Family Mental Health

Children’s wellbeing can’t be separated from the adults who care for them. Designing care around child–caregiver dyads ensures that relationships—not just individuals—are at the center of treatment, data, and policy. This is the foundation for resilient families and healthier futures.

Families need more than psychiatrists and psychologists. Pre-licensed clinicians, community health workers, and peer coaches are indispensable and increasingly recognized by payers as billable. Expanding who counts as essential builds trust, accessibility, and staying power.

When we frame family mental health as basic infrastructure, it resonates across partisan lines. This reframing unlocks public and private capital, creating the political and financial momentum needed to transform systems at scale.

Mental health is built in the everyday environments where families live, learn, and connect. Homes, schools, and early learning centers—not just specialty clinics—must be resourced as frontlines of support. Meeting families where they are breaks down barriers before they become crises.

Good ideas don’t grow without sustainable financing. Bundled payments, PMPM (per member per month) models, and dyadic billing codes can convert promising pilots into permanent systems. Fee-for-service keeps prevention unfunded—new payment models make whole-family care possible.