The Maine Pediatric and Behavioral Health Partnership

Verified facts

Program

Maine Pediatric and Behavioral Health Partnership (MPBHP)

Organization

Maine Pediatric and Behavioral Health Partnership

Location

Statewide, Maine

Official website

https://www.bhpartnersforme.org/

Reported by the program

The program describes the following on its official information, reviewed on July 28, 2026.

Who it serves

The partnership supports pediatric and primary care providers who care for children and adolescents, with the stated aim of improving behavioral health access across Maine, especially in rural and medically underserved areas.

How the model works

It's a child psychiatry access program: primary care clinicians can get web-based and telephone consultations with behavioral health providers through a consultation line (1-833-672-4711), along with training, monthly webinars, and an ECHO learning series. The national network's directory lists it as HRSA and state funded, and started in 2021.

Coverage

The program reports starting with a focus on seven counties and expanding from there, while not turning away providers who ask for services. Its stated website is BHpartnersforME.org.

shrinkiatry context

Child psychiatry access programs are one of the most practical answers to the children's mental health workforce shortage: instead of every child waiting months for a scarce child psychiatrist, the child's own pediatrician or family doctor gets prompt phone advice from one. Maine's version, the MPBHP, is part of a national network of these programs and is aimed squarely at the rural, underserved parts of the state where a specialist may be hours away. For the Atlas, it's a clear primary-care access entry, and it's exactly the kind of infrastructure that decides whether a screening in a rural clinic turns into an actual treatment plan.

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