Now Recruiting: AAP Pediatric Mental Health Care: Access and Capacity Building in Primary Care ECHO & AAP Suicide Prevention Clinical ECHO – Cohort 2

The North Dakota Pediatric Mental Health Care team (www.ndpmhca.org) was made aware of this wonderful training opportunity from the American Academy of Pediatrics.  You do not need to be an AAP member to attend.  Please share broadly with your network!

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is now recruiting for the following ECHO programs launching in June and July 2023:

• AAP Pediatric Mental Health Care: Access and Capacity Building in Primary Care ECHO
• AAP Suicide Prevention Clinical ECHO – Cohort 2

Please see below for more information and learn how to register!

To learn more about Project ECHO at the AAP please visit: www.aap.org/projectecho.
Please share with your interested colleagues and through your professional networks.

Now Recruiting: AAP Pediatric Mental Health Care: Access and Capacity Building in Primary Care ECHO

This ECHO program will focus on supporting pediatric primary care professionals (PCP) 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 pediatric PCPs to develop and implement effective strategies to foster long-term relational health and healthy mental development as well as identify, treat, and manage mental and behavioral health concerns in the primary care setting, with a specific focus on utilization of Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) programs.

This 6 session ECHO will be held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 11am CT/12pm ET/10am MT/9am PT. ECHO sessions will be held on: June 28, July 12, July 26, August 9, August 23, September 13.
Register Online Here! Questions?  Contact Lisa Brock, Program Manager, ECHO Initiatives at  lbrock@aap.org.  

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1,700,000 with no percentage financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the US Government.

Now Recruiting: AAP and AFSP Suicide Prevention Clinical ECHO – Cohort 2
Primary care practices are invited to participate in an ECHO telementoring program related to youth suicide prevention between July 2023 and February 2024. During the program, participants will increase their knowledge and self-efficacy regarding best practices to support youth at risk for suicide, based on strategies described in the Blueprint for Youth Suicide Prevention. This ECHO program will have 8 sessions held on the 3rd Friday of the month at 12pm CT/1pm ET from July 2023 through February 2024 and physicians who meet requirements can earn 25 MOC part 4 credits.

To learn more about this ECHO program, including the eligibility, benefits, and requirements to participate, please click here to read our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document.
Register online here by June 30, 2023. Application review will begin for those who apply by July 7, 2023. For more information, please contact Jessie Leffelman, Program Manager, at jleffelman@aap.org.