Beacon Health Options Recognizes PCPs’ Role In Behavioral Health Care During National Depression & Mental Health Screening Month

As October is National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month, Beacon Health Options, the nation’s premier behavioral health company, wants to highlight the important role primary care providers (PCPs) play in behavioral health screening – especially for children.

Access to behavioral health care is essential to achieving good health outcomes, and PCPs play a critical role in identifying and treating mental health conditions in children. According to a MassGeneral Hospital for Children study published this month in the journal Pediatrics, PCPs treat one third of all children nationwide with mental health conditions, including ADHD, depression, anxiety, autism spectrum disorders and . . .