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April 4, 2026Psychiatric Services2 citations

Pediatric Mental Health Practice Change: A Scalable Model for Training and Evaluation

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PJPeter S. JensenCGCathryn A. GalanterMWMark L. Wolraich

Key Points

  • To develop a model that improves readiness for delivering pediatric mental health care among primary care clinicians.
  • Developed a Continuing Medical Education (CME) model for pediatric mental health training.
  • Created a measurement tool to assess readiness and changes in practice.
  • Evaluated the model's effectiveness in primary care settings.
  • Demonstrated lasting improvements in clinician readiness for pediatric mental health care delivery.
  • The measurement tool effectively captured changes in practice in a reliable manner.
  • Provided a practical framework for evaluating pediatric mental health training initiatives.

Abstract

This CME model produced durable improvements in PCCs' readiness to deliver pediatric mental health care. The accompanying theory-informed measurement tool reliably captured these changes and may offer a practical, domain-specific framework for evaluating multidisorder pediatric mental health training initiatives in primary care.

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Jensen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d0ae68659487ece0fa46c8https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20250509
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