Improving Adolescent Child health Through Telepsychiatry in NC (IMPACTT-NC)
What is IMPACTT-NC?
IMPACTT-NC (Improving Adolescent Child health Through Telepsychiatry in NC) provides mental health care virtually in certain schools and community sites throughout North Carolina. The care team is made up of therapists and child and adolescent psychiatrists. Children and adolescents conveniently connect to telehealth sessions from school or community sites while their caregivers can join from the same location (at some sites) or join remotely via phone or internet-connected devices. The typical length of treatment is 2-6 months at which time the team will make community referrals for continued care as needed.
How can IMPACTT-NC help?
IMPACTT-NC provides virtual, short-term therapy and/or psychiatric medication management for youth seeking services for a range of mental health concerns, including the following:
- Sadness, or feeling down or low
- Less motivation to do fun things
- Withdrawing from or avoiding social interactions
- Significant changes in mood, behavior, or personality
- Thoughts of suicide or hurting oneself*
- Outbursts or irritability
- Extreme worrying
- Difficulty sleeping
- Significant difficulty concentrating or staying still
- Frequent headaches or stomach aches
- Changes in academic performance
- Avoiding or missing school
- Difficulty completing daily tasks
*For immediate needs please call 911 as IMPACTT-NC does not offer crisis response services.
*The IMPACTT-NC program does not provide disability determinations, custody evaluations, psychological testing, autism evaluations, or court-ordered or other forensic assessments.
To refer:
- Please call 984-974-1619 and leave information on the confidential voicemail
- Medical providers using Epic can refer by selecting “Ambulatory Referral to Pediatric Psychiatry,” department “UNC PSYCHIATRY IMPACTT VIRTUAL CHAPEL HILL” [1070011001403].
What do services cost?
Insurances are billed and copays/deductibles apply. IMPACTT-NC accepts Medicaid and is in network with most major insurance types. Caregivers are encouraged to check insurance benefits before a visit as coverage may vary. If you are concerned about affording the program, please contact IMPACTT-NC for more information about UNC Health’s Financial Assistance Program as this may help offset costs for those who are eligible.
How do children and youth receive services?
IMPACTT-NC is currently offering services at two pilot sites in North Carolina. In general, caregivers, school staff and faculty, community service providers, or the student can call IMPACTT-NC Referrals can come from caregivers, school staff and faculty, community providers, or the youth themselves. To make a referral or request services, call IMPACTT-NC at 984-974-1619 or medical providers using EPIC can follow the instructions in the blue box to the right. A staff member will contact the caregiver for a 10-15 minute screening call to determine if IMPACTT-NC is a good fit for the student child/adolescent or recommend a referral to another program. Interpreter services are available.
Where is IMPACTT-NC currently offering services?
IMPACTT-NC is currently offering services at:
- Four high schools in Rockingham County in partnership with UNC Health- Rockingham’s school-based health centers
- Rose Hill Magnolia Elementary School, Duplin County
- Three community and one school site in Johnston County
Additional sites to be added Fall 2024
My school district or community-based organization is interested in becoming a pilot site- who do I contact?
For more information about IMPACTT-NC, including interests in becoming a pilot site, please contact Charissa Gray, Program Director at charissa_gray@med.unc.edu.
IMPACTT-NC is made possible by a gift from the SECU Foundation. The Johnston County program, CATCH-Johnston, is made possibly by a grant from The Duke Endowment. Additional support from the Bodie Foundation and Margaret and Edward Holmes