Resources

CCBHC State Certification Resource Guide

This guide is designed to assist community behavioral health providers understand their options and prepare for certification as a CCBHC.

Pandemic Era Telehealth Innovations in Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment

This new report outlines pandemic era innovations, tools and recommendations to scale effective mental health and substance use treatment practices.

Medical Director Institute 2022 Impact Report

An overview of 2022 highlights and accomplishments of the Medical Director Institute at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.

CCBHC Evidence-Based Practice Reference Guide

This resource serves as a brief reference for CCBHCs on the most commonly required or implemented EBPs across CCBHCs

Approaches to Sustainability for CCBHCs: Guidance for Grantees

This paper summarizes the results of assessment efforts and identify impactful strategies being utilized by grantees to achieve sustainable CCBHC funding.

CCBHCs and the Prospective Payment System

This cheat sheet explains how the Prospective Payment Systems model supports clinics’ cost of expanding services and increases flexibility.

First Responder Deflection: A Warm Handoff to Services in the Community

Deflection initiatives are being implemented nationwide to connect people who have substance use disorders to needed services without risking arrest.

Sustaining Statewide Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Programs

This brief, authored by the CHCS and funded by the National Council, explores potential lessons for how states can plan for CCBHC sustainability.

List of CCBHCs by State (March 2023)

Access a list of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) by state. This list is updated as of March 2023.

Quality Measurement in Crisis Services

As crisis systems evolve, it is necessary to use performance metrics that can advance access to care and alleviate distress in a consistent, measurable way.