AHRQ Child & Adolescent Health Periodic Digest (Issue 55) ► AHRQ Releases Resources to Improve the Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care

AHRQ Child & Adolescent Health Periodic Digest (Issue 55)

AHRQ Releases Resources to Improve the Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care

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Two new resources to help reduce fragmentation of care through integration are available on the AHRQ Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care portal. The first, A Guidebook of Professional Practices for Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration: Observations from Exemplary Sites, identifies key professional practices among exemplary integrated primary care organizations developed to help practices integrate behavioral health care more effectively. Organizations can use this guidebook to work toward a level of integrated care seen in some of the best primary care organizations in the country. The second, Provider- and Practice-Level Competencies for Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care: A Literature Review, is a comprehensive set of competencies that practices, providers, and staff can use to advance integration efforts.

Go to:

• A Guidebook of Professional Practices for Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration
• Provider- and Practice-Level Competencies for Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care: A Literature Review

integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/AHRQ_AcademyGuidebook.pdf