Tag: Integrated Behavioral Health
The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute Partners with West Health and Northwestern Medicine to Expand the Integration of Mental Health Care into Primary Care
The Meadows Institute received $1.9 million from West Health to help implement the Collaborative Care Model across the Northwestern Medicine system DALLAS – November 20, 2024 – The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, along with…
“Access, access, access”: pediatric collaborative care takes center stage at Advancing Behavioral Health and Policy Summit
Jason Richie, director of public health, Milken Institute (l), and Meadows Institute’s Vice President of Care Innovation Clare McNutt field questions from the audience at the Advancing Behavioral Health and Policy Summit in Washington, D.C….
Meadows Institute leads Pediatric Collaborative Care discussion at the American Psychiatric Association’s 2023 Mental Health Services Conference
The Collaborative Care Model is the integrated behavioral health model with the strongest evidence base to effectively address the needs of our beleaguered mental health care system, including for youth and children, Dr. Andrew Carlo…
Andy Keller, PhD, Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee on Finance about Parity & Care Integration
On Wednesday, March 30, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute President and CEO, Andy Keller, PhD, is presenting invited testimony to the United States Senate Committee on Finance to discuss ways of ensuring parity and integration…
Measurement-Based Care in the Treatment of Mental Health & Substance Use Disorders
SUMMARY – This report expands upon the 2015 Kennedy Forum report to include additional measures and research supporting the use of MBC for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorders in primary,...
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute among finalists selected for $10 million Lone Star Prize to improve quality of life of Texans
Award will focus on building healthier, stronger communities throughout Texas This week, Lyda Hill Philanthropies and Lever for Change announced that The Lone Star Depression Challenge, led by the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute in…
Dallas County Mental Health Service Delivery System for Children, Youth, and Families
SUMMARY - With the generous support of The Rees-Jones Foundation, MMHPI conducted this assessment. The report provides guidance on strategies to improve access to the most effective mental health services in the right place...
The Path Forward Names Eight Regions to Spearhead Employer Efforts to Improve Access to Effective Care
The national steering committee for The Path Forward for Mental Health and Substance Use – National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, American Psychiatric Association (APA), American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APAF) Center for Workplace Mental Health…
Prevention
The prevention of mental disorders includes interventions targeting an array of groups, including the general population, those at high risk for developing behavioral health conditions, and those just beginning to display symptoms that are...
First Episode Psychosis Care
A new approach called First Episode Psychosis (FEP) Care starts treatment as early after initial psychosis as possible, and helps people remain on their developmental trajectories. A team of specialists provides FEP care, including...
New study will measure how Nueces County can improve its mental health services
A Texas nonprofit will study Nueces County’s mental health services for the next six months to identify how the county can improve its programs. The county partnered with Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, based in…
In Texas, an Innovative Spirit Infuses Mental Health Care
The American Communities Project explored health and socioeconomic trends across our 15 community types in our first report this fall, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. We also took deep dives into five communities…
Best Practices in Integrated Behavioral Health
SUMMARY - Integrated behavioral health represents a seamless integration of mental health and primary care services, recognizing they are interdependent. Released in 2016, the Meadows Institute report, commissioned by St. David’s Foundation, offered guidance...