This 90-minute webinar covered the topic of behavioral health as a key component of medical home service delivery. This webinar provided concrete examples of how and where to best serve people with behavioral health disorders in the medical home continuum. Bi-directional integration came alive as the panelists shared their accounts of their efforts to embrace integration. The presenters were experts in the following behavioral health settings 1) primary care setting integration with behavioral health services; 2) behavioral health setting integration with primary care services; 3) behavioral health setting integration with private primary care practitioners; 4) and behavioral health setting becoming a federal qualified health center offering integrated services. These presenters spoke of their experiences and address issues such as their organizations' readiness for change, the process of integration, opportunities that have come with integration and challenges they have faced. The webinar is part of the CODI Building Blocks Webinar Series. The Building Blocks Webinar Series is designed to address SAMHSA's Strategic Initiatives through providing expert guidance on co-occurring disorders systems, services integration, and implementing evidence-based practices. Topics include • Criminal Justice • Healthcare Reform • Violence and Trauma • Behavioral Health Workforce (in primary and specialty care setting) • Data and Outcomes • Creating Co-Occurring Disorder Services and ...
Keywords: SAMHSA, COCE, Behavioral Health, Healthcare, Home, Co-Occurring Disorder
