About Us

The CHild Access to Mental Health and Psychiatry service (CHAMP) is a free consultation and educational service for pediatric, perinatal, and school-based clinicians across Mississippi.

Funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), CHAMP is housed within the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Department of Psychiatry and is operated in collaboration with the Mississippi Department of Mental Health. Our team provides same-day telephone consultations focused on education and clinical support. These are led primarily by UMMC child psychiatrists, child psychologists, counselors, and a perinatal psychiatrist.

CHAMP assists health care professionals with questions about mental health care, such as diagnostic clarification, medication recommendations, and treatment planning. Our goal is to strengthen providers’ confidence in addressing behavioral health needs and to improve the mental health of children, youth, and perinatal populations throughout Mississippi.

CHAMP would also like to acknowledge our community and professional partner organizations which include Families As Allies, Mississippi Public Health Institute, MomMe, Mississippi Psychiatric Association, and the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy.