Medicaid Funding for Family and Youth Peer Support Programs in the United States
Source: The National Technical Assistance Network for Children’s Behavioral Health (TA Network)
Resource Type: Document or Publication
Transformation Team Subjects: Community Wellness & Peer Supports
Key Topics: Family, Funding & Financing, Peer Support
This research brief is a 2019 point-in-time review of states that are using Medicaid to finance family and/or youth peer support and is intended for use by multiple stakeholders engaged in the design, financing, implementation, and/or expansion of behavioral health services for children and families, including state and local family- and youth-run organizations, state Medicaid and other public child-serving agencies, Medicaid managed care organizations, providers, and other stakeholders.