Email UpdatesSuccessful Examples of Integrated Models
This web page provides many successful examples and case studies of integrated behavioral healthcare models from different States across the country, as well as international examples.
Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care
those materials focused on primary care and behavioral health services integration, such as guidebooks, websites, and journal articles that offer strategies and considerations for primary care and behavioral health stakeholders to support successful services integration implementation.
Substance Use Disorder Approaches for Clinical Care, Training Service Delivery
Describes best practices for service delivery and implementation of care and treatment for people with substance use disorders in clinical settings
Routine Assessment of Symptoms of Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care: Prevalence and Severity of Reported Symptoms
Explores the use of routine screening for symptoms of substance use disorder (SUD), including alcohol use disorder (AUD), in primary care practices and found that the use of symptom checklists could help primary care providers identify and treat patients with SUD
Primary Care and Mental Health: Overview of Integrated Care Models
Summarizes models of care for mental health in primary care settings, including using nurse practitioners to screen, diagnose, and treat common conditions such as alcohol use disorder. Nurse practitioners can take a continuing education test online after reading this article for a small fee
Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration Program: Impacts on Health Care Utilization, Cost, and Quality
From 2010 to 2013, RAND conducted a program evaluation of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration (PBHCI) grants program, describing the structure, process, and outcomes for the first three cohorts of grantee programs (awarded in 2009 and 2010). The current study extends previous work by investigating the impact of PBHCI on consumers' healthcare use, total costs of care to Medicaid, and quality of care in three States
MAT Resources for FQHC Providers
This web page includes resources and documents to support providers in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) with implementing medications for substance use treatment. It includes sample workflows and templates, patient treatment agreements, clinical tools, procedures, and policies.
Integrating Behavioral Health into Primary Care Through Medicaid Managed Care
This webinar is part of the Center for Health Care Strategies’ Strengthening Primary Care through Medicaid Managed Care learning series on integrating behavioral health into primary care, providing a national perspective on behavioral health integration, provider perspectives, and a look at the integration approach happening in Arizona.
Implementing Substance Use Screening Toolkit
This toolkit provides steps and resources such as webinars, worksheets, and workflow examples for implementing screening for substance use disorders into family planning visits.
Immediate Policy Actions to Address the National Workforce Shortage and Improve Care
Brief with policy recommendations to address healthcare workforce shortages resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, including options to expand telehealth and other support strategies to improve the provision of mental health services
How to Sustain Behavioral Health Care in Primary Care Practice
Clinical experts share experiences implementing and planning for the integration of behavioral and mental health care in primary care settings, and describe successful strategies, sustainability considerations, and financial implications.