Are you a Missouri Primary Care Provider who has wished for a curbside consultation with a child and adolescent psychiatrist to support better outcomes for your young patients with behavioral health issues? NOW WITH STATEWIDE IMPLENTATION of MO-CPAP, your telephone can become the tool to make that happen.
The Missouri Child Psychiatry Access Project (MO-CPAP) started as a pilot program in 2018. In January 2020, it moved to statewide implementation. Initially funded by Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) with expansion resources provided by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), MO-CPAP aims to support and strengthen primary care providers’ ability to offer mental health care to young patients with mild to moderate behavioral health issues.
Primary care physicians, family physicians, pediatricians, physician assistants and advanced practice nurses can enroll in the project. Enrolled providers are available to access support services such as:
- Telephone consults with child and adolescent psychiatrists regarding screening, diagnosis and management of behavioral health issues,
- Linkage and referral services to connect patients to community-based mental health care and other resources, as well as telephonic follow up coordination to ensure successful connection to care,
- Education and training in identification, assessment and treatment of mild to moderate behavioral health issues.
MO-CPAP is excited to offer MO HealthNet child providers in every Missouri County the opportunity to participate. Simply enroll online and use the consultation warm line to reach our team of child and adolescent psychiatrists and follow up coordinator, who are trained in collaborative care with the goal to increase positive outcomes for behavioral health issues. For more information about the project, or to enroll, visit MO-CPAP’s website https://medicine.missouri.edu/mo-cpap