"In 2012, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that nationally, 80 percent of children with a potential mental health need did not receive any psychosocial therapy, and over 70 percent did not have any mental health office visits.
"In Connecticut, the Center for Children’s Advocacy and other organizations have been lobbying the state Department of Social Services, which oversees Medicaid, to mandate formal mental health screenings at all annual check-ups. Such a requirement already is in place in Massachusetts, where a 2006 court decision mandated that the state Medicaid program conduct regular mental health screenings of children under 21, using standardized screening tools, during well-child visits...."
http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/05/06/news/doc5187c7d8a1847946340188.txt?viewmode=fullstory
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