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 …

Methods: During site visits, study team members interviewed staff and conducted focus
groups with patients at 10 United States community mental health centres then beginning to …

The historical fragmentation of physical and mental health services has impeded efforts to
improve quality and outcomes of care for persons with mental disorders. However, there is …

Objective: This evaluation was designed to assess the impact of providing integrated
primary and mental health care on utilization and costs for outpatient medical, inpatient …

Purpose The majority of adults with mental health (MH) and substance use (SU) disorders in
the United States do not receive treatment. The Affordable Care Act will create incentives for …

Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration (PBHCI) is intended to improve the overall
wellness of people with serious mental illness by providing integrated health care services …

Excess morbidity and mortality in persons with serious mental illness is a public health crisis.
Numerous factors contribute to this health disparity, including illness and treatment-related …

Despite the compelling logic for integrating care for people with serious mental illness, there
is also need for quantitative evidence of results. This retrospective analysis used 2013–2015 …

Over the past several years the Council of Community Clinics has supported member clinics
in their efforts to provide integrated behavioral health services to their patients. Recently …

Objective This article describes the characteristics and early implementation experiences of
community behavioral health agencies that received Primary and Behavioral Health Care …