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Getting Mississippi children mental health services in rural areas

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

As the pandemic rages on, many kids in rural areas are going without the pediatric mental health services they need - and it’s hurting them. The CHAMP program is less than two years old but is already making an impact across the state.

Pilot project becomes mental health CHAMP during pandemic

Monday, May 18, 2020

CHAMP, a pilot project launched in 2018 by the University of Mississippi Medical Center, the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and Families as Allies, is helping bridge access barriers separating families in Mississippi from the behavioral health care their children need.

CHAMP: Two Northsiders lead telehealth hotline for children’s behavioral health

Thursday, August 27, 2020

Dr. Philip Merideth of northeast Jackson, professor of psychiatry at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), and Dr. Dustin Sarver of Madison, associate professor of pediatrics at UMMC and a clinical child psychologist, are co-principal investigators of CHAMP.

Becoming a CHAMP for Your Child's Mental Health

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

CHAMP is a free, statewide-available service regarding pediatric mental health for children, adolescents, and young adults up to 21 years old. CHAMP is a consultation phone line that PCPs can use to call and speak to a mental health provider (Psychologist or Psychiatrist) during the same day or schedule a consultation at a later time.

Program offers pediatric consults from UMMC

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

In conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, UMMC is offering the federally funded program CHAMP, or Child Access to Mental Health and Psychiatry. Primary care providers and pediatricians, especially those in areas with few or no psychiatric providers, can take advantage of the service via a phone line.