State Policy and Practice Recommendations to Advance Improvements in Children’s Behavioral Health
November 6, 2023
Health Management Associates (HMA) has partnered with the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) Technical Assistance Coalition to produce a series of briefs that characterize the opportunities to improve coordination of services for children.
In this brief, “State Policy and Practice Recommendations to Advance Improvements in Children’s Behavioral Health,” the HMA team of Caitlin Thomas-Henkel, Uma Ahluwalia, Heidi Arthur and Annalisa Baker, and Devon Schechinger address key issues and highlighted practice recommendations that are designed to bring forth systems change and raise awareness at the state level. This brief provides state policymakers and behavioral health leaders with a vision for coordinating and optimizing services to promote mental health well-being, prevent behavioral health conditions, and ensure access to a coordinated continuum of behavioral healthcare.
