, HI
Region: 9 - Health Research, Inc.
Grant Title: Project TEACH (Training and Education for the Advancement of Childrens Health)
Location: Albany, NY
Region: 2 - Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
Grant Title: Indiana Behavioral Access Program for Youth (Be Happy)
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Region: 5 - Iowa Department of Public Health
Grant Title: Iowa Pediatric Mental Health Collaborative
Location: Des Moines, IA
Region: 7 - Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Grant Title: KSKidsMAP to Mental Wellness
Location: Topeka, KS
Region: 7 - Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Grant Title: Kentucky Mental Health Care Access for Pediatric Populations
Location: Frankfort, KY
Region: 4 - Louisiana Department of Health
Grant Title: Louisiana Pediatric Mental Health Access Program (LaPMHCA)
Location: New Orleans, LA
Region: 6 - Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Grant Title: Maine Pediatric Mental Health Access Program
Location: Augusta, ME
Region: 1 - Maryland Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration
Grant Title: BHIPP TAP: Maryland Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program
Location: Catonsville, MD
Region: 3 - Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Grant Title: Massachusetts Pediatric Mental Health Care Access for Children under Six
Location: Boston, MA
Region: 1 - Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Grant Title: Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Region: 5 - Minnesota Department of Health
Grant Title: Minnesota Pediatric Mental Health Access Program
Location: St. Paul, MN
Region: 5 - Mississippi Department of Mental Health
Grant Title: Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program
Location: Jackson, MS
Region: 4 - Missouri Department of Mental Health
Grant Title: Missouri Child Psychiatry Access Project
Location: Jefferson City, MO
Region: 7 - Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Grant Title: Montana Access to Pediatric Psychiatry Network
Location: Helena, MT
Region: 8 - Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Grant Title: Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program
Location: Lincoln, NE
Region: 7 - Nevada Division of Child and Family Services
Grant Title: Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program
Location: Carson City, NV
Region: 9 - New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Grant Title: Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program
Location: Concord, NH
Region: 1 - New Jersey Department of Health
Grant Title: Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program
Location: Trenton, NJ
Region: 2 - New Mexico Department of Health
Grant Title: NM Access to Behavioral Health for Children (NM-ABC)
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Region: 6 - North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Grant Title: Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program
Location: Raleigh, NC
Region: 4 - North Dakota Department of Health
Grant Title: Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program
Location: Bismarck, ND
Region: 8 - Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Grant Title: Oklahoma Child Access Psychiatry Program (OK-CPAP)
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Region: 6 - Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
Grant Title: Expanding and Enhancing Pediatric Mental Health Care to Native American communities: A Indigenous Health Toolkit Pilot
Location: Red Lake, MN
Region: 5 - Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Grant Title: Northern California Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Portal
Location: Oakland, CA
Region: 9 - Rhode Island Department of Health
Grant Title: Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program
Location: Providence, RI
Region: 1 - South Carolina Department of Mental Health
Grant Title: Pediatric Mental Health Care Consultation and Services (PMACS)
Location: Columbia, SC
Region: 4 - Tennessee Department of Health
Grant Title: Tennessee Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program
Location: Nashville, TN
Region: 4 - The Republic of Palau
Grant Title: Palau Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Project
Location: Koror, PW
Region: 9 - Vermont Agency of Human Services
Grant Title: Vermont Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program
Location: Waterbury, VT
Region: 1 - Virgin Islands Department of Health Group
Grant Title: VI MCH Pediatric Mental Health Care Access
Location: Charlotte Amalie, VI
Region: 2 - Virginia Department of Health
Grant Title: Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program
Location: Richmond, VA
Region: 3 - Washington State Department of Health
Grant Title: SAFES - Supporting Adolescents and Families Experiencing Suicidality
Location: Tumwater, WA
Region: 10 - West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Grant Title: WV Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Project
Location: Charleston, WV
Region: 3 - Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Grant Title: Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program
Location: Madison, WI
Region: 5 - Wyoming Department of Health
Grant Title: Wyoming Pediatric Health Care Access Project: Expanding Access to Mental Health Services Using Telehealth
Location: Cheyenne, WY
Region: 8