Behavioral Health

Behavioral health is a public policy priority with a significant impact on other policy priorities: access, financial challenges, emergency services, governmental mandates, and workforce.  Barriers to timely access and coordinated services include:

• System capacity to deliver behavioral health care including community-based levels of care
• Sufficiency of the behavioral health care workforce
• Integration of behavioral health with primary care
• Coordination of care for the mild/moderately ill and seriously ill
• Lack of clarity on organizational roles and responsibilities resulting in less effective care coordination and timely reimbursement

Advocacy initiatives:

Building on the 2017 Behavioral Health Task Force recommendations, convene appropriate stakeholders to implement practices, programs, and policies that support the right patient-focused care at the right place, the right time and with the right providers.