Substance Abuse and Primary Care Services
To better understand the range of substance abuse services offered by experienced community clinics and health centers, the IBHP team reviewed statewide data, conducted a written survey of the highest volume health center substance abuse providers and visited five of the health centers, interviewing substance abuse directors and staff. The following papers provide the case study highlights:
- Substance Abuse Treatment Fact Sheet (June 2014)
- Funding Substance Abuse Treatment in Primary Care (August 2014)
- Integrating Substance Abuse Treatment Staff and Reducing Stigma in Community Clinics and Health Centers (October 2014)
- Integrating Substance Abuse and Primary Care Services in Community Clinics and Health Centers (March, 2015)
Behavioral Health Leadership
Behavioral Health at the Crossroads: Leading for the Future (by Gail Bataille, 2015) explores the future of behavioral health in the next ten years and offers a framework for cross-system leadership.
Integrated Care Issue Briefs
The Integrated Behavioral Health Project (IBHP) team conducted a statewide needs assessment of integrated behavioral health and primary care trainings and activities in California, including interviews with over 150 key informants. The interviewees’ information and insights, as well as additional research conducted by the IBHP team, resulted in the following issue briefs:
- “An Update on Integrated Behavioral Health Projects in California Counties” (June 2013)
- Workforce Issue Brief #1: “Stigma and Attitudes Toward Working in Integrated Care“(June 2013)
- Workforce Issue Brief #2: “Health Reform and Transformation of the Delivery of Care” (June 2013)
- Workforce Issue Brief #3: “Training Needs in Integrated Care” (June 2013)
- “An Update on Integrated Primary Care and Behavioral Health Services in California Community Clinics and Health Centers” (June 2013)
- “Peer Models and Usage in California Behavioral Health and Primary Care Settings” (November 2013)
Other IBHP briefs:
- “Advancing Clinical Information Systems to Support Care Coordination and Improved Outcomes for Individuals with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders“;
- “Care Coordination for Persons with Complex Mental Health, Substance Use and Medical Conditions: the Case for Providers”
- “Care Coordination for Persons with Complex Mental Health, Substance Use and Medical Conditions: the Case for Health Plans and Other Payers“
- Summary of Findings: the Second Annual California Innovations Summit on Integrated Care (July 2014)
- Treatment Staff and Reducing Stigma in Community Clinics and Health Centers
- Addition of Peer Support Workers to Improve Patient Outcomes and Reduce Costs