Saturday, May 10, 2025
5/10/2025
Integrated Behavioral Health Consortium: No Wrong Door to Care - As a consortium, Uplift Family Services (UFS) and designated collaborating agencies, School Health Center of Santa Clara (SHC) and Pacific Clinics (PC) are seeking to become a Certified Community Behavioral Heath Clinic for the purpose of increasing access to and improving the quality of community mental and substance use disorder treatment by integrating services with physical health. The target population is unrepresented and under represented low-income families through Santa Clara County, with focus on individuals that live in the Washington Clinic neighborhood whereby most residents are Hispanic, Lantinx and non-English speakers. While operating as separate entities, services will be delivered in an integrate manner within a single clinic in San Jose, California to allow for more comprehensive assessment and treatment of physical, mental health, and substance use disorders in a manner that is less likely to be stigmatizing, more consistent with the target community's help-seeking behaviors, and relatively seamless in care. UFS behavioral personnel will be integrated with SHC physical health personnel. Experts in adult behavioral health, Pacific Clinics will provide telepsychiatry, training, and consultation. We expect to serve 2000 unduplicated clients over the two years. Our goals are: Goal 1. Increase access to outpatient community mental health and substance use disorder treatment for un/underrepresented communities through outreach and engagement and insurance enrollment assistance so that they can access needed behavioral health treatments. 1A. To increase access for the uninsured population. 1B. To increase the number of insured children and adolescents receiving mental health treatment. 1C. To increase the number of insured adults receiving mental health treatment. 1D. To increase access to behavioral therapy for adults receiving MAT. Goal 2. Increase the availability of high-quality behavioral health services by implementing evidence-based treatment to decrease symptoms that impact daily functioning. 2A. To increase the use of evidence-based treatment for children and adolescents with trauma. 2B. To increase use of evidence-based practices for mental disorders among adults. 2C. To increase substance use prevention and treatment among children/adolescents. 2D. To increase the use of behavioral therapy for individuals receiving MAT. Goal 3. Provide an array of behavioral health services in a single location to improve access and minimize barriers for unrepresented and underrepresented, hard-to-reach population. 3A. To increase integration of physical health and behavioral health services by providing more comprehensive assessments at each visit. 3B. To increase integration of physical health and behavioral health treatment by improving coordination between primary care physicians and behavioral health treatment teams to improve client outcomes and increase client satisfaction. 3C. To develop a continuum of outpatient behavioral health services for children and adolescents in the catchment area. 3D. To develop a continuum of outpatient behavioral health services for adults in the catchment area.
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