Behavioral Health Resources: Start Here

These toolkits for pediatricians provide comprehensive and efficient collections of guidelines and materials for supporting child mental health in primary care practice.

Addressing Mental Health Concerns in Pediatrics: A Practical Resource Toolkit for Clinicians, 2nd edition: The tools in this collection align with the current AAP Mental Health Competencies for Pediatric Practice, giving you convenient access to core content, forms, screening and assessment resources, plus videos demonstrating conversation techniques firsthand.

Resources for Advancing Mental Health in Pediatrics (RAMP): Curriculum developed by Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Resources for Advancing Mental Health in Pediatrics (RAMP). The curriculum is an interactive, comprehensive introduction to mental health care in pediatrics.

Virginia Mental Health Access Program (VMAP) Guidebook: The Virginia Mental Health Access Program Guide for Promoting Child and Adolescent Behavioral and Mental Health in Primary Care (VMAP Guidebook) is a compilation of evidence-based practices, up-to-date resources, and practical knowledge specifically geared towards pediatric and adolescent health care providers.

Maryland Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care (BHIPP): Maryland Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care (BHIPP) supports the efforts of primary care and emergency medicine professionals to assess and manage the mental health needs of their patients from infancy through the transition to young-adulthood.