title: Pediatric Community Mental Health.
abstract: The emotional health and wellbeing of children and adolescents and their families is of utmost importance. Pediatricians are at the front line in identifying mental illness in children and adolescents and either linking them to resources in the community or providing treatment options themselves. Collaboration and integrative health care models is the cornerstone of effective strategies to provide access and quality mental health care to children and families in communities across the country.
authors.affiliation: Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010.
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Cullins
authors.affiliation: Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gabriel
authors.affiliation: Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010.
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Solages
authors.affiliation: Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Call
authors.affiliation: Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010.
authors.forename: Shalice
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McKnight
authors.affiliation: Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010.
authors.forename: Milangel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Concepcion
authors.affiliation: Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010.
authors.forename: Jang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cho
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008603:Mental Health; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology