FORT HEALTH


Associated tags: Mental health, Managed Care, Pediatrics, Residential care, Health insurance, Nursing, Geisinger Health System, Caregiver, Learning, Parent, Fortification, Face, Patient, Medical director, Professional Services, Health, Insurance, Children, Parenting, Teens

Locations: UNITED STATES, NORTH AMERICA, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, NJ, NEW JERSEY

Advocare Taps Fort Health to Accelerate Access to Pediatric Behavioral Health Care Services in New Jersey and Pennsylvania

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

NEW YORK, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Advocare LLC, a 750-provider multi-specialty group practice based in New Jersey with the largest number of pediatric providers in the state, today announced a partnership with Fort Health, a virtual pediatric behavioral healthcare company built with the Child Mind Institute, to expand services delivered through primary care. Advocare's primary care facilities throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania will now have the option to leverage Fort Health's services giving more than 450 primary care providers and their patients access to quality behavioral healthcare services through a Collaborative Care model.

Key Points: 
  • Advocare's primary care facilities throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania will now have the option to leverage Fort Health's services giving more than 450 primary care providers and their patients access to quality behavioral healthcare services through a Collaborative Care model.
  • This is not surprising given that only about 20% of children with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders receive care from a specialized mental health care provider.
  • "Integrating behavioral health into primary care has untapped potential in addressing the youth mental health crisis.
  • There are over 8 0 randomized controlled trials that have demonstrated that Collaborative Care increases access to mental health care , and is more effective and cost-efficient than traditional behavioral health care.

Fort Health – a New Model to Tackle the Youth Mental Health Crisis in Partnership with Pediatricians

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Fort Health, Inc. , built in partnership with the Child Mind Institute , the leading independent nonprofit in children’s mental health, announces a new virtual mental health clinic for kids covered by insurance.

Key Points: 
  • Fort Health, Inc. , built in partnership with the Child Mind Institute , the leading independent nonprofit in children’s mental health, announces a new virtual mental health clinic for kids covered by insurance.
  • Built at Redesign Health , Fort Health aims to bridge the gap between behavioral health and primary care.
  • Approximately 1 in 5 children in the United States has a mental health condition, but only about half of those who need mental health care are currently receiving it.
  • Fort Health offers fast access to affordable and evidence-based care through partnerships with:
    Pediatricians: Fort Health enables pediatricians to make direct referrals, provides care coordination, and opens a door to families at the beginning of their mental health care journey.