2017 Awareness Day Final Report 2017_ADayFinalReport | Page 7

Systems of care
model integrated
primary care and
behavioral health
integration
“Partnering for Help and Hope” was the
theme for Awareness Day 2017, because
providers, families, educators, and
everyone involved in a child’s or youth’s
life can provide the best care by working
together. between their physical and emotional
health. On the other side of the country,
in the Bronx, New York, a ZERO TO THREE
program called HealthySteps takes care
of family needs—not just the child’s
needs—right in the pediatrician’s office.
Awareness Day 2017 showcased the
advantages of treating a child’s whole
health, understanding that an earache or
trouble sleeping could signal a mental or
physical problem—or a combination of
both. This approach is one that SAMHSA
is focusing on around the country. “When you look at it holistically,
you’re treating the child’s
mental, spiritual, and medical
[well-being]. You have to use
a combination of them all to
help the child heal from the
inside out.”
For example, the Lummi System of Care,
part of the Lummi Nation in Washington
state, uses a canoe journey to help youth
get in touch with the very real connection
CONSTANCE MARTIN
Lummi Senior Program
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