A growing body of evidence has shown that an integrated care approach can have a significant impact on improving health outcomes, increasing patient satisfaction, and managing health care costs. A study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine supports an integrated approach by demonstrating the direct benefit of coordinating primary/medical health care with mental health care for depressed patients with multiple medical conditions.
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…
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…
CBHC Webinars Available in CBHC Online Library!
CBHC’s monthly lunchtime Webinars PowerPoints are available online in the CBHC Library. Our most recent presentation, Criminal Justice…
New research shows that 1 in 5 young people self harm.
"According to Stonewall’s Prescription for Change research released in 2008; one in five young lesbian and bisexual…