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APA’s Monitor on Psychology features TEAM UP

American Psychological Association’s Monitor on Psychology featured TEAM UP’s approach to integrated behavioral health care in its 2026 Trends Report, “What’s ahead for psychology? 9 trends to watch in 2026.”

Speaker Series Jan 2026

Speaker Series Jan 2026

January 20, 2026 | 12:00 PM ET | Virtual

Topic: I Filed a 51A, Now What? The Multi-disciplinary Response
Speaker: Erica Chepulis, MSW, LCSW, Training Program Manager,
Children’s Advocacy Center of Suffolk County

Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health

Written Testimony submitted to Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health in support of An Act relative to health equity and community health workers (H.359/S.251)
H.359 & S.251 have passed through the Joint Committee on Public Health with a favorable report.

Speaker Series 2025 December

Speaker Series 2025 December

December 16, 2025 | 12:00 PM ET | Virtual
Topic: From Screening to Shared Decision-Making: Use of the SWYC in Clinical Care
Speaker: Chris Sheldrick, PhD, Co-developer of the Survey of Well-being of Young Children (SWYC)®.

Funding Opportunity

Funding Opportunity

The TEAM UP Center launches a Request for Applications to Implement the TEAM UP Model– get ready to transform your practice!

TEAM UP is thrilled to announce the launch of a Request for Applications (RFA), offering an exceptional funding opportunity for Massachusetts-based primary care practices serving children and adolescents.

Speaker Series 2025 November

Speaker Series 2025 November

November 18, 2025 | 12:00 PM ET | Virtual
Shifting Landscapes in Eating Disorder Care: GLP-1s, the Fight for Body Liberation, and Building Community Resources
Carsen Rhys Beckwith, MSW, CEO/Program Director, Project HEAL

TEAM UP Announces Carmel Hill Fund Collaboration

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).

Speaker Series 2025 October

Speaker Series 2025 October

October 21, 2025 | 12:00 PM ET | Virtual
Building Resilience for the Long Haul: Incorporating Spiritual, Mental Health and Healing Practices Into Justice Work
Dan Gelbtuch, Program Officer Spirituality and Justice, Episcopal City Mission

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.

Group photo of conference presenters

Fostering Health Equity

The TEAM UP Diversity, Equity, Belonging, and Accessibility (DEBA) workgroup presented “Building an Organizational Roadmap for Diversity, Equity, Belonging, and Accessibility,” a roadmap for building inclusive, antiracist, and culturally responsive care to the 2024 Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers Community Health Institute (CHI). Representing TEAM UP were presenters Sonia Erlich, LMHC, MFA, MA; Chris Sheldrick, PhD; Arth Hin, BLA; Elijah Boliver, MPH; Gayathri Krishna, MPH; Sonya Nguyen, MPH.