Mental Health Practice Tools and Resources

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Below are a collection of practice resources for health professionals to address mental health concerns and support healthy mental development.

Readying the Practice

Mental Health Competencies for Pediatric Practice

This tool is a quick reference to the competencies that may be most relevant to your practice.

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Core Pediatric Mental Health Competencies

This tool is a quick reference to the competencies that may be most relevant to your practice.

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Pediatric Mental Health Competencies: A Detailed Outline for Use by Pediatric Educators

This tool gives pediatric educators a quick reference to the policies outlined in Mental Health Competencies for Pediatric Practice.

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Mental Health Practice Readiness Inventory

A tool to assess the extent to which a practice promotes and supports various components related to mental health practice.

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Glossary of Mental Health and Substance Use Terms

A reference for key concepts and terms that are commonly used in the fields of mental health and substance use.

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"Mom! Dad! Ask about my emotional development, too."

These posters can be used to promote discussions with patients and families about healthy mental development as part of overall health.

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Spanish - Adolescent Girl

Practice Workflow

Algorithm: Integration of Mental Health Care Into Pediatric Practice

Depicts a process by which mental health services can be woven into practice flow.

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Mental Health Tools for Pediatrics

A compilation of tools that are potentially useful at each stage of a clinical process through which mental health content can be integrated into pediatric care. (Note: Inclusion of a tool in this list does not indicate endorsement by the American Academy of Pediatrics).

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Brief Mental Health Update

Offers several possible approaches for obtaining a mental health update.

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Brief Interventions and Symptom-Based Care

Common Factors Approach: HEL2P3 to Build a Better Alliance

Foundational communication skills for building a therapeutic alliance that are components of effective interventions common to diverse therapies across multiple diagnoses.

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Common Elements Approaches: Brief Interventions for Common Pediatric Primary Care Problems

Components of psychosocial therapies that apply to a group of related conditions.

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Symptoms and Signs Suggestive of Mental Health and Substance Use Concerns

A list of signs and symptoms by age that are suggestive of mental health and substance use concerns.

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Effective Referrals

Sources of Key Mental Health Services

A list of key mental health specialty services and possible community resources that provide them.

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PracticeWise Evidence-Based Child and Adolescent Psychosocial Interventions

Tool developed by PracticeWise intended to guide practitioners, educators, youths, and families in developing appropriate plans using psychosocial interventions.

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Evidence-Based Interventions for Children Younger Than 5 Years

A reference that identifies evidence-based interventions for children under 5 in a variety of areas of need.

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Primary Care Referral and Feedback Form

This tool provides a template for referral to and feedback from a mental health specialist.

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HIPAA Privacy Rule and Provider to Provider Communication

This tool can help address common questions—and provide scenarios—about when it’s appropriate to share your patients’ or clients’ health information with other providers under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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Family Handouts

The AAP has developed a number of handouts and resources to support families in managing mental health concerns or supporting healthy mental development. These include family handouts as well as Healthychildren.org articles.

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Telehealth Visits

Telehealth visits can be used to address mental health stressors, symptoms, and conditions. Review these resources that provide important considerations when using telehealth services.

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Last Updated

12/05/2024

Source

American Academy of Pediatrics

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