Team members of BHIPP

BHIPP is a free, state-wide program that supports pediatric primary care and emergency department providers in addressing the mental health of their patients.

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Who We Are

BHIPP is staffed by a team of professionals with extensive experience in the care and treatment of children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders. Calls are answered by a licensed behavioral health consultant who can assist with resources, referrals, and general questions regarding children’s behavioral. Calls that require consultation are triaged to a child and adolescent psychiatrist on the BHIPP team.

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What We Do

BHIPP supports the efforts of primary care and emergency medicine professionals to assess and manage the mental health needs of their patients from infancy through the transition to young-adulthood through a consultation warmline, resources and referral networking, training and education, and a co-location internship program.

Our History

BHIPP provides support to primary care and emergency medicine professionals across Maryland in delivering mental health care to children and their families. BHIPP is a partnership between the University of Maryland School of Medicine, the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Salisbury University, and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and is supported by funding from the Maryland Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration and the Health Resource and Services Administration.

The program was piloted in fall 2012 and has been operating statewide since 2013. In 2019, BHIPP received a HRSA grant to expand services to include telemental health care, care coordination, and Project ECHO series. In 2021, BHIPP expanded consultation and training services to emergency medical providers.

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