Enhancing Child and Adolescent Healthcare: Current Landscape and Future Opportunities
Reflecting on the positive strides in child and adolescent healthcare, the discussion delves into the ongoing health needs, opportunities to optimize existing policies, and longer-term considerations for improving access, workforce capacity, and unique care settings.
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CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH CARE: THOUGHTS ON WHERE WE ARE AND OPPORTUNITIES MOVING FORWARD Brooke Lehmann, MSW, J.D. Capitolworks, LLC brooke@capitolworksllc.com
LETS START WITH THE POSITIVE! Increased access to health coverage Greater emphasis on preventative care Increased awareness of the mental health needs of children and adolescents Continued efforts to increase access to point to care 2
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE CONTINUING HEALTH NEEDS? Mental health crisis starting in early childhood Higher rates of opioid use/addiction Increased suicidality Greatest number of young adults seeking mental health services On-going need for increased access to preventative services in order to avoid more costly care 3
OPPORTUNITIES TO MAXIMIZE EXISTING POLICIES Focus on integrating care: maximize existing providers and access points by providing increased education, skill development, and reimbursement in order to allow a broader array of service delivery to occur This would include increasing utilization of tele-health, eliminating existing payment barriers in order to allow for more comprehensive service delivery, developing more expansive skills among existing workforce such as first responders, teachers, etc. 4
LONGER TERM CONSIDERATIONS Need for increased workforce particularly in child and adolescent mental health care Maintaining Medicaid as an entitlement so as not to further limit reimbursement and therefore access Support alternative sites of care that are unique to the pediatric population such as schools 5
