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 …

This article describes an extension of the RAND Corporation's evaluation of the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Primary and Behavioral Health Care …

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 …

Objective: Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration (PBHCI) grants aim to improve
the health of people with serious mental illness by integrating primary and preventive …

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 …

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

Executive Summary The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
(NASMHPD) Medical Directors Council developed this eleventh technical paper through a …

In the past, persons with serious mental illness and substance abuse often found
themselves in parallel systems of care that inadequately addressed their needs. Recent …

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 …