Bringing mental health care into pediatricians' offices works, finds 5-year study

(Boston Children's Hospital) A five-year study at Boston Children's Hospital reports success with a program it started in 2013 to bring much-needed behavioral health services directly into primary care pediatricians' offices. As reported today in Pediatrics, the program improved children's access to behavioral health care, with only minor increases in cost, and got high marks from participating pediatric practices.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news