What is it about?
The landscape of healthcare is evolving due to various factors, including the current mental health crisis and an increased focus on health equity. In response, pediatric primary care has increased its emphasis on health promotion and various integrated behavioral health care models have been developed to increase the breadth and depth of prevention services in primary care. This article describes one integrated behavioral health prevention (IBH-P) model that seeks to promote healthy social emotional development and prevent mental health issues in children who are exposed to complex psychosocial stressors. Specifically, we present the standardization and development of fidelity measures for our IBH-P model.
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Why is it important?
Standardization and fidelity to any new model of care is necessary to determine the impact of the services and ensure adherence to high-quality, equitable care. The current study sought to explore whether we could ensure that our IBH-P services were being delivered using the model’s core content and processes. Findings demonstrate that a) it was feasible to create standardized prevention content that was also flexible and culturally-responsive and b) providers were able to implement the services with a high level of fidelity to the model.
Perspectives
We are passionate that providing preventative services to young children and families is a key piece in responding to the mental health crisis in the United States and other parts of the world. We hope this article is a helpful guide for others who are trying to integrate preventative behavioral health services into primary care clinics. Integrating behavioral health services is challenging but crucial to ensure the overall health and well-being of children, especially those who experience complex psychosocial stressors.
Kate Meister
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
The development of our Integrated Behavioral Health-Prevention model has been a huge undertaking. I hope our work paves the way for additional prevention-focused services that flexibly adapt to meet patient needs and have a lasting positive impact on patient and family health and well-being.
Dr. Jillian Austin
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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This page is a summary of: Learnings from the implementation of standardized content and processes for integrated behavioral health prevention visits., Families Systems & Health, April 2023, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/fsh0000790.
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