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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.

New Rapid Response Services for Young People in Mental Health Crisis

Nationwide Children’s new Mobile Response Stabilization Services works to send an expert team to the location of crisis – helping families avoid a trip to the emergency department.

Preschool for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma

Nationwide Children’s has partnered with Head Start in Franklin County to launch a Therapeutic Interagency Preschool designed to provide educational, developmental and mental health support services to preschoolers who have experienced severe abuse or neglect.

Preschoolers Are Being Expelled at an Alarming Rate

Preschoolers are expelled 3x more often than other school children. The Ohio Preschool Expulsion Prevention Partnership is a free, statewide program that can send a consultant on-site, anywhere in Ohio, to help young children stay in their programs.

Preventing Preschool Expulsions – and Helping Children Excel

The statewide, rapid response program called Helping Ohio Preschoolers Excel (HOPE) consults with early childhood educators to prevent preschool expulsions and support a child’s healthy social and emotional development.

Expanding Mental Health Care in the Black Community

“Only about 5% of practicing psychologists are Black, and that number is even lower when it comes to those who specialize in pediatric care,” notes The Columbus Dispatch, in exploring the many reasons why some Black people both do not receive and do not seek out mental health care.

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Family Support Services

Our doctors, nurses and staff can connect you with many resources to help make life a little easier. We provide support for the whole family.

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Nurse-Family Partnership

Women who are pregnant with their first child may benefit from Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Nurse-Family Partnership, which is free to all eligible women.

Advocating for Families Locally and Nationally

In a conversation with Mike Patrick, MD, Emergency Medicine physician at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, renowned physician/advocate Benard Dreyer, MD talks about how he began advocating for children’s health as a pediatrician – and how others can as well.