Medi-Cal doctors are screening more patients for adverse childhood experiences, but they aren’t required to report whether those patients receive therapy or other services they may need.
beneficiaries were screened between January 2020 and December 2021. The state doesn’t have data yet for this year. Most people screened were under 21. They account for about 13% of children and youth on Medi-Cal. Of those, 5% reported four or more adverse experiences.
Machtinger said the state is in the process of finding a way to use existing Medi-Cal data to link screenings and adverse childhood experience scores to the types of services a patient receives after a screening. He said it could take a few years to set up a computerized system to track the outcomes.
Basu’s organization is using last year’s ACEs Aware grant to partner with the OC Trauma-Informed Network of Care to develop a website for doctors and patients to find services and support. The site will also let the physician know if the patient received services. For adults, the response is similar, and also depends on whether the person needs or is ready for intervention, Burke Harris said.
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