Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics: A Vision for the Future
Solving the nation’s ongoing mental health and substance use crises takes innovation. That’s precisely what the CCBHC model allows — the flexibility for participating community-based clinics to expand their services and tailor mental health and substance use care to meet the individual needs of their communities.
What Is a CCBHC?
CCBHCs are clinics that receive funding at rates that allow them to expand access to comprehensive mental health and substance user care, and offer 24/7 services to anyone who walks in the door, no matter their ability to pay.
CCBHCs Expand Access to Care
The results have been transformative — amidst a national mental health crisis, record high overdose death rates and an ongoing behavioral health workforce shortage, the CCBHC model successfully lowers barriers to accessing care while equipping clinics with the resources to expand services, reduce wait times and better recruit and retain staff.
CCBHCs by the numbers:
- >2M people currently served across all active CCBHCs and grantees
- 27 new staff positions created as a result of becoming a CCBHC
- 82% of CCBHCs offer at least one type of MAT vs. 56% nationwide
People who receive care at CCBHCs experience:
- 72% reduction in hospitalization
- 40.7% reduction in homelessness
- 60.3% less time in jails
It’s Time to Maximize CCBHCs’ Success
Download CCBHCs: A Vision for the Future of Community Behavioral Health Care to learn how the CCBHC model can be leveraged by clinics, policymakers, partner organizations and the private sector to re-think access to mental health and substance use treatment and care in America. This paper is our vision for how CCBHCs can fully realize the model’s promise.
Download the Vision Paper
Ensure Everyone Has Access to a CCBHC
Despite the model’s proven success, many communities across the country don’t yet have access to a CCBHC. Implementing the program’s expansion and codifying the model into law will help ensure more people can access high-quality care in their communities.
Join us in advocating to ensure everyone, everywhere can access high-quality, comprehensive mental health and substance use care in their community. Make your voice heard today.
