Introduction
Primary care clinical teams play a critical role in depression diagnosis, treatment, and management. Rates of depression in the United States have risen since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic []. Up to 70% of patients being treated for behavioral and mental health conditions, including depression, receive care within primary care [], and approximately 13% of primary care visits involved a patient with a depression diagnosis between 2010 and 2018 []. Clinician comfort with treating depression varies [], and gaps in quality of care exist; notably in areas such as screening, diagnosis, patient engagement and education, clinician training, and clinician follow-up [-]. There is evidence that team-based care and care management between clinic visits, as well as…