TY - JOUR
T1 - A Brief Report on Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Demonstration Program
AU - Hu, Yuanyuan
AU - Stanhope, Victoria
AU - Matthew, Elizabeth B.
AU - Baslock, Daniel M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Passed in 2014, the Excellence in Mental Health Act applied many of the strategies that have been successful in Federally Qualified Health Care Clinics (FQHCs) to community behavioral health clinics (Excellence in Mental Health Act, ). The act established federal status and criteria for CCBHCs, defining the care delivery program and putting in place a prospective payment system model. The initiative began as a two-year pilot program implemented in eight states: Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Pennsylvania (Excellence in Mental Health Act, ; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA], ). In 2020, SAMHSA expanded the program with funding of 200 USD million, and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CCBHCs received an additional 250 USD million from CARES Act (SAMHSA, ). The CCBHC expansion grants allow all 50 states across the country to apply, and currently, 113 CCBHCs operate in 21 states, including the original 8 states and Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Texas, and Virginia (SAMHSA, ; ; National Council for Behavioral Health, ). With the grant support from SAMHSA and Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, state health agencies established requirements following the Department of Health and Human Services State Certification Guide, certified eligible clinics statewide, and monitored CCBHCs’ compliance with the requirements (SAMHSA, ).
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The behavioral service system is searching for solutions to the opioid overdose epidemic, which has led to increased fatalities and substantial costs. This paper is a brief report on Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC), a federal demonstration program designed to enhance behavioral health organizations’ capacity to engage and care for people with substance use disorders through evidence-based practices and integrated health solutions. Designated CCBHC clinics provide a comprehensive range of mental health and substance use disorder services to vulnerable individuals and receive increased prospective funding from Medicaid. Preliminary evaluations have shown increases in accessibility, workforce, and capacity to provide substance use and mental health services. With social workers comprising the majority of mental health providers, this delivery system innovation expands opportunities for the profession to address the opioid epidemic.
AB - The behavioral service system is searching for solutions to the opioid overdose epidemic, which has led to increased fatalities and substantial costs. This paper is a brief report on Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC), a federal demonstration program designed to enhance behavioral health organizations’ capacity to engage and care for people with substance use disorders through evidence-based practices and integrated health solutions. Designated CCBHC clinics provide a comprehensive range of mental health and substance use disorder services to vulnerable individuals and receive increased prospective funding from Medicaid. Preliminary evaluations have shown increases in accessibility, workforce, and capacity to provide substance use and mental health services. With social workers comprising the majority of mental health providers, this delivery system innovation expands opportunities for the profession to address the opioid epidemic.
KW - Certified community behavioral health clinics
KW - serious mental illnesses
KW - substance use disorders
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U2 - 10.1080/15332985.2021.1929663
DO - 10.1080/15332985.2021.1929663
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85107959427
SN - 1533-2985
VL - 19
SP - 534
EP - 541
JO - Social Work in Mental Health
JF - Social Work in Mental Health
IS - 6
ER -