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A Partnership To Fill a Gap in Pediatric Residential Behavioral Health Care

Nearly 140 Ohio children must receive residential psychiatric care outside of the state each day because of a lack of local facilities. The Buckeye Ranch and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, with the help of the Ohio Department of Medicaid’s OhioRISE program, have broken ground on a new facility to help address that need.

Pediatric Suicide Prevention and Risk Detection

Preventing youth suicide can happen in a primary care pediatrician’s office, at school or in community settings – not just in a mental health clinic. Nationwide Children’s Hospital is identifying opportunities to detect suicide risk and prevent suicide across different kinds of systems.

Leveraging a Limited Pediatric Mental Health Workforce

Dr. Axelson explains a “system of care” concept that has developed at Nationwide Children’s, where psychiatrists lead multidisciplinary teams of mental health professionals and work with community primary care providers to reach underserved areas.

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Nationwide

Nationwide and the Nationwide Foundation continue to help us achieve our goal of becoming a national and international destination for children in need of outstanding, innovative care.

Meet Our Partners

If you're not already inspired by our mission to help children everywhere, meet our giving partners. They will definitely energize you. Not only can they vividly imagine what's possible – gentler treatments for cancer, no wheelchairs, fewer surgeries, safer pregnancies – they are

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Nationwide Innovation Fund

Since 2014, the Nationwide Foundation Pediatric Innovation Fund has contributed $140 million to accelerate the most promising treatments and discoveries at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

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PAX Tools® for Families and Caregivers

PAX Tools is a collection of nine science-based strategies that can improve children’s cooperation and the ability to manage one’s own behaviors, as well as support social and emotional development.

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PAX

The PAX Good Behavior Game® and PAX Tools give adults in schools and community settings strategies to help prevent behavioral health concerns and promote positive relationships.

Expanding a Nurse Visitation Program to New Ohio Counties

The Nurse-Family Partnership, which pairs specially trained nurses with pregnant women to support maternal and baby health, is coming to Athens, Morgan, Muskingum and Guernsey counties.