This book provides a step-by-step guide to integrating early childhood behavioral health care into primary care with hands-on advice for creating, implementing, and evaluating programs. It discusses the unique advantages of pediatric primary care as a setting for mental health services from birth into the early school years, particularly for addressing parent/child stress and trauma issues.
The book:
- Outlines the implementation of integrated early childhood behavioral health programming into pediatric primary care
- Explores the process of programming, evaluation, reimbursement, silos, and workforce training
- Details the effects of toxic stress and the scientific basis for prevention and intervention during early childhood
- Examines universal screening for early childhood social-emotional and developmental problems?
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
