Closing the Addictions Treatment Gap
"Unforseen Benefits: Addiciton Treatment Reduces Health Care Costs", is a study published by the Open Society Institute detailing how effective addiction treatment will …
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Screening and Assessing Immigrant and Refugee Youth in School Based Mental Health Programs
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools published this study made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson …
Representatives Engel and Matsui Introduce Amendment for Federal Designation
"A definition for “Federally Qualified Behavioral Health Centers (FQBHCs)” was included in proposed federal legislation for the first time yesterday. The National …
New Preferred Drug List Now Available
The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing is now posting the new Preferred Drug List (PDL) that becomes effective July …
Reimbursement of Mental Health Services in Primary Care Settings
The most recent addition to the CBHC Online Library is a study published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Addministration …
Majority of America’s 2 Million Adolescents Suffering from Depression Episodes Did Not Receive Treatment in the Past Year
"A new report which coincides with Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day reveals that 8.2 percent (2 million) youths aged 12 to 17 …
Preventing Suicide in Colorado – Progress Achieved & Goals for the Future
Mental Health America and the Colorado Trust have jointly release a new study examining suicide rates and trends in Colorado and evaluating …
Beyond Parity: Primary Care Physicians' Perspectives On Access To Mental Health Care
Research and support for the integration of the mental and physical healthcare systems has been on the rise in recent years. The Federal …
Depression in Teenagers: Experts Say to Screen All
"About half of all mental illnesses arise by age 14. A new guideline asks pediatricians to be on alert." This article from …
Behavioral Health / Primary Care Integration and the Person-Centered Healthcare Home
The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare recently published a detailed paper addressing the relationship between mental and physical healthcare and the …