“Pediatric Primary Care Visits With Mental Health Needs,” JAMA Network Open, May 18, 2026.
Cole along with first author Kerrin Gallagher, PhD, MPH led the research alongside TEAM UP team members Alyssa Burnett, MPH; Jihye Kim, PhD; Chris Sheldrick, PhD; Anita Morris, MSN, FNP-BC; and Emily Feinberg, ScD, CPNP.
Gallagher KM, Burnett A, Kim J, et al. Pediatric Primary Care Visits With Mental Health Needs. JAMA Netw Open. 2026;9(5):e2613315. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.13315
Boston Globe – Megan Cole Brahim, PhD, MPH
TEAM UP Co-Director of Research and Evaluation Megan Cole Brahim, PhD, MPH was featured in The Boston Globe for her research on the growing mental health crisis in pediatric primary care.
The article, “Children’s Mental Health Visits Have Shot Up, Research Shows,” covers the recent study published in JAMA Network Open.
Cole along with first author Kerrin Gallagher, PhD, MPH led the research alongside TEAM UP team members Alyssa Burnett, MPH; Jihye Kim, PhD; Chris Sheldrick, PhD; Anita Morris, MSN, FNP-BC; and Emily Feinberg, ScD, CPNP.
New York Times Features TEAM UP’s Megan Cole Brahim, PhD, MPH
TEAM UP Co-Director of Research and Evaluation Megan Cole Brahim, PhD, MPH was featured in The New York Times this week for her research on the growing mental health crisis in pediatric primary care.
The article, “Children’s Mental Health Visits Have Shot Up, Research Shows,” covers the recent study published in JAMA Network Open. Megan Cole Brahim, PhD, MPH led the research alongside TEAM UP team members Kerrin Gallagher, PhD, MPH, Alyssa Burnett, MPH, Jihye Kim, PhD, Chris Sheldrick, PhD, Anita Morris, MSN, FNP-BC, and Emily Feinberg, ScD, CPNP.
Healthfirst Press Release
New Pediatric Community Health Worker (CHW) Model Created by Healthfirst in Collaboration with Boston Medical Center’s TEAM UP Scaling and Sustainability Center, The Community Health Worker Institute at Montefiore, NYC REACH and NYC Health + Hospitals.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute Press Release – JAMA Network Open
New Study Finds Sharp Rise in Children’s Mental Health Needs Seen in Primary Care
A new study led by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston University, Boston Medical Center, UMass Chan Medical School, and Brown University finds that children’s mental health concerns are appearing more often during routine visits with primary care doctors. Published in JAMA Network Open, the study shows a steady rise over the past decade, with especially large increases in visits related to anxiety.
TEAM UP Welcomes Newest Cohort
The TEAM UP Center at Boston Medical Center (BMC) announces the newest cohort of pediatric and family practices selected to implement its proven TEAM UP Model™.
TEAM UP Announces Carmel Hill Fund Collaboration
The Transforming and Expanding Access to Mental Health Care Universally in Pediatrics (TEAM UP) Scaling and Sustainability Center, based at Boston Medical Center (BMC), announced a new collaboration with The Carmel Hill Fund to expand integrated behavioral health services across New York City (NYC).
BMC Press Release – JAMA Network Open
New research suggests integrating behavioral health services in pediatric primary care can reduce symptoms
The work offers hope for addressing the mental health crisis among children and adolescents.
Research led by the Transforming and Expanding Access to Mental Health Care Universally in Pediatrics (TEAM UP) Scaling and Sustainability Center of Boston Medical Center (BMC) finds that children who receive behavioral health services delivered through the TEAM UP Model™ of integrated behavioral health care have fewer behavioral health symptoms. The findings, published recently in JAMA Network Open, offer new hope for addressing the children’s mental health crisis.
TEAM UP Announces Newest Cohort
The TEAM UP Center at Boston Medical Center (BMC) is proud to announce the selection of its latest cohort of the TEAM UP model implementation initiative. Chosen through a highly competitive process, TEAM UP has selected six pediatric/family practices from across Massachusetts that have demonstrated commitment to building sustainable, team-based behavioral health integration in pediatric primary care.
Jesse Parker Williams Foundation Partnership
The TEAM UP Center proudly announces our new partnership with the Jesse Parker Williams Foundation.
Elijah Boliver, MPH, Appointed Practice Transformation Analyst
Elijah Boliver, MPH has been appointed Practice Transformation Analyst for the TEAM Center.
The New Home of the SWYC – TEAM UP Center
The Survey of Well-being of Young Children (SWYC)®, a preeminent early childhood screening tool, has a new home with the TEAM UP Scaling and Sustainability Center at Boston Medical Center.
Learning Community Syllabus
Overview of training events and activities provided in the TEAM UP Learning Community
BMC News – Inspire 2024
Expanding Care Across the Commonwealth TEAM UP grows to address children’s mental health needs (Inspire - Boston Medical Center) - August 30, 2024 - Patients from Cape Verde, Ecuador, Haiti, and Brazil, including many new immigrants, come for routine doctors’...
The Carmel Hill Fund Partnership
The TEAM UP Scaling and Sustainability Center (TEAM UP Center) is proud to announce our new partnership with The Carmel Hill Fund. With this new partnership, the TEAM UP Center will explore opportunities to advance behavioral health services in New York City (NYC) by completing a practice-level needs assessment coupled with a system-level landscape analysis.