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Integrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care
Integrated 101 – Public Forums
Arizona Integrated Models of Care in Behavioral Health and Primary Care Forum
January 2011
The Arizona Department of Health Services joined with the Milbank Memorial Fund to sponsor a forum on January 25 and 26 in Chandler, AZ, for policy makers in both the mental health and community health center fields. One of the authors of the recent Milbank Foundation report: Evolving Models of Behavioral Health Integration in Primary Care, Denise Levis Hewson, and Michael Lancaster, Director of Behavioral Health Care, Community Care of North Carolina were key note speakers.
This report offers an approach to meeting the unmet needs of the millions of Americans suffering from mental illness and substance abuse: the integration of primary care and behavioral healthcare. The report summarizes the available evidence and states' experiences around integration as a means for delivering quality, effective physical and mental healthcare. For those interested in integrating care, it provides eight models that represent qualitatively different ways of integrating/coordinating care across a continuum - from minimal collaboration to partial integration to full integration - according to stakeholder needs, resources, and practice patterns. Also featured at the forum were local models of integration, lessons learned and challenges for the future.
Read the full report from the Milbank Memorial Fund:
Evolving Models of Behavioral Health Integration in Primary Care
Forum participants included healthcare policy makers from around the state,
Milbank Memorial Fund representatives, and ADHS senior leadership
Below are the presentations from the event in Chandler:
- Day 1 – January 25, 2011
Behavioral Health Integration – Starting the Conversation,
Michael S. Lancaster, MD, Director of Behavioral Health Care Community Care of North Carolina - Day 2 – January 26, 2011
Opportunities to Enhance Behavioral Health/ Primary Care Integration and the Health Care Safety Net,
Kathleen Reynolds, LMSW, ACSW, Vice President, Health Integration and Wellness Promotion, National Council for Community Behavioral HealthOpportunities to Enhance Behavioral Health/ Primary Care Integration and the Health Care Safety Net,
Alexander F. Ross, Sc. D., Office of Special Affairs, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesModels of Integrated Care – Case Examples and Decision Points,
Michael S. Lancaster, MD, Director of Behavioral Health Care, Community Care of North Carolina
Denise Levis Hewson, RN, BSN, MSPH, Director of Clinical Programs and Quality Improvement, Community Care of North CarolinaCall for Papers Presentations
Challenges and Successes in Integrating Behavioral Health into Primary Care,
Bill Rosenfeld, LPC, Director, Integrated Behavioral Health Mountain Park Health CenterWhole Health,
W. Mark Clark, MSW, ACSW, President and Chief Executive Officer CODAC Behavioral Health Services
Dona Rivera-Gulko, MS, CRC, CCM, Vice President of Adult Services CODAC Behavioral Health ServicesEl Rio Community Health Center: Integrated Primary Care Behavioral Health Services,
Michael Dattola, LCSW, MSW, Integrated Behavioral Health Director El Rio Community Health CenterThe Desert Mission: One Door Opens all Doors,
Cindy Hallman, Executive Director, Desert Mission, Inc. and Vice President John C. Lincoln Health NetworkChallenges in Arizona Presentations
Licensing at a Glance: Past, Present and Future,
Kathryn McCanna, RN, BSN, CPHQ, Program Manager, Office of Medical Facilities, Arizona Department of Health Services, Division of Licensing Services
Barbara Lang, MA, LPC, LISAC, CCSOTS, Program Manager, Office of Behavioral Health Licensing, Arizona Department of Health Services, Division of Licensing ServicesHealth Information Exchange/HIPPA,
Melissa Rutala, MPH, Chief Executive Officer, Arizona Health-e ConnectionBenefits and Challenges of the Acute Care Behavioral Health Carve Out,
Kate Aurelius, Deputy Director, AHCCCSWorkforce Needs and Issues,
Pamela Lusk, DNP, RN, FPMHNP-BC, Child/Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health InnovationThe Doctor of Behavioral Health,
Ronald O'Donnell, Ph.D., Clinical Professor and Director of the Behavioral Health Program, Arizona State University, Graduate Program SLS