Becker's Healthcare February 13, 2025
Pediatricians are increasingly being called on to handle behavioral health needs — a task they don’t always relish, according to Natalie Schneider.
Ms. Schneider is the CEO of Fort Health, a virtual mental health provider for children and adolescents.
“Pediatricians, way back when, they were doing vaccinations. As recently as 10 years ago, it was sick care,” Ms. Schneider told Becker’s. “Now, they are more and more in the business of behavioral healthcare. They do not want to be in that business.”
A 2019 report from the American Academy of Pediatrics declared pediatricians need to take on a larger role in mental healthcare — but the majority “do not feel prepared to do so.” Fort Health, launched...
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