Innovation in the Delivery of Behavioral Health Services

Several factors motivate the need for innovation to improve the delivery of behavioral health services, including increased rates of mental health and substance use disorders, limited access to services, inconsistent use of evidence-based practices, and persistent racial and ethnic disparities. This...

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Published in:Annual review of public health 2024-05, Vol.45 (1), p.507-525
Main Authors: D'Aunno, Thomas, Neighbors, Charles J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
behavioral health services
diffusion
Diffusion of Innovation
Health Policy
Health Services Accessibility - organization & administration
Humans
implementation science
innovation
Mental Disorders - therapy
Mental Health Services - organization & administration
Models, Organizational
Organizational Innovation
Substance-Related Disorders - therapy
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Summary:Several factors motivate the need for innovation to improve the delivery of behavioral health services, including increased rates of mental health and substance use disorders, limited access to services, inconsistent use of evidence-based practices, and persistent racial and ethnic disparities. This narrative review identifies promising innovations that address these challenges, assesses empirical evidence for the effectiveness of these innovations and the extent to which they have been adopted and implemented, and suggests next steps for research. We review five categories of innovations: organizational models, including a range of novel locations for providing services and new ways of organizing services within and across sites; information and communication technologies; workforce; treatment technologies; and policy and regulatory changes. We conclude by discussing the need to strengthen and accelerate the contributions of implementation science to close the gap between the launch of innovative behavioral health services and their widespread use.
ISSN:0163-7525
1545-2093
1545-2093
DOI:10.1146/annurev-publhealth-071521-024027