Mission: The center seeks sustainable ways to increase primary care providers'capacity to improve function, reduce distress, and prevent disability among children with mental health problems. Background: The mental health issues treated in pediatric primary care are characterized by high prevalence and a preponderance of children with impairment but without a diagnosis. Parent distress frequently complicates children's mental health problems and requires simultaneous attention. The ability to engage families around their needs promotes access to treatment and contributes to reducing ethnic (disparities. Goal and specific aims: The Center will develop an evidence-based model for mental health in primary care that 1) applies to the range of problems seen in primary care, 2) engages existing skills and knowledge of families and pediatric providers, and 3) results in sustainable increases in the mental health treatment capacity of primary care.
Its specific aims are to: 1) adapt Wagner's Chronic Care Model (CCM) of primary care mental health service to include treatment based on """"""""common factors"""""""" and """"""""common treatment elements."""""""";la) within the CCM's 5 domains, address priority research needs related to the impact of common factors and their implementation in office practice;lb) develop packages of practical interventions, built around domains of the adapted CCM, for larger scale trials in pediatric primary care;2) develop measurements, study designs and analytic methods to efficiently assess outcomes in community settings;and 3) stimulate innovation in pediatric mental health services through multidisciplinary and community-academic collaboration, attracting new and diverse scholars and providing a resource for scientists, policy makers, and advocates. Methods: The Center's faculty is a team of pediatricians, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other scholars from six institutions that include rural, suburban, and urban settings. Their work is informed by ties to the American Academy of Pediatrics'Task Force on Mental Health and leaders in state mental health policy. Guidance and focus come from a community advisory committee and a national scientific advisory board. Research Methods Core studies address priority questions about the evidence base for common factors, the burden of mental health care, and feasible clinical data systems. Principal Research Core studies test complementary common factors approaches for children with anxiety problems. The Operations Core promotes recruiting underrepresented trainees, meaningful community interaction, quality control, and innovative study design.

Public Health Relevance

The Center's work develops a model of mental health prevention and treatment that can be practically implemented in pediatric primary care. The model has the potential to make care available to populations that currently have limited access to specialized mental health services. It will create a resource for other researchers in this field and lay the groundwork for larger scale, community-based trials.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type
Exploratory Grants (P20)
Project #
5P20MH086048-04
Application #
8416418
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZMH1-ERB-B (01))
Program Officer
Pintello, Denise
Project Start
2010-04-09
Project End
2015-01-31
Budget Start
2013-02-01
Budget End
2014-01-31
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
2013
Total Cost
$804,057
Indirect Cost
$350,707
Name
Johns Hopkins University
Department
Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
Schools of Public Health
DUNS #
001910777
City
Baltimore
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
21218
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