Practice-Based Models of Pediatric Mental Health Care

Pediatric primary care is widely available in the United States and can help address the growing public health crisis in child and adolescent mental health by providing integrated behavioral health services. This article provides an overview of 3 common models of behavioral health integration in pediatric primary care settings: 1) the Child Psychiatry Access Program model, 2) the Primary Care Behavioral Health model, and 3) the Collaborative Care Model. Pediatric primary care practices may evaluate the different features of each model before adopting an approach for integration and consider tailoring it to their practice environments.