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Using Medicaid to Help Young Children and Parents Access Mental Health Services: Results of a 50-State Survey (Updated March 2017)

Smith, Sheila; Granja, Maribel R.; Ekono, Mercedes M.; Robbins, Taylor A.; Nagarur, Mahathi

As states work to strengthen supports for young children's mental health, often with the goal of reducing the incidence of costly conditions at later ages, they face the question of how to finance new or expanded services. This brief examines states' use of Medicaid as a key source of funding for early childhood mental health (ECMH) services. It presents the results of a 50-state survey that gathered information from state administrators about Medicaid coverage and related policies concerning the following services for children from birth to age 6: Child screening for social-emotional problems; Maternal depression screening in pediatric and family medicine settings; Mental health services in a pediatric or family medicine setting; Mental health services in child care and early education settings; Mental health services in the home setting; Dyadic (parent-child) treatment; Parenting programs to address child mental health needs; Case management/care coordination

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National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University

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February 22, 2019