Webinar
Mental Health, Substance Abuse & Primary Care: Bridging Gaps in Access
Time & Location
Nearly half of adults who died by suicide visited a primary care physician within a month before their deaths, according to an influential study. Primary care is on the front lines facing behavioral health disorders that have reached crisis proportions: suicide deaths at a 30-year high, an estimated 1.9 million Americans addicted to opioids. Yet studies show primary care providers often lack the time and resources to treat mental health and substance use disorders.
This webinar explored ways to bridge the gap between primary care and behavioral health care, including:
- Tools such as evidence-based rating scales that measure the severity of an illness and how well treatments are working
- A model that involves embedding behavioral health specialists in primary care clinics to promote screening and monitor interventions
- Uses of collaborative care and telehealth, particularly in regions known as behavioral health care deserts
- What the White House and SAMHSA are doing to reduce disparities in access to behavioral health care, including treatment for substance abuse
Presentations
SAMHSA Efforts to Advance Access to Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Christopher Carroll
SAMHSA
ONC Efforts to Advance Access to Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Sarah Wattenberg
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
Collaborative Care Approaches to Fixing Behavioral Health Care in America
Henry Harbin
Kennedy Forum
Collaborative Care Approaches to Fixing Behavioral Health Care in America
John Fortney
University of Washington
Measurement Based Care: Fixing Behavioral Healthcare in America
Glenda Wrenn
Morehouse School of Medicine
Anthem Innovation: Behavioral and Primary Care Integration
Sherry Dubester
Anthem, Inc.
Anthem Innovation: Behavioral and Primary Care Integration
Charles Gross
Anthem Government Business Division
The Kennedy Forum “Behavioral Health Care in America” Issue Briefs:
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