The newly designed Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project (MCPAP) website is currently online. You may find it at http://www.mcpap.com
For the debut of our newly designed website, we have an interesting article in the Spotlight section by Dr. Sara Brewer of the Baystate MCPAP. The article discusses how a primary care clinician can tell if his/her patient is receiving cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as opposed to another type of therapy.
The Primary Care Behavioral Health Toolkit is available to download in PDF format on the new website. This toolkit includes guidelines on implementing behavioral health screenings in primary care settings, guidance on clinical issues related to screening, and information on four screening tools: M-CHAT, PSC, PEDS, and PHQ-9. The CRAFFT Toolkit which screens for substance abuse is available on the website as well.
In our "About Us" section, we provide general information about MCPAP including our history, goals, and vision; data; frequently asked questions, and contact information.
In our "Services" section, we explain what services MCPAP provides to primary care clinicians. We also include informarion about our school pilot program and our screening tool consultation project. The "Find a Provider" directory contains links to MassHealth and commercial insurers. We also include a form which primary care clinicians can fill out if they want more information about enrolling with MCPAP.
Our "Clinical Reference" directory contains links to an extensive array of resources that a primary care clinician may need when treating children with behavioral health needs within the primary care setting. These include medication guidelines, clinical practice guidelines, state agencies and more.
Our "Screening Tools" page contains resources and links for behavioral health screening within the primary care setting.
The "Diagnosis" section contains clinical guidelines, rating scales, and parent information and handouts for the following diagnoses: ADHD, anxiety, autism/PDD/ASD, bipolar, conduct disorder, depression, eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, oppositional defiance disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, and substance abuse.
The "Team Sites" section contains information and bios of all of our MCPAP staff members, the access and fax numbers, the cities and towns within each MCPAP region, and listings on currently enrolled practices in the given region.
The "Behavioral Health Events" page currently provides information about upcoming events. For example, it lists the MassHealth PCC Plan forums titled How Primary Care Clinicians Can Help Patients Access Children's Behavioral Health Initiative Services. These forums will be held on June 10th in West Springfield and on June 16th in Waltham.
Our website also contains a small section for parents. The "What is MCPAP?" page explains what the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project is. The "Your Child's Mental Health" can help parents recognize if their child has a behavioral health issue. The "Parent Education Resources" page lists links to many general and diagnosis specific resources for families. The "Behavioral Health Resources" page links to general behavioal health resources. The "Advocacy Resources" page contains summaries and links to advocacy resources.
We hope that you find this new website helpful. We value any comments or feedback you may have regarding the website. Please send feedback to mcpap@valueoptions.com.
