Minnesota Pediatric Mental Health Access Program Grant

Minnesota Pediatric Mental Health Access Program Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Minnesota Department of Health
Amount: Up to US $150,000
Last Updated: August 17, 2025

Summary

The Minnesota Pediatric Mental Health Access Program aims to enhance the capacity of pediatric primary care providers by promoting consultation, training, and support to meet children's mental health needs. The initiative focuses on improving the Psychiatric Assistance Line, increasing screening capacities, and coordinating centralized resources to ensure trauma-responsive care. Targeting community-based organizations, government agencies, and healthcare institutions, the program strives to foster collaborative leadership and culturally relevant mental health responses.

Overview

Minnesota Pediatric Mental Health Access Program The Minnesota Pediatric Mental Health Access Program is aimed at promoting consultation, training, and support to pediatric primary care and other providers so that children's mental health needs are met. Program Goal Minnesota's project is working to build the skills and knowledge of pediatric primary care providers to make sure they can confidently screen for and respond to mental health concerns in children and adolescents. We are working to enhance and expand the reach of Minnesota's statewide Psychiatric Assistance Line (PAL) and FastTracker resources. The project's goals include: Cultivate Collaborative Leadership: Supporting a collaborative leadership structure where decision-making power is shared.Enhance Psychiatric Assistance Line: Improving the quality and reach of Minnesota's Psychiatric Assistance Line (PAL) to provide mental health consultations and referrals via telehealth.Increase Primary Care Provider Capacity: Increasing the capacity of primary care providers to screen for and respond to mental health concerns in culturally relevant and developmentally appropriate ways.Coordinate Centralized Resources: Coordinating and enhancing centralized resource directories to increase easeful access to mental health services and supports.Building Trauma-Responsiveness in Health Settings: Increasing the capacity of health settings to provide trauma-responsive care for children and adolescents presenting with mental health concerns.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Community-based nonprofit or for-profit organizationsGovernment agencies or Tribal governmentsClinics and hospitalsCommunity health or public health organizationsQuality improvement organizationsProfessional provider associationsInstitutes of higher education