Reimagining Integrated Care: Why Social Interventions are Vital in Providing Support for People with Serious Mental Illness

• By: Kenneth Dudek, MSW Ralph Aquila, MD Fountain House
• October 1st, 2019
• co-occurring conditions, community-based care, integrated healthcare, peer support, recovery-oriented care, serious mental illness, social determinants of health, social interventions
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The concept of “integrated healthcare” has been regarded as an optimal treatment approach for individuals experiencing co-occurring mental and physical illnesses. Twenty years ago, Fountain House – the most widely replicated evidence-based community model for people living with mental illness...