2.17 A Pediatric Psychopharmacology Feasibility Trial of the National Project Echo Approach in Rural Primary Care

Abstract

Our Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA)-funded project uses technology to extend child behavioral access to eight rural Kansas counties, with approximately 30 percent of children in poverty and no child psychiatrists based in the region. Using secure videoconferencing, the Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) comanagement model links rural primary care providers with child psychiatrists and psychologists for one-hour accredited telementoring sessions, including de-identified cases and brief didactics.