Advocating for children, adolescents, families, and all who care for kids
Chris Ladish, PhD | Chief Clinical Officer, Pediatric Behavioral Health Mary Bridge Children’s | MultiCare Behavioral Health The continuation of a global pandemic, effect of prolonged virtual learning, and the […]
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Washington’s Mental Health Referral Service for Children and Teens connects patients and families with evidence-supported outpatient mental health services in their community. This free, telephone-based referral service is funded by […]
Stacy Tarango, MD, FAAP Trustee, WCAAP On January 24th, I traveled from Spokane to Olympia for the WCAAP’s Children’s Mental Health Forum. Our team of pediatricians in psychiatric, emergency, and […]
Jamie Kautz, MSW, LICSW | Director, Pediatric Care Continuum Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network In 2018, Mary Bridge ushered in a targeted program for patients and families receiving […]
Michelle Izumizaki, MPH Program Coordinator, WCAAP WCAAP has been holding free 90-minute trainings throughout the state to support pediatric health care providers to provide Adolescent and Maternal Depression Screenings in […]
Anna Ratzliff, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Depression Therapy Research Endowed Professorship Director, AIMS Center Director, UW Integrated Care Training Program The collaborative care model (CoCM) of integrated behavioral health care […]
Friday, September 21, 2018 3:00-6:00PM Community Health of Central Washington – Yakima Explore the Collaborative Care model and learn about bringing integrated, financially sustainable behavioral health care into the pediatric […]
Robert Hilt, MD, FAAP Trustee, WCAAP AAP recommends routine (annual) depression screening for adolescents due to depression being a common and treatable problem, which often goes unrecognized and untreated. For […]
Lacey Coffin Greene WCAAP Program Manager Through Pediatric Transforming Clinical Practices Initiative (P-TCPI), we are fortunate to work with a team of Behavioral Health Champions representing all 9 Accountable Communities […]
