Kentucky Partnership for Families and Children

Barriers for Individuals
“Among adolescents with co-occurring problems, those who received only [mental health] MH treatment improved to a significant degree across MH problems but showed no improvement on SU [substance use] problems. Similarly for adolescents with co-occurring [mental health and substance use] problems who received only SU treatment, there was improvement on SU problems but not on MH problems”.1

The researchers found that adolescents with co-occurring who received dual diagnosis treatment had lower severity of antisocial behavior and increased social supports compared to those adolescents who had a co-occurring diagnosis and only received one aspect of treatment. Social supports will be what helps an adolescent through the maintenance stage of recovery.1

What is EPSDT?
Medicaid’s Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment for youth under the age of 21.

In Kentucky EPSDT has covered Intensive Outpatient (IOP) treatment, residential treatment, and inpatient treatment programs for adolescent substance abuse. It is not often used to cover outpatient treatment or case management services, two services adolescents may benefit from.

Only parties who are eligible to bill Medicaid can be approved to provide EPSDT funded services. Potential providers include the community mental health centers (CMHC) and other “health care providers”, public and private (ex. Ten Broeck, The Ridge, Rivendell, Caritas, etc),

What is EPSDT?

 Medicaid’s Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment for youth under the age of 21.

 In Kentucky EPSDT has covered Intensive Outpatient (IOP) treatment, residential treatment, and inpatient treatment programs for adolescent substance abuse. It is not often used to cover outpatient treatment or case management services, two services adolescents may benefit from.

 Only parties who are eligible to bill Medicaid can be approved to provide EPSDT funded services. Potential providers include the community mental health centers (CMHC) and other “health care providers”, public and private (ex. Ten Broeck, The Ridge, Rivendell, Caritas, etc),