Learning Collaboratives

Thank you for your interest in this program. The application period for this learning collaborative has closed. 

This 12-month learning collaborative launching in early 2021 will bring together behavioral health organizations interested in implementing the General Health Integration framework, to share challenges, opportunities, and ideas through a peer-to-peer learning format.

Participants in the learning collaborative will:

• Receive training and technical assistance on implementing the general health integration framework components
• Receive training and technical assistance in assessing baseline readiness for advancing general health integration
• Receive support in forming realistic 6-and 12-month goals for integration and measuring their progress using the framework as a self-assessment measurement tool
• Learn about best practices to advance their interventions using the framework
• Participate in discussions related to unique planning and resources needed for the pandemic response and outline specific COVID-19 activities relevant to the framework
• Report on and benchmark general health integration measures (e.g. BMI, blood pressure, HBA1c, etc.)

Organizational Participation Criteria

To be eligible for the collaborative, organizations must meet the following criteria:

1. Be a CCBHC or an organization pursuing CCBHC status or have strong assets that will advance integration.  Preference will be given to CCBHCs.
2. Have an EHR in use for at least 1 year with the ability to collect and report designated GHI quality (see Framework Learning Collaborative Measures document).
3. Serve at least 1000 mental health and/or substance use patients annually with the ability to identify high-risk patients with co-morbid general health conditions.
4. Committed to establishing a multi-disciplinary team (e.g. behavioral health provider, LCSW, RN, care manager, clinic manager/director) with executive leadership supporting GHI efforts and designated clinic change champion to lead integration adoption.
5.  Prior experience implementing integration quality improvement projects.

Who should complete the application form?

A designated point of contact from each applying organization should complete the below registration form on behalf of their multi-disciplinary team.

How do I apply?

The application period has closed.

Please email integration@thenationalcouncil.org if you have questions.

This learning collaborative has concluded. Session recordings and presentations can be accessed here and on the PCDC series page.

Lead: Primary Care Development Corporation

With 100 million+ Americans living with diabetes, more providers than ever before recognize chronic disease screening and management as a best practice of integrated primary and behavioral health care. In this virtual learning series, national experts will guide you through 7 multifaceted sessions—each addressing a different aspect of team-based care to improve diabetes screening and management, ranging from behavioral treatment to reimbursement and operational decision making.

Both learning collaboratives have concluded. Session recordings and presentations can be accessed here.

Lead: John Kern, MD

Collaborative Care ECHO Group 1 – Behavioral Health in Primary Care

Provision of behavioral health services in the primary setting has proven to be an effective means of addressing the universal problem of treatment access for behavioral health disorders. A structured, measurement-based process has been shown to be the most effective way of providing this care. Assistance with the implementation of this modality of care is nearly always necessary, though not always readily available. For providers with a strong interest in implementing a model of behavioral health in primary care settings, the Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions is offering this ongoing learning opportunity – Collaborative Care ECHO; Behavioral Health in Primary Care.

Collaborative Care ECHO Group 2 – Primary Care in Behavioral Health

Helping to address the gap in survival of people with serious mental illness (SMI) has become a task for the behavioral health agency. A structured, measurement-based, team-based process has been shown to be the most effective way of providing this care. Assistance with the implementation of this new modality of care is nearly always necessary, though not always readily available. For providers with a strong interest in implementing support for physical health for their clients living with SMI, the Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions is offering an ongoing learning opportunity – Collaborative Care ECHO; Primary Care in Behavioral Health.

This learning collaborative has concluded. For more information, please contact integration@thenationalcouncil.org.

Lead: National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD)

The Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions has partnered with the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) to develop a six-month learning collaborative to assist Single State Agencies (SSAs) for alcohol and other drug services and their primary care partners in advancing integration efforts between specialty substance use and primary care systems. The learning collaborative will focus on integration with Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). This learning collaborative will run from January- July 2020. States who participate will have the opportunity to connect with both their own multi-disciplinary team, and teams from other states, participate in knowledge-building sessions, and receive individual coaching to advance their integration efforts. At the end of the collaborative, teams will have a plan to advance integration in their state.