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Dr. Shannon Fox-Levine Appointed As

Medical Director Of Center For Child Counseling

Center for Child Pediatrics, for more than a decade. In addition to Center oversight of medical students to develop a formal internship
Counseling announces the for Child Counseling integrating its services within Palm experience within the center.
appointment of Shannon Beach Pediatrics to deliver an array of prevention, early Layman and Fox-Levine agree there is no lack of
Fox-Levine, M.D., as intervention, and mental health services within the primary resources available to children and families in Palm Beach
medical director. Dr. Fox- care setting, Fox-Levine will now expand early intervention County; the lack of communication about the resources is
Levine joins the Palm Beach and prevention methods within the community and advocate where the barrier exists.
County-based nonprofit at a for change within the systems. “When conversations happen in the community,
critical time as our nation’s “One of my long-term goals has been to bridge the gap pediatricians are often overlooked when they are the ones
youth face a mental health in the continuity of care of children with mental health who have been seeing kids and their families since the day
crisis and there is a shortage issues between therapists and the county’s pediatricians. they were born. There’s a gap between what pediatricians
of professionals who can With this new role, I am excited to turn this dream into a do and what community organizations and schools do. So,
support their overall well- reality and improve the mental health care for all children we are thrilled to have Fox-Levine to help further our work
being. in Palm Beach County,” stated Fox-Levine. within our community by advocating for the continuity
The current snapshot of Dr. Shannon Fox-Levine According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, of care. She will be the voice on behalf of pediatricians
Palm Beach County’s youth “Pediatric clinicians are on the front lines of caring for and connect pediatric offices to the community resources
mental health is alarming. In 2021, 41.5 percent of Palm children and adolescents and, thus, have the greatest available to their patients and families,” said Layman.
Beach County high school students reported that they felt potential for early identification of and response to About Shannon Fox-Levine, M.D.
hopeless, and 20.7 percent of total high school students childhood trauma. Data indicate that, although pediatric Dr. Fox-Levine is a pediatrician and the sole owner
seriously contemplated suicide (PBC Youth Behavioral providers intuitively understand the negative effects of of Palm Beach Pediatrics, where she has worked for 20
Health Survey). Today, one in four children suffer a mental trauma, they report a lack of knowledge, time, and resources years. She completed medical school at University of
health or behavioral concern. as major barriers to providing trauma-informed care. Yet, Maryland at Baltimore and trained in pediatrics at Bellevue/
In 2022, the entire state of Florida had a total of 493 experts believe that the complete assessment of child and NYU Hospital. Her goal as a pediatrician is to give the
child and adolescent psychiatrists with 43 practicing in adolescent behavioral, developmental, emotional, and best comprehensive medical care to children while also
Palm Beach County – one psychiatrist per 6,553 children physical health requires consideration of trauma as part of being an advocate for them in the community. Integrating
under the age of 18 in the county (American Academy of the differential diagnosis to improve diagnostic accuracy mental health care for children into primary care is her
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry). and appropriateness of care.” special interest. She has worked with Center for Child
According to Renée Layman, CEO of the center, “We As medical director, Fox-Levine’s scope of services will Counseling for ten years promoting trauma-informed care
are thrilled to enhance our collaboration with Fox-Levine include: developing a collaborative model of care between and developed educational tools for other primary care
and further tackle system issues, advocate for children, and primary pediatrics and mental health in the community; doctors to evaluate, manage, and treat common mental
create action to improve the mental health and access to developing and presenting trainings and workshops on health disorders in children and adolescents. She is on a
quality care for the children in our community.” psychopharmacology, pediatric medical conditions, adverse school-based committee to address the increase in Baker
The creation of the medical director position is a childhood experiences (ACEs) and trauma, and other topics Acts during the pandemic. She also has an interest in the

continuation of the partnership the center has been building to enhance professional knowledge; mental health diagnoses
with Fox-Levine and her pediatric office, Palm Beach consultation and follow-up care coordination; and providing Nonprofit News on page 14

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