Engaging Patients at Critical Moments is Key to Improving Behavioral Health Outcomes

• By: Deborah Jean Parsons, PhD Aspire Health Alliance
• October 1st, 2019
• behavioral health, care coordination, emergency department, integrated care, mental health, patient engagement, social determinants of health, substance use
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Massachusetts is home to thousands of individuals with behavioral health needs who lack access to quality care. In fact, according to recent estimates, only 54 percent of adults with mental illness in Massachusetts receive any kind of mental or behavioral health treatment (SAMHSA, Behavioral Health...