Who We Are
The CHild Access to Mental Health and Psychiatry program (CHAMP) is a free peer-to-peer consultation and educational service for pediatric primary care providers in Mississippi. In conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, the University of Mississippi Medical Center's (UMMC) Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, CHAMP is grant-funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide free and same-day peer-to-peer telephone consultations to pediatric primary care providers in Mississippi.
UMMC child psychiatrists and child psychologists offer these consultations with an educational focus. The CHAMP team supports primary care providers (doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants) who see patients age 21 and under with questions about mental health care, such as diagnostic clarification, medication adjustment, or treatment planning. Using CHAMP is at no cost at any time primary care providers or their practice.
The CHAMP team hopes to enroll pediatric primary care providers as collaborative team members who are willing to work with us in a consultation model of care. The CHAMP team operates out of the Center for the Advancement of Youth Clinic (CAY) in Jackson. CHAMP partners with Families as Allies, a statewide organization run by and for families of children with behavioral challenges, to provide direct support to families, to support providers in partnering with families, and to ensure the project is implemented and sustained in ways that work best for children and families.
