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We at IBHP created this virtual library as a resource for those contemplating, planning, or operating treatment programs that integrate behavioral and medical services -- so clients don't have to go to one place for help with their body and another for their mind. We hope you'll find the rationales, evidence-based practices and tools you'll need to set up a successfully integrated program. We've also included a snapshot of policies and practices throughout the country to give you a feel for the national landscape. So pull up a chair and browse through our virtual shelves awhile.

IBHP, a strategic initiative of The California Endowment and a project of Tides Center, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating and elevating integrated behavioral healthcare throughout California.

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Frank DeGruy MD, CFHA Summit Presentation, 10/22/09


Tillman Farley M.D. 8/6/09

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IBHP RELEASES NEW TOOL KIT FOR PRIMARY CARE - MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATION

Posted on 10/26/2009

IBHP (Integrated Behavioral Health Project), an initiative of The California Endowment and the Tides Center, has just published "Partners in Health: Primary Care / County Mental Health Tool Kit".  Designed to help primary care clinics and government mental health agencies forge collaborative relationships, the 180-page Tool Kit provides practical, operational advice, forms, strategies and prototypes for integrating mental and physical services. 

 Though the focus is on California counties, much of the Tool Kit information can be generalized to other locales.  Included are sample formal agreements and contracts reached between primary care agencies and county mental health agencies; advice from those who have established these working relationships; checklists for MOU and contract content; issues to consider when brokering agreements; mutual role descriptions and much more.

INTEGRATED CARE WEBINARS NOW AVAILABLE AT NO COST

Posted on 02/04/2010

Five of the twelve integrated care-related webinars that the Integrated Behavioral Health Project (IBHP) co-sponsored with the California Primary Care Association (CPCA) are now available at no charge.  Click here for access.  The five topics covered are:  "Introduction to Integrated Behavioral Health Care: Laying the Groundwork"; "Integrated Care:  Life in the Trenches"; "Partnering with County Mental Health Services"; "Using Evidence-Based Mental Health Interventions"; and "Addressing Behavioral Components of Chronic Physical Illness."


INTEGRATION POLICY INITIATIVE PUBLISHES NEW REPORT ON COLLABORATIVE CARE

Posted on 10/20/2009

The Integration Policy Initiative's  (IPI) just-published report, California Primary Care, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Initiative,  is the product of several discussions between county and state mental health and health leaders to enhance collaborative care in California.  Exploring models of integrated care throughout the State,  the report  makes recommendations for service delivery, finances, regulations and measurements.  It also provides a suggested continuum for the health, mental health and substance use care of the safety net mental health population.  Volume II, Working Papers, gives projected timelines and activities for implementing the suggested recommendations.  Volume III, Examples  describes various California integrated care demonstration projects in primary care sites funded through grants by IBHP, CMSP and CalMEND.

Launched in 2008, IPI is a collaborative project lead by the California Institute of Mental Health (CiMH), the California Primary Care Association (CPCA), and the Integrated Behavioral Health Project (IBHP).  IPI is funded by The California Endowment with additional funding provided by IBHP. 

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS AT CFHA'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Posted on 02/04/2010

CFHA's 12th Annual Conference, "Remaking National Healthcare - Collaborative Care for a Healthier America" will be October 21-23, 2010 at the historic Seelbach Hilton Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky.  Proposals for conference presentations must be submitted by March 31, 2010.  For more information, go to www.CFHA.net or call 585-482-8210.  


"WARM HAND-OFF" TRAINING VIDEOS NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE

Posted on 01/05/2010

Dr. Peter Van Houten and the staff at Sierra Family Medical Clinic in Nevada City, California have prepared a series of training videos to demonstrate how primary care providers can introduce patients both to the concept of behavioral health services and to the behavioral health professionals on staff.  Known as a "warm hand-off", these introductions are important in framing behavioral health care for the patients and in engaging them in theses services.  The "warm hand-off" vignettes can be accessed on youtube.  Various scenarios include patients with diabetes, bipolar disorder, depression and insomnia, among other conditions.


SAMHSA AWARDS $25.9 MILLION FOR PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION PROGRAMS; SAN DIEGO ONE OF 13 RECIPIENTS

Posted on 11/04/2009

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is awarding $25.9 million over the next four years for primary and behavioral health care integration programs to address the needs of people with serious mental illnesses. San Diego Mental Health Systems and the Council of Community Clinics (CCC) is one of 13 nationwide recipients to be awarded the $500,000 annual grant.  Using this funding, San Diego plans to pair two primary care clinics with county contracted community behavioral health agencies to provide health care screening, assessment, and treatment to persons with serious mental illness in the mental health setting.  The grant will also be used to enhance countywide data sharing strategies between mental health agencies and community health clinics.

SAMHSA WEBINAR ON PHYSICAL HEALTH OF THE MENTAL HEALTH POPULATION

Posted on 03/11/2010

SAMHSA will offer a free training webinar focusing on increasing the life expectancy of people with mental health problems on March 30th, 2010 at 3-4:30pm Eastern Time.  Featured speakers will be Joseph Parks, MD, Missouri Department of Mental Health; Margaret Swarbrick, Institute for Wellness and Recovering Initiatives of New Jersey; and Lauren Shapiro of Vanguard Communications in DC.  To learn more and register go to: http://www.esi-bethesda.com/10x10teleconference/.  Registration will close at 5:00 ET on March 23rd.


UNIVERSITIES SPONSOR INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Posted on 03/12/2010

Among the educational opportunities are available for professionals wanting to enhance their integrated health care skills are the new doctoral program offered by Arizona State University and the certificate program.offered by University of Massachusetts Family Medicine and Community Health Department. .The new  ASU program, designed for licensed masters level behavioral health clinicians, awards a "Doctor of Behavioral Health".  Though the program is based in Phoenix, the courses can be accessed online.  University of Massachusetts primary care behavioral health program consists of 36 hours of didactic and interactive training delivered via 6 full-day workshops, one Friday per month for six months.  The program is also looking for satellite sites to host their program locally.


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