Child Psychiatry Access Project for Autism Spectrum Disorder at the ready during pandemic New emergency service helps Massachusetts youth and families facing behavioral health crises By Sandra Gray February 10, 2021 The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center at UMass Medical School has helped launch a new program that helps families experiencing psychiatric emergencies as confinement at home and loss of outside supports during the COVID-19 pandemic have exacerbated behavioral health crises among youth. The Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program for Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disabilities or MCPAP for ASD-ID was launched in partnership with the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership with funding from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services.