Attending to the Pediatric Mental Healthcare Gaps: Addressing Existing Inequities

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Faculty

Hansa Bhargava, MD

Chief Medical Officer
Medscape Education

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Disclosure: Hansa Bhargava, MD, has no relevant financial relationships.

Christine M. Crawford, MD, MPH

Associate Medical Director
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Arlington, VA
United States

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Disclosure: Christine M. Crawford, MD, MPH, has no relevant financial relationships.

Editors

Shanthi Voorn, PhD

Medical Education Director, WebMD Global, LLC

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Disclosure: Shanthi Voorn, PhD, has no relevant financial relationships.

Eloise Ballard, PhD

Scientific Content Manager, WebMD Global, LLC

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Disclosure: Eloise Ballard, PhD, has no relevant financial relationships.

Compliance Reviewer

Susan L. Smith, MN, PhD

Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance

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Disclosure: Susan L. Smith, MN, PhD, has no relevant financial relationships.

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Posted: 05/03/2022

This activity is intended for pediatricians, psychiatrists, and primary care providers.

The goal of the activity is that learners will be more aware of mental illness in the pediatric population as a step toward addressing inequities in mental health care in children.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

Have increased knowledge regarding the
- Factors driving inequities in pediatric mental health
Demonstrate greater confidence in their ability to
- Employ strategies to navigate pediatric mental health inequities in practice

Before you begin, please take this brief survey.

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Faculty and Disclosures

Faculty

Hansa Bhargava, MD

Christine M. Crawford, MD, MPH

Editors

Shanthi Voorn, PhD

Eloise Ballard, PhD

Compliance Reviewer

Susan L. Smith, MN, PhD

Attending to the Pediatric Mental Healthcare Gaps: Addressing Existing Inequities

Assessment Survey