Alison McGrorty-Crotts, MD, MPH, is a pediatrician in Dresher, PA, where she cares for vulnerable communities. She founded a dignity-preserving “market” at her clinic where any patient can access free food, hygiene products, and more basic needs, and she hopes to use her REACH training to promote whole-child health and educate colleagues on integrating behavioral health into everyday care.
November 2, 2026
"The solution seems obvious: Treating mental-health disorders must fall to pediatricians, who already have regular contact with their patients and are trusted providers. It’s such an intuitive idea that parents have already started demanding it." Thank…
