Where do you obtain treatment for a mental health or substance use disorder? It’s not an easy question. In my former job as a social worker, it was not uncommon to find myself in a frustrating tangle of phone calls trying to locate behavioral health services for my c... more
[su_note note_color="#0182A9" radius="0"] AT-A-GLANCE Goal: Advance health equity and address behavioral health needs of adolescents through adoption of tech-enabled innovation. Participating Payers: West Virginia Medicaid and Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs... more
Health care professionals and others recognize that Americans are in a behavioral health crisis, one exacerbated by the global pandemic. Recent national surveys and research have found that depression, anxiety, stress, substance use disorder, and other mental health co... more
California, like many states, has historically provided services to people with behavioral health conditions through several different and often uncoordinated systems, making whole-person care delivery challenging. Through CalAIM, California’s Medicaid transformation... more
[perfectpullquote align="right" bordertop="false" cite="Adrienne Fegans, Deputy of Programs and Operations, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Service" link="" color="" class="" size=""]"Reach out to other states who have [created cross-agency partnerships] and ... more
Policymakers in Pennsylvania and across the nation are prioritizing efforts to improve health outcomes and access to care for people with behavioral health conditions, especially those with serious mental illness and substance use disorders. These individuals face grea... more
"MLE-3-2-Meeting-the-Behavioral-Health-Needs-of-Children". Released: 2022.... more
Communities that adopt a coordinated response to the opioid epidemic can have a greater impact on treatment access than a single organization can achieve independently. Fostering collaboration across diverse community partners can support prevention efforts, conne... more
