Child and Adolescent Mental Health

Goals / Mission

Our mission is to provide high quality information to clinicians and health system administrators about how to improve mental health outcomes for children and adolescents.

Research Priorities

The Child & Adolescent Mental Health Group is working on a variety of high priority and high impact issues including: suicide risk prediction and prevention, improving services for children with autism spectrum disorders, and navigation programs to increase access and utilization of mental health care.

Contact:

Robert Penfold, PhD

Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute

1730 Minor Ave. Suite 1600

Seattle, WA 98101

Phone: 206-287-2232

Email: robert.b.penfold@kp.org