ArticlePsychiatry investigation2021
The Economic Impact of Providing Evidence-Based Pediatric Mental Health Literacy Training to Primary Care Physicians.
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- Scaling pediatric mental health care through primary care workforce training: a task-sharing and upskilling implementation strategy.Implementation science communications · 2026Article
- Can a Continuing Medical Education Intervention Change Pediatricians' Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Practices?JAACAP open · 2026Article
- Impact of a continuing medical education program on primary care providers - an analysis of a child psychiatry education program in Saskatchewan.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Improving the Capacity of Non-Physician Primary Care Providers to Address Child and Youth Mental Health Through Mental Health Literacy Approaches.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis paper presents a review of the current state of child and adolescent mental health literacy and provides current evidence of the economic impact of a pediatric mental health literacy (MHL) training program.
methodsEmploying a case-series-comparison design, physician referrals to urgent and specialized mental health services were linked with patient-specific information comparing referrals from MHL participants and non-participating physicians. The economic impact analysis was based on changes in the admitted referral frequency and lengths of stay for the MHL group, compared to themselves pretraining, and over the same time period compared to non-participating physicians.
resultsAverage scheduled ambulatory admission rates per physician remained constant for trained and untrained pre-post groups. Average scheduled ambulatory admission wait time and length of stay reduced significantly post-training for MHL-trained physicians compared to pre-training and untrained physicians. In addition to reductions in length of stay, the total bed costs saving for emergency/inpatients admission deferrals was $2,932,112 or about $20,000 per MHL-trained physician.
conclusionThe estimated economic impact of the MHL training shows a substantial return on investment and supports wider implementation. The MHL training program should be a key feature of mental health reform strategies, as well as continuing and undergraduate medical education.
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