The need for mental health care in children and adolescents has been surging; rates of suicide and self-harm are increasing, and, like hospitals, primary care practices are struggling with an influx of patients. Properly supported, these practices can provide behavioral health services to children and teens. But in a national study led by Alyna Chien, MD, research director in the Division of General Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, more than 85 percent of multi-physician practices caring for children reported difficulty in obtaining advice and consultations.