Ashley Byerly
UWRT 1103-012
Sarvet, Barry, Joseph Gold, Jeff Q. Bostic, Bruce J. Masek, Jefferson B. Prince, Mary Jeffers-
Terry, Charles F. Moore, Benjamin Molbert, and John H. Straus. "Improving Access to
Mental Health Care for Children: The Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project."
The main things I learned about this source is that there is a direct connection between
pediatric primary care clinicians (PCCs) and access to child psychiatry resources such as
education on mental health and referral assistance by a PCC. I also learned that when
there is rapid access to mental health care, patients and PCCs both feel more fulfilled
after a consultation. There is an increase in ratings because of this which further supports
the connection between PCCs and access to child mental health care. This article is
relevant to my inquiry because of the background and test of a theory it provides. My Commented [GR2]: What theory is it testing?
inquiry is based around providing children and teens with easier and quicker access to
mental health care which could possibly prevent the severe mental illnesses found in a
This article is a credible source due to the widespread organization that published the
organization that performs research on adolescents concerning the physical, mental, and
social health ranging from infants to young adults. The organization consists of 66,000
pediatricians that all contribute to the research and studies/surveys performed by the
AAP. The AAP was founded in 1930 and now has 14 departments and 26 divisions that
all contribute to the overall mission of the organization. The AAP has the largest
publishing program around the globe ranging from internet articles to books/textbooks.
fee, profits from educational opportunities on pediatric health, and grants/donations from