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John Walkup

John Walkup

Child and adolescent psychiatrist; President of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Chair of the Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.

Sep 28, 2026

7:24
Where do you see the most potential in these models? Like you mentioned collaborative care and what should health system leaders understand about maybe their limitations or challenges?
7:36
I think collaborative care is our future.
7:38
There's upwards of 60,000 pediatricians.
7:41
There's 11,000 child psychiatrists.
7:43
If we put that workforce together and really had an effective continuum of care across pediatrics and child psychiatry, we would have a workforce that really can address address the mental health challenges.
7:57
The great thing about pediatricians is that they see kids really early in life.
8:03
And we know what the fundamental risk factors are for kids in terms of developing behavioral health problems.
12:51
And really looking ahead here, what workforce or policy changes do you see making the biggest difference in addressing the child and adolescent psychiatrist shortage?
7:24
Where do you see the most potential in these models? Like you mentioned collaborative care and what should health system leaders understand about maybe their limitations or challenges?
7:36
I think collaborative care is our future.
7:38
There's upwards of 60,000 pediatricians.
7:41
There's 11,000 child psychiatrists.
7:43
If we put that workforce together and really had an effective continuum of care across pediatrics and child psychiatry, we would have a workforce that really can address address the mental health challenges.
7:57
The great thing about pediatricians is that they see kids really early in life.
8:03
And we know what the fundamental risk factors are for kids in terms of developing behavioral health problems.
12:51
And really looking ahead here, what workforce or policy changes do you see making the biggest difference in addressing the child and adolescent psychiatrist shortage?

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