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ERIC Number: ED579003
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Mar
Pages: 28
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Using Medicaid to Help Young Children and Parents Access Mental Health Services: Results of a 50-State Survey. Updated
Smith, Sheila; Granja, Maribel; Ekono, Mercedes; Robbins, Taylor; Nagarur, Mahathi
National Center for Children in Poverty
As states work to strengthen supports for young children's mental health, often with the goal of reducing the incidence of costly conditions at later ages, they face the question of how to finance new or expanded services. This brief examines states' use of Medicaid as a key source of funding for early childhood mental health (ECMH) services. It presents the results of a 50-state survey that gathered information from state administrators about Medicaid coverage of the following services for children from birth to age 6: (1) Child screening for social-emotional problems; (2) Maternal depression screening in pediatric; and family medicine settings; (3) Mental health services in a pediatric or family medicine setting; (4) Mental health services in child care and early education settings; (5) Mental health services in the home setting; (6) Dyadic (parent-child) treatment; (7) Parenting programs to address child mental health needs; and (8) Case management/care coordination. In addition to asking about whether states cover each type of service, the survey also collected information about policies related to coverage. The results of the survey can help stakeholders from a variety of sectors, including advocates, Medicaid administrators, and leaders in early childhood and philanthropy, examine options for improving Medicaid coverage of ECMH services and the quality of covered services.
National Center for Children in Poverty. 215 West 125th Street Third Floor, New York, NY 10027. Tel: 646-284-9600; Fax: 646-284-9623; e-mail: info@nccp.org; Web site: http://www.nccp.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Alliance for Early Success
Authoring Institution: National Center for Children in Poverty
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