The Michigan Child Care Collaborative Program: Building a Telepsychiatry Consultation Service.

The Michigan Child Care Collaborative Program: Building a Telepsychiatry Consultation Service. Psychiatr Serv. 2019 Jul 05;:appips201800151 Authors: Marcus S, Malas N, Dopp R, Quigley J, Kramer AC, Tengelitsch E, Patel PD Abstract This column describes the establishment of the Michigan Child Care Collaborative (MC3), a statewide telepsychiatry consultation program that provides support to primary care providers (PCPs) in meeting the mental health needs of youths and perinatal women. The MC3 program provides cost-effective, timely, remote consultation to primary care providers in an effort to address the lack of access and scarcity of resources in child, adolescent, and perinatal psychiatry. Data from 10,445 service requests are summarized. Common diagnoses included attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and autistic spectrum disorders, with many cases (58%) deemed moderate to severe. Co-occurring psychological trauma was suspected in 9% of service requests. Partnerships, stakeholder roles, PCP engagement, and workflow integration are highlighted as keys to the program's success. PMID: 31272335 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Psychiatric Services - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatr Serv Source Type: research