Project: Medicaid Coverage for Key IECMH Policies: Results of a Series of 50-State Surveys

Medicaid Policies to Help Young Children Access Key Infant-Early Childhood Mental Health Services: Results from a 50-State Survey

Post author Sheila Smith, Maribel R. Granja, Elisabeth Wright Burak, Kay Johnson, Daniel Ferguson
Project Medicaid Coverage for Key IECMH Policies: Results of a Series of 50-State Surveys;
Publication Type Report
Post date June 13, 2023

This report presents results of a 50-state policy survey conducted by the National Center for Children in Poverty, Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy Center for Children and Families, and Johnson Policy Consulting. The survey asked state Medicaid agency leaders about Medicaid policies related to screenings and services designed to identify, prevent, and treat […]

How States Use Medicaid to Cover Key Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Services: Results of a 50-State Survey (2018 Update)

Post author Sheila Smith, Maribel R. Granja, Uyen (Sophie) Nguyen, Kavita Rajani
Project Medicaid Coverage for Key IECMH Policies: Results of a Series of 50-State Surveys;
Publication Type Report
Post date November 1, 2018

Learn about our Supporting Young Children’s Mental Health project. There is now substantial evidence that young children’s mental health plays a critical role in their early learning and school readiness, long-term school success and self-sufficiency, and future health and mental health outcomes. Fortunately, many states are working to strengthen supports for infants’ and young children’s […]

Using Medicaid to Help Young Children and Parents Access Mental Health Services: Results of a 50-State Survey (Updated March 2017)

Post author Sheila Smith, Maribel R. Granja, Mercedes Ekono, Taylor Robbins, Mahathi Nagarur
Project Medicaid Coverage for Key IECMH Policies: Results of a Series of 50-State Surveys;
Publication Type Report
Post date March 1, 2017

Learn about our Supporting Young Children’s Mental Health project. As states work to strengthen supports for young children’s mental health, often with the goal of reducing the incidence of costly conditions at later ages, they face the question of how to finance new or expanded services. This brief examines states’ use of Medicaid as a […]