Aiming to increase care access, the national Primary Care–Mental Health Integration (PC-
MHI) initiative of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) embedded specialists, care …

Individuals with mental illness have a shorter life expectancy, worse health outcomes, and
receive fewer primary care services. This report reviews models of integrated care in the …

Importance In 2016, the US Preventive Services Task Force newly recommended universal
screening for depression, with the expectation that screening would be associated with …

Importance Women veterans increasingly seek care yet continue to face barriers in the
Veterans Health Administration (VA), which predominantly cares for men. Evidence-based …

Background Integrating mental health in primary care settings is associated with improved
screening and detection of mental illness. In 2010, the Veterans Health Administration …

Background Persons who experience homelessness (PEH) have high rates of depression
and incur challenges accessing high-quality health care. Some Veterans Affairs (VA) …

Background Integrated care for comorbid depression and chronic medical disease improved
physical and mental health outcomes in randomized controlled trials. The Veterans Health …

Background To improve mental health care access, the Veterans Health Administration (VA)
implemented Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PC-MHI) in clinics nationally. Primary …

Background Burnout among primary care clinicians (PCPs) is associated with negative
health and productivity consequences. The Veterans Health Administration (VA) embedded …

We investigate the relationship between opioid diverting policy and suicides among the
veteran population. The opioid epidemic of the past two decades has had devastating health …