Comprehensive Behavioral Health Initiatives in the Midwest
The Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) focuses on integrated care, schools, and mental health training programs in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. Funded by SAMHSA, it aims to align mental health systems and professional competencies with evidence-based practices. The Center offers free or low-cost training and technical assistance to enhance effective mental health practices, with a goal of establishing sustainable programs. Additionally, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) provide comprehensive services to improve outcomes through collaborative care coordination.
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CCBHCs: Why, Who, and How Topher Hansen, JD President, CenterPointe
Mid-America MHTTC The Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) serves the four states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska with a focus on integrated care, schools and mental health training programs. The Mid-America MHTTC, funded at $5.2 million by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), was established in 2018 and is housed at the Munroe-Meyer Institute at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The Center primarily works to integrate behavioral health care into primary care programs, but also provides training and technical assistance in implementing comprehensive school mental health programming, community-based programming to address serious mental illness, and behavioral health workforce development. Across the region, the Mid-America MHTTC serves to align mental health systems and professional competencies with evidence-based mental health practices by providing free or low-cost training and technical assistance on a variety of topics germane to effective mental health practice. Types of training and technical assistance may include needs assessments, webinars, workshops, program evaluation and others. The Center s overall goal is to assist mental health programs and providers to establish ongoing programs that are locally supported and sustainable over time.
Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) Funded by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Grant number: H79SM081769). Awarded to UNMC s Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN). Serves to align mental health services across Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas with evidence-based practice.
CCBHC: Preparation and Implementation MHTTC/UNMC April 7, 2023
A Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic An entity designed to provide a comprehensive and integrated range of mental health, substance use, and primary health services to any individual, regardless of funding, to improve outcomes through the use of strong collaborative coordination care.
1. Advance Work Philosophy of integrated, whole health care with supportive services Continuum of services provided: crisis to care management to ACT to outpatient clinic Electronic health record A culture of data and quality improvement
2. What is a CCBHC? Mental health, substance use, primary care, supportive services Comprehensive Integrated Respond to community need Provide core set of services
3. Core Services for a CCBHC Crisis mental health services Screening, assessment, and diagnosis Person centered treatment planning Outpatient mental health and substance use services Outpatient primary care screening and monitoring Targeted case management Psychiatric rehabilitative services Peer support, counseling, family support Intensive mental health support for those in the military and veterans
4. How To Develop Towards A CCBHC Do the advanced work (slide #1) Program development Hire the right staff for the programs Develop the system of care: attitude/philosophy, workflow, data/QI
5. Roles & Responsibilities of the team: Interdisciplinary, Integrated Team Provider (Dr, APRN): psychiatric/primary care diagnosis, care, and medication management Nurse Therapist Care Manager Peer Support/Recovery Support Care Coordinator Team Leader Quality Improvement/Data Analyst
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