Integrated Care: A Model of Service in Behavioral Health

• By: Kevin Steven Christopher Gregory Charles Michael Chrissy Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• October 1st, 2019
• behavioral health, chronic illness, co-located services, Fall 2019 Issue, integrated care, integrated healthcare, peer support, primary care, quality of life, substance use treatment
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This article is part of a quarterly series giving voice to the perspectives of individuals with lived experiences as they share their opinions on a particular topic. The authors of this column facilitated a focus group of their peers to inform this writing. The authors are provided with services by...

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...

The Behavioral Health Sector and Physical Health Services Models

• By: Jorge R. Petit, MD Coordinated Behavioral Care (CBC)
• October 1st, 2019
• behavioral and physical health integration, care coordination, integrated healthcare, medical comorbidities, person-centered care, serious mental illness, social determinants of health, supportive housing
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Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) are known to have significant co-morbid medical conditions and as such greater medical costs though only a tiny fraction of that overall costs can be attributed directly to mental health services.1 It is well established that approximately 50% of total...