TY - JOUR KW - Financing/funding/reimbursement KW - Mental health systems/hospitals KW - Quality of Care AU - M. Karakus AU - S. S. Ghose AU - H. H. Goldman AU - G. Moran AU - M. F. Hogan A1 - AB - The purpose of this Open Forum is to highlight strategies that can be implemented by federal health care policy makers to improve the delivery of effective behavioral health care services in the public and private sectors. The recommendations can be accomplished by using existing funds or authorities allocated to federal agencies dealing with the behavioral health system. These recommendations do not require new or additional funding and focus on strategies with a track record for success. The strategies described require relatively small changes but have the potential for big impacts. BT - Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) C5 - Financing & Sustainability; Healthcare Policy CP - 3 CY - United States DO - 10.1176/appi.ps.201500532 IS - 3 JF - Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) N2 - The purpose of this Open Forum is to highlight strategies that can be implemented by federal health care policy makers to improve the delivery of effective behavioral health care services in the public and private sectors. The recommendations can be accomplished by using existing funds or authorities allocated to federal agencies dealing with the behavioral health system. These recommendations do not require new or additional funding and focus on strategies with a track record for success. The strategies described require relatively small changes but have the potential for big impacts. PP - United States PY - 2017 SN - 1557-9700; 1075-2730 T1 - "Big Eight" Recommendations for Improving the Effectiveness of the U.S. Behavioral Health Care System T2 - Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) TI - "Big Eight" Recommendations for Improving the Effectiveness of the U.S. Behavioral Health Care System U1 - Financing & Sustainability; Healthcare Policy U2 - 27524367 U3 - 10.1176/appi.ps.201500532 VL - 68 VO - 1557-9700; 1075-2730 Y1 - 2017 ER -