“Wrapping Around” Integrated Care

• By: Shelisa Foster, MA, LPC, NCC Amy Faus, MPH, CPH, CHES Jan Schlaier, EdD, FNP-BC Bergen’s Promise
• October 1st, 2019
• care coordination, chronic health management, family-centered care, integrated care, mental health support, pediatric behavioral health, wraparound model, youth wellness
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In 2014, Bergen’s Promise, Bergen County’s Care Management Organization within New Jersey’s Children’s System of Care (CSOC), took a bold step by agreeing to pilot a CSOC Behavioral Health Home; thus, establishing the first Pediatric Behavioral Health Home (BHH) in New Jersey and the first...

The Changing Landscape of Children’s Behavioral Health in New York: Opportunities for Addiction Services

• By: Arlene González-Sánchez NY State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
• January 1st, 2019
• children’s behavioral health, community-based services, early intervention, family-centered care, Medicaid, peer support, substance use disorders, youth services
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New York State has been engaged in an effort to re-design its Medicaid program to better meet the needs of the people it covers while managing costs more effectively. The goals have been to increase access, develop new services, improve outcomes and reduce use of expensive hospitalizations. As the...