Behavioral and Mental Health
Learning
Understanding EPSDT and Why it Matters for Youth Mental Health
EPSDT helps ensure children receive care that supports their physical, mental, and developmental health.
Youth Suicide Prevention Summer Webinar Series
Seven sessions explore evidence-based strategies to reduce youth suicide and strengthen systems of care.
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
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.
Navigating Culture and Bias in Pediatric Suicide Care
Explore how personal biases and experiences impact suicide care.
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.
