Behavioral and Mental Health
Learning
How to Help Parents Talk to Their Children About Mental Health
A pediatric psychologist offers strategies clinicians can share with parents to help children talk about how they’re feeling.
A Stronger Start for Kids: Understanding the ASPIRE Model
CMS’s new model focuses on early intervention, care coordination, and whole-child health for children enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP.
How to Train Staff in De-Escalation and Crisis Management
Asynchronous courses allow hospitals to offer critical violence prevention education to nurses and support staff.
Insights
A Documentary on Mental Health: 'The Wait to Nowhere'
This short-form documentary challenges lawmakers to acknowledge the mental health crisis—and act now before more children are lost.
What Youth Suicide Data Tells Us About Prevention Gaps
The first classifications for kids at risk reveal why some fall through the cracks and how systems can support them sooner.
Expanding the Conversation on Preventing Youth Suicide
Learn more about new resources for anyone committed to improving the care for children at risk of suicide.
Solutions
Standardizing Behavioral Health Care to Improve Safety and Outcomes
By aligning teams around shared tools, real-time communication, and specialized expertise, a children’s hospital achieved significant gains in patient care, staff confidence, and system efficiency.
New Toolkit to Strengthen Medicaid EPSDT Implementation
An upcoming Children’s Hospital Association resource will help pediatric hospitals identify and authorize mental health services and address gaps in state Medicaid implementation.
A Tiered Response Model for Behavioral Escalations
A scalable strategy brought consistency across hospital sites and improved results.