Integrating Behavioral Health in Primary Care: Lessons from Interdisciplinary Collaboration in School Mental Health

Kathryn Mancini; Katelyn Wargel; Brian P Daly; Shannon Litke; Jenna Kiely; Paul Flaspohler

doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2022.04.012

Integrating Behavioral Health in Primary Care: Lessons from Interdisciplinary Collaboration in School Mental Health

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2022 Aug;69(4):709-723. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2022.04.012.

Authors

Kathryn Mancini¹, Katelyn Wargel², Brian P Daly³, Shannon Litke³, Jenna Kiely⁴, Paul Flaspohler⁵

Affiliations

¹ MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44019, USA.
² Miami University, 90 North Patterson Avenue, Oxford, OH 45056, USA.
³ Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
⁴ PolicyLab and the Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), 734 Schuylkill Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19146, USA.
⁵ Miami University, 90 North Patterson Avenue, Oxford, OH 45056, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 35934495
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2022.04.012

Abstract

Integrating behavioral health care into pediatric primary care (PPC) settings can increase access to behavioral health promotion services and treatment. Efficient models for integrated PPC are emerging. Recent reviews call for integrated PPC research to better identify efficient teaming and processes, particularly in areas of building integrated PPC team member capacity and adopting practices that promote "upstream" behavioral wellness specific to community needs. Research in integrating behavioral health in schools has identified key practices relevant to these gaps in integrated primary care (IPC) research. This article discusses possibilities to apply findings from integrated school behavioral health research to IPC settings.

Keywords: Behavioral health promotion; Integrated primary care; Interdisciplinary team; Population-based care; Prevention; Team capacity.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Humans
Mental Health
Mental Health Services*
Primary Health Care
Psychiatry*
Schools