Professional Development and Practice Toolkits
Online collections of mental health resources for mental health providers.
Comprehensive Child Mental Health Toolkits for Pediatricians
The Roadmap Project: Project from the American Board of Pediatrics to improve emotional health among pediatric patients with chronic conditions and their families.
Maryland Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care (BHIPP): Website includes “Quick Tips for Providers,” screening instruments, anti-racism resources, and more.
Massachusetts CPAC Diagnostic Resources: Guidelines and clinical pearls from the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program.
The REACH Institute: REACH provides thousands of primary care providers, therapists, and health care institutions with training in the best evidence-based therapies in order to better diagnose, treat and manage child and adult mental health issues.
Screening & Assessment
Domain-Specific Screening Tools: List from DC Healthcheck of screening tools that can be used to gather further information after a borderline or positive score on a first-line screening tool.
Washington State CBT+ Initiative: Extensive online resource of 4 evidence-based pediatric CBT interventions (CBT for depression, CBT for anxiety, trauma-focused CBT, and Parent Management Training). For patients with anxiety, see sections on “Coping Skills” and “CBT for Anxiety.” For patients with trauma disorders, see also “CBT for Trauma” section.
TherapistAid Free Worksheets: Free printable worksheets for kids and teens on basic CBT concepts including the Cognitive Triangle, Core Beliefs, and Thinking Traps.
Effective Child Therapy: Family-facing website explaining evidence-based therapy treatments for specific child emotional and behavioral problems. From the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
Psychopharmacology Resources
Michigan Pediatric and Perinatal Psychopharmacology Cards: Reference cards from the MC3 mental health access program at the University of Michigan.
ADHD Medication Guide from Cohen Children’s Medical Center and Northwell Health: The ADHD Medication Guide© is a visual aid for professionals caring for individuals with ADHD. The guide includes only medications indicated for the treatment of ADHD by the FDA. In clinical practice, this guide may be used to assist patients in identifying medications previously tried, and may allow clinicians to identify ADHD medication options for the future.
Billing & Coding Resources
AAP Billing and Coding Fact Sheets: The AAP provides coding fact sheets that outline the various codes for patient visits.
National Council for Mental Wellbeing Resources for Financing the Future of Integrated Care: Designed to help provider organizations sustainably finance integrated care. The Decision Support Tool empowers providers to estimate Medicare and Medicaid revenue across prominent integrated care services to finance these services more effectively in community mental health care, substance use treatment and primary care provider organizations.
