Back to School, Back to Stress, Supporting Pediatric Patients with Anxiety

Thursday, August 28, 2025

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Virtual via Zoom

In our current national climate with the anticipated barriers for youth mental health services, our most vulnerable children in California will need additional sources of support for their anxiety. AAP-CA1 has put together a youth mental health virtual chapter chat, “Back to School, Back to Stress, Supporting Pediatric Patients with Anxiety,” on Thursday, August 28, from 6:30 pm – 8:30pm. We will highlight the statewide resources of Cal-MAP and Soluna. Join us to build your knowledge and skill set for confidently managing children and youth with anxiety and other mental health concerns in these unsettling times.

Agenda

6:30pm Introductions

6:40pm Cal-MAP & Supporting Pediatric Patients with Anxiety – Dr. Joan Jeung

7:20pm Soluna & Supporting Pediatric Patients with Anxiety – Dr. Tully

7:40pm Questions and Discussion

BONUS! All attendees will receive free Cal-MAP laminated “Tips for Primary Care Providers” with screening tools, medication dosing and titration, as well as common side effects and management considerations for anxiety and depression and printed materials promoting Soluna.

Speakers

Joan Jeung, MD, MPH, FAAP

Dr. Joan Jeung is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental Medicine at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. Dr. Jeung serves as Senior Associate Director of the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Access Portal (Cal-MAP), the pediatric mental health care access program for California. She also directs the Resilience Clinic at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, a primary care-based, caregiver/child group intervention for young children (ages 0-5) exposed to adversity. Outside of UCSF, Dr. Jeung serves on the Executive Committee for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Healthy Mental and Emotional Development and on the AAP Pediatric Mental Healthcare Access National Advisory Group.

Petra Steinbuchel, MD

Dr. Petra Steinbuchel is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and clinical professor at UCSF. She is the Director of the California Child and Adolescent Mental Health Access Portal (Cal-MAP), a consultative pediatric mental health access program designed to increase access to timely, culturally responsive and evidence-based pediatric mental health care within primary care for youth age 0-25.

She has held several key leadership and teaching positions at UCSF and has led efforts to implement expanded access of evidence-based interventions to diverse and vulnerable populations, including developing collaborative partnerships between behavioral health and pediatric primary care providers in medical inpatient, outpatient and school-based settings.

Laura “Tully” Tully, Phd.

Dr. Tully is a Harvard-trained Licensed Clinical Psychologist, former professor at University of California, Davis, and nationally recognized expert in digital mental health, with over 18 years of experience designing, evaluating, and implementing scalable solutions for youth in community and state-level settings. Dr. Tully’s leadership is anchored in evidence-based practice, real-world implementation, and a deep commitment to equitable and accessible youth mental health care.As VP of Clinical Integrations & Partnerships at Kooth, Dr. Tully leads Soluna’s national partnerships and integrations strategy—overseeing cross-sector partnerships, system-level integration efforts across education, healthcare, and community sectors. Dr. Tully has deep experience securing and managing multi-million dollar public contracts, developing clinical governance protocols at scale, and has worked closely with state agencies and large health systems like CA DHCS, NJ DCF, and Kaiser.

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About Cal-MAP

Cal-MAP is a free, California-wide program for pediatric primary care providers offering prompt, provider-to-provider guidance along with vetted diagnostic and treatment resources for addressing mental and behavioral health concerns.

Cal-MAP offers:

Consultations: PCPs can consult directly with a child and adolescent psychiatrist by phone or e-consult for guidance on screening, diagnosis, and treatment for specific patient cases.
Education: 50+ hours of free CME training with other clinicians, on addressing mental health concerns in primary care.
Care Coordination Services, including vetted referrals by patient insurance and location, and direct-to-family care coordination support.

Cal-MAP

About Soluna

Soluna is a free, safe, and confidential mental health service created for Californians ages 13 to 25. It is a digital space to build coping skills, set goals, and get 1:1 support to navigate life’s challenges.

1:1 coaching for mental health support
Secure, moderated peer community
Mood log, articles, and tools for self-care
Care Navigation: connecting users to critical local resources like food banks or housing

View and print this quick info card for your patients.

Soluna

Funder Acknowledgement

The project to promote our state’s Pediatric Mental Health Care Access program, Cal-MAP, through AAP California Chapter 1 is supported by AAP National through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $4,160,000 with no percentage financed with nongovernmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the US government.