Medicaid as Prevention Infrastructure: Leveraging Coverage for Family Strengthening and Child Abuse Prevention

Sellers Dorsey experts argue that Medicaid can serve as a primary prevention tool against child abuse and neglect by funding upstream interventions including behavioral health treatment, home visiting programs, and postpartum depression screening for at-risk parents. The discussion frames child maltreatment prevention as a multi-sector healthcare challenge rather than solely a child welfare issue, emphasizing how managed care organizations and state Medicaid programs can support families experiencing substance use disorders, mental health conditions, and other stressors that compromise parenting capacity before crises escalate.

Behavioral Health · Maternal · Managed Care

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