Mental Health Awareness Month: Behavioral Health Resources for Providers

Date: May 4, 2026

Attention: All Providers

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a national observance dedicated to increasing awareness of mental health and emotional well-being. At Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP), we are committed to supporting whole-person care and partnering with providers to ensure behavioral health receives the same attention as physical health.

To help you raise awareness within your practice and support timely, evidence-based care, we’ve compiled a collection of behavioral health resources, CMEs, and HEDIS toolkits available to TCHP providers.

Behavioral Health Resources

• Texas Health and Human Services/Texas Health Steps behavioral, developmental, and mental health courses
• Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium
• Texas Resilience and Recovery Utilization Management Guidelines:
  • Adult Mental Health Services
  • Child and Adolescent Services
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Guidelines
• National Institute of Mental Health—Child and Adolescent Mental Health
• TCHP Clinical Practice Guidelines
• TCHP Provider Alerts:
  • Postpartum Depression (PPD) Screening at Infant Well-Child Visits – Refreshed Resources for 2026
  • Health and Human Services Required Behavioral Health Training Requirements and Validation
  • New video, Mood Disorders in Primary Care
  • Psychosocial Care Interventions as First-Line Treatment for Children and Adolescents

View resources and guidelines: https://www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/providers/provider-resources

Clinical Support, Referrals & Community Resources:

For Providers:

• TCHP’s Integrated Care Management Program: Refer using the Member Referral for Case Management Form or email CaseManagementPhysicianReferral@texaschildrenshospital.org.
• Child Psychiatry Access Network (CPAN):  Free, real-time clinician consults, referrals, and CMEs.Call 888-901-2726
• Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network (PeriPAN): Consultation on diagnosis, medication, and local resources. Call 888-901-2726

For Families (to share with caregivers):

• National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: Call 1-833-852-6262 (1-833-TLC-MAMA), 24/7 confidential support.
• Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: If risk of harm is present, call 988 immediately.

TCHP Continuing Medical Education (CME) Mental Health Resources

To learn more and view the CMEs, visit https://www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/providers/provider-events/cme-resources

• Recognizing Adolescents Struggling with Mental Health
• Paying Attention to ADHD: Diagnosis, Treatment & Resources

HEDIS Toolkits for Providers

TCHP’s HEDIS Toolkits support documentation, coding, and quality improvement for measures including:

• Follow-Up Care for Children Prescribed ADHD Medication (ADD-E)
• Follow-Up After Emergency Department Visit for Substance Use (FUA)
• Follow-Up After Hospitalization for Mental Illness (FUH)
• Follow-Up After Emergency Department Visit for Mental Illness (FUM)
• Metabolic Monitoring for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics (APM-E)
• Use of First-Line Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics (APP)

To view all HEDIS Toolkits: https://www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/providers/provider-resources/hedis-toolkits.

Next steps for providers:

• Review these resources with your care teams
• Share this information with clinical and administrative staff
• Leverage available CMEs and HEDIS Toolkits to support timely, high-quality behavioral health care

Thank you for your continued partnership in caring for the mental and emotional well-being of TCHP members.

If you have any questions, please email Provider Relations at providerrelations@texaschildrens.org. 

For access to all provider alerts: www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/provideralerts.