Mental Health Screening
Mental Health Screening
We want all children and families to be resilient and emotionally healthy. Our onsite, no-cost trainings provide pediatric mental health screening tools.
Pediatric Mental Health Screening Tools Training
Based on the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) Mental Health Toolkit and the AAP policy statement on behavioral health integration into pediatric primary care, this educational opportunity is designed to support primary care clinicians in behavioral health provision.
This one-hour module reviews literature and AAP recommendations on pediatric mental health screening. Participants learn about mental health screening tools and local resources. Attendees receive copies of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social Emotional – Second Edition and the Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17. This activity is designated for up to 1.0 hour AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and 1.0 hour of participation for allied health professionals.
To schedule a training at your site, please contact Naomi Kowald.
Clinician Resource
Wisconsin Child Psychiatry Consultation Program
Are you a medical care provider in Wisconsin? The Child Psychiatry Consultation Program (CPCP) offers free, quick-response consultation, education and resource coordination to primary care providers in pilot regions who care for pediatric patients with mild-to-moderate mental health concerns. Visit the CPCP website to indicate your interest in becoming an enrolled provider.
Family Resources
Do you have a child with mental health challenges? These fact sheets from Family Voices of Wisconsin can help guide your search for services.
The Pediatrician’s Guide to Community Resources in Wisconsin
Looking for community resources for children and their families? This guidebook, created in partnership with the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, includes contributions from 2-1-1 Wisconsin, Birth to 3, Wisconsin Regional Centers for CYSHCN, Head Start, Wisconsin Department of Health Services – Minority Health Program, Family Foundations Home Visiting, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and WIC.
Contact Our Staff
Naomi Kowald, CAPSW
Project Manager
Medical Home
(608) 442-4176
nkowald@chw.org
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The Wisconsin Medical Home Initiative is funded by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services’ Title V Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program and the Maternal Child Health Program located in the Division of Public Health.
