Get Involved

Start an ECHO

As an ECHO Superhub, the AAP offers technical assistance and training to organizations and individuals interested in starting a pediatric-specific ECHO program. In addition to signing partnership documents, you and your ECHO team will attend training (can be provided by the AAP) where you learn how to build a successful ECHO program and implement the program in your community. After training, you will be provided access to a library of ECHO replication materials, as well as the global ECHO community. The AAP can continue to provide technical assistance. For more information about starting an ECHO, contact us

Attend an ECHO

The AAP continues to offer a number of Project ECHO programs on various topics to provide members with educational and mentorship opportunities.  If you are interested in joining an ECHO program that will launch soon, please see below for topics, details and contact information.

Currently Recruiting

AAP Pediatric Mental Health Skill Building ECHO

• Goal: This ECHO will focus on supporting pediatric primary care professionals to increase their knowledge, competence and confidence in providing behavioral and mental health care to pediatric patients and their families. The emphasis will be placed on developing brief interventions skills.
• Target Audience: Primary care clinicians
• Timeline: This ECHO will be held on the following Wednesdays.
  • July 31, 2024
  • August 14, 2024
  • August 28, 2024
  • September 11, 2024
• Click here to register

Rural Youth Mental Health ECHO

• Goal: Support health professionals in rural and underserved areas with identifying and treating mental health concerns among children and youth.
• Target Audience: Primary care providers and other health professionals in rural and underserved areas
• Timeline: 2 options
  1. 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 12:00 – 1:00 pm CT starting July 16, 2024
  2. 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm CT starting July 10, 2024
• Click here to register

Social Media and Youth Mental Health ECHO: Strategies for Professionals

• Goal: Understand the risks and benefits of social media and how it impacts youth wellbeing
• Target Audience: Professionals who works with youth including youth & community service organizations, pediatric healthcare professionals, technology industry leaders, policymakers, and other collaborators
• Timeline: Weekly on Tuesdays at 1:00 – 2:00 pm CT from July 16 – August 13
• Click here for more information or register here!

Suicide Prevention Clinical ECHO

• Goal: Provide evidence-based tools, resources, and support on implementing suicide prevention protocols within your practice, with the goal to identify and support youth at risk for suicide in primary care
• Target Audience: Primary care clinicians
• Timeline: Monthly for 1.5 hours from July 2024 – February 2025 – exact date and time to be determined soon
• Click here to register

Upcoming ECHOs

Additional ECHOs will launch in the coming months. If you are interested in the following topics, please contact us and we can share additional information as it becomes available:

• Pediatric Mental Health Care Access ECHOs
• Language Access ECHO
• Community Transformation Poverty ECHO

Join our Pediatric ECHO Learning Collaborative

The AAP hosts virtual meetings to share lessons learned, challenges, collaboration opportunities and best practices related to pediatric ECHOs. To join our pediatric ECHO learning collaborative and receive an invitation to our virtual meetings, contact us.

• Rural Pediatric ECHO Learning Collaborative: The AAP is excited to host this learning collaborative by the AAP National Rural Adolescent and Child Health ECHO Training Center (NRACH ECHO Training Center). This call is open to anyone who is currently running, or interested in learning more, about ECHO programs focused on the rural pediatric population. We will share best practices and challenges and learn about each other’s work. Join us for our next call on August 14, 2024 at 10:00 – 11:00 am Central time.
• Pediatric ECHO Learning Collaborative: Join us to share lessons learned, successes, opportunities, and areas for future collaboration among pediatric ECHO replicators. This call is held quarterly on the last Wednesday of the month at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Central time. 2024 meetings will occur on August 28 and November 27. 

Join our Listserv

To receive our quarterly newsletter and stay informed on the latest news about ECHO at the AAP, request to join our listserv contact us.

Contact Us

If you are interested in learning more about ECHO and/or have any questions, please contact us.