Launched in 2018, the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) Programs are supporting behavioral health integration in primary care through new and expanding telehealth access programs – including screening, providing clinical behavioral health consultation, care coordination support, and training – with a focus on rural and underserved areas.
The North Dakota PMHCA program was created in partnership between the North Dakota Department of Health and Sanford Research North. Services provided within the program are by collaborative agreements between the Sanford Behavioral Health Department, Family Voices, and the Heartview Foundation.
The PMHCA program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under grant number U4CMC32325 as part of an award totaling $534,500 with 0% financed with non-governmental sources. The contents reflect the views of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.
The North Dakota Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program (PMHCA) strives to increase the capacity of primary care providers to assess and provide treatment to children and adolescents who have behavioral/mental health conditions by linking them to child and adolescent psychiatry providers and other behavioral health professionals.
