The grant provides training by psychiatrists to physicians as well as nurses and other medical staff.
Parents have increasing turned to other types of physicians as child psychiatrists are unavailable – there are only a dozen in Central New York. Nationally, 6,700 exist while the demand is for 30,000.
5% of children and youth receive medication, mostly for ADHD symptoms. 6% received some type of mental health treatment other than medication.
Four of five U.S. children who need mental health services do not get them, according to a report by the National Institute for Health Care Management.
The federal grant includes funds to find other ways to improve child mental health services as well.
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Kiume, S. (2006). Training Physicians in Child Mental Health. Psych Central. Retrieved on May 25, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2006/04/30/training-physicians-in-child-mental-health/
