Health Policy Honors Medical Student Contributes to Three Behavioral Health Reports During Fellowship
Leslie Capo, Director of Information Services
Second-year medical student Margaret Richard recently completed an eight-week policy
fellowship at the Association of Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) in Washington,
DC as part of the requirements of the health policy honors program. ACAP is the national
trade association which represents not-for-profit Safety Net Health Plans across the
nation.
During her policy fellowship, one of her assignments was to conduct research on three behavioral health topics: (1) Workforce and Telemedicine, (2) School-Based Mental Health Services, and (3) Mobile Crisis Interventions.
Earlier this year, three reports that included findings from Ms. Richard’s research were disseminated to ACAP members, stakeholder organizations, and made available on their website.
- https://communityplans.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Formatted-Behavioral-Health-Workforce-Brief-1.pdf
- https://communityplans.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Formatted-Mobile-Crisis-Intervention-Brief.pdf
- https://communityplans.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Formatted-Pediatric-Behavioral-Health-and-School-Based-Mental-Health-Services.pdf
Richard plans to focus on additional research, analysis and a manuscript to complete requirements to graduate in May 2026 as an MD with Honors in Health Policy. The Health Policy Honors Program is supported with funding from AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana.