Pilot Program to Expand Behavioral Health Care for Adolescents Within Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Mills-Peninsula Health Services

Description

The goal is to assess the effectiveness of a new adolescent behavioral health intervention in primary care clinics. The intervention is designed to help identify, treat, and effectively refer adolescent patients with behavioral health concerns via training, navigation services, and care management services.

PI is Daniel Becker, M.D., Mills Peninsula Medical Center. Other co-investigators are Amy Henegan, M.D., and Kimberly Erlich, MSN, R.N., MPH, CPNP, CPMHS.

Principal Investigator

External PI, Principal Investigator

Co-Investigator(s)

Ellis C. Dillon, Ph.D.

Funder

Private gift and Sutter Health matching

Start Date

April 01, 2013

End Date

December 31, 2018

Research Topics

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