Integrated Behavioral Health Services and Psychosocial Symptoms in Children
In this cohort study of children at federally qualified health centers implementing behavioral health integration, receipt of encounters with BHCs and psychotropic prescriptions were associated with improved psychosocial symptoms, suggesting that expanding integrated pediatric behavioral health care might enhance behavioral health outcomes among marginalized pediatric populations.
Authors
- R. Christopher Sheldrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0534-856X)
- Megan B. Cole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8731-4210)
- Anita Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0955-892X)
- Emily Feinberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1424-4087)
- Jihye Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1323-5218)
- Jessica Rosenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8464-9514)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- Brown University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.32020
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00