Transformations in Collaborative Healthcare

This article describes federal initiatives from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) aimed at transforming mental health systems towards integration with primary care, discusses potential barriers to integration and how collaborators are thinking about overcoming th...

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Published in:Families systems & health 2008-12, Vol.26 (4), p.459-465
Main Authors: Power, A. Kathryn, Chawla, Neelu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access control
Care and treatment
Collaboration
Drug Abuse
Evaluation
Female
Government regulation
Human
Initiatives
Laws, regulations and rules
Male
Mental Health
Mental health care
Mental health law
Mental Health Services
Patient care
Patients
Primary care
Primary Health Care
Prospective payment systems (Medical care)
Psychiatric services
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Summary:This article describes federal initiatives from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) aimed at transforming mental health systems towards integration with primary care, discusses potential barriers to integration and how collaborators are thinking about overcoming these barriers, and shares success stories from two integration initiatives that have worked in a health plan in Colorado and an initiative in Canada.
ISSN:1091-7527
1939-0602
DOI:10.1037/a0014233