What is REACH PPP?

REACH PPP is a pediatric mental health training developed by The REACH Institute, and this version is adapted for Virginia PCPs. VMAP offers this program in partnership with VA-AAP.

How REACH PPP Works

Interactive Live Training
A dynamic three-day, 16-hour interactive course focused on building skills and confidence in diagnosing and treating pediatric behavioral health problems.

Case-Based Learning
The training continues with a six-month, case-based distance learning program. Participants join 12 bi-monthly, 1-hour group conference calls with Virginia primary care and child psychiatry experts to learn how to manage cases in daily practice.

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Upcoming REACH PPP Trainings

All participants receive a custom toolkit with guides, assessment instruments, dosing and side effect charts, medication comparison tables, and handouts for patients and parents. In partnership with VA-AAP. Questions? Contact [email protected].

October 15 – 17, 2026

Thursday – Saturday

Staunton, VA

November 13 – 15, 2026

Friday – Sunday

Virtual

Course Goals

Identify

Correctly identify and differentiate between pediatric mental health conditions seen in daily practice.

Manage

Effectively manage pediatric psychopharmacology, from selecting medications to mitigating side effects.

Implement

Create and implement a pediatric mental health treatment plan that mobilizes existing resources.

Learning Credits

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the Medical Society of Virginia. The Medical Society of Virginia is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

The Medical Society of Virginia designates this activity for a maximum of 28.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM.  Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  

Contact [email protected] for more information.

“VMAP offers an amazing REACH CME opportunity! The interactive sessions, with great role plays, and incredible instructors made it a quick 3-day course. Evidence based lectures, screening tools and follow up case studies kept me engaged throughout the class. Every primary care or emergency-based clinician needs this program. I strongly recommend this course to improve pediatric mental health resources.”

Kathy Scarbalis, PA-C

“I spent 26 hours over 3 days with an amazing group of champions for children, helping to train PCPs to diagnose and manage kids with mental health needs. The harsh reality is that there are not enough youth mental health providers, and too many people saying that it isn’t their job to treat mental illness. Well, not this group of pediatricians, because they are the ones these kids have been waiting for, and one by one, building an army to fight youth mental illness and prevent suicide. They left me in tears and also with a lot more state level work to do. If you are a pediatrician, family doctor, NP, or PA in Virginia that sees kids, you absolutely must take the VMAP REACH training. It is state funded and low cost, with an enormous return on investment – changing the lives of children.”

Alexis Aplasca, MD, DBHDS Chief Clinical Officer