TY - JOUR
KW - Behavioral health home
KW - care coordination
KW - co-located care
KW - Community mental health center
KW - Community Mental Health Centers/organization & administration
KW - Community Mental Health Services/organization & administration
KW - Comorbidity
KW - Delivery of Health Care, Integrated/organization & administration
KW - Federally qualified healthcare center
KW - Humans
KW - integrated care
KW - Medical care of patients with serious mental illness
KW - Medical co-morbidity
KW - Mental Disorders/therapy
KW - Peer health navigators
KW - Primary Health Care/organization & administration
KW - serious mental illness
AU - A. Annamalai
AU - M. Staeheli
AU - R. A. Cole
AU - J. L. Steiner
A1 - 
AB - Integrating primary care with behavioral health services at community mental health centers is one response to the disparity in mortality and morbidity experienced by adults with serious mental illnesses and co-occurring substance use disorders. Many integration models have been developed in response to the Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration (PBHCI) initiative of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). One model is a primary care clinic co-located within the mental health center. The Connecticut Mental Health Center (CMHC) Wellness Center is one such co-located clinic developed as a partnership between CMHC and a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). In this article, we describe the process of developing this on-site clinic along with lessons learned during implementation. We review different aspects of building and maintaining such a clinic and outline lessons learned from both successes and challenges. We briefly describe the demographics and health characteristics of the patient population served in this clinic. We make recommendations for providers and agencies that are considering or are already developing a model for integrating care. Finally, we briefly review status of our clinic after completion of grant funding.
BT - The Psychiatric quarterly
C5 - Healthcare Disparities; Opioids & Substance Use
CP - 1
CY - United States
DO - 10.1007/s11126-017-9523-x
IS - 1
JF - The Psychiatric quarterly
N2 - Integrating primary care with behavioral health services at community mental health centers is one response to the disparity in mortality and morbidity experienced by adults with serious mental illnesses and co-occurring substance use disorders. Many integration models have been developed in response to the Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration (PBHCI) initiative of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). One model is a primary care clinic co-located within the mental health center. The Connecticut Mental Health Center (CMHC) Wellness Center is one such co-located clinic developed as a partnership between CMHC and a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). In this article, we describe the process of developing this on-site clinic along with lessons learned during implementation. We review different aspects of building and maintaining such a clinic and outline lessons learned from both successes and challenges. We briefly describe the demographics and health characteristics of the patient population served in this clinic. We make recommendations for providers and agencies that are considering or are already developing a model for integrating care. Finally, we briefly review status of our clinic after completion of grant funding.
PP - United States
PY - 2018
SN - 1573-6709; 0033-2720
SP - 169
EP - 181
EP - 
T1 - Establishing an Integrated Health Care Clinic in a Community Mental Health Center: Lessons Learned
T2 - The Psychiatric quarterly
TI - Establishing an Integrated Health Care Clinic in a Community Mental Health Center: Lessons Learned
U1 - Healthcare Disparities; Opioids & Substance Use
U2 - 28664447
U3 - 10.1007/s11126-017-9523-x
VL - 89
VO - 1573-6709; 0033-2720
Y1 - 2018
ER -