Community Partnerships
Community and health system partnerships are at the core of the CCBHC demonstration program. This means you need to be ready for partnerships not just with the usual suspects—such as hospitals, primary care clinics, or ACOs—but also with nontraditional partners such as law enforcement agencies, schools, veterans’ organizations, and many more. CCBHCs may provide and bill for services offered outside the four walls of their clinic, giving you and community partners a multitude of new opportunities to reach individuals where they live, work, and play. Are you poised to take advantage of these new opportunities? Explore our resources and consulting options below to learn more.
RESOURCES FROM THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
- Implications of CCBHC status for your organization, your state, and your clients. This fact sheet illustrates the game-changing implications of participation in the Excellence Act demonstration–for states, patients, and provider organizations. Use this fact sheet to illustrate the major opportunities that participation in the Excellence Act holds for a wide array of stakeholders.
- Excellence Act and Public Safety: This fact sheet outlines the benefits of CCBHCs to law enforcement and public safety systems in your state. Use this document in communicating with these partners about the value of CCBHCs.
Consultants
Consultant
George DelGrosso
Drawing from 40 years of experience and leadership in behavioral health, George DelGrosso has implemented public policy, developed leadership [...]
Read MoreDrawing from 40 years of experience and leadership in behavioral health, George DelGrosso has implemented public policy, developed leadership training, expanded organizational effectiveness, provided integrated behavioral health treatment in a variety of settings and educated the public and policymakers about the impact of health reform on behavioral health.
His diverse career includes experience as a psychotherapist, marriage and family therapist, clinical supervisor and program developer. Most recently, he served 14 years as the CEO of Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council. Prior to this position, he was executive director of Mental Health Centers in the San Luis Valley of Colorado and Cody, Wyoming.
In 2013, he testified at the United States Senate HELP committee on the value of Mental Health First Aid and in 2015, received the National Council Impact Award for Visionary Leadership.
DelGrosso endorses integrating mental health, substance use and physical health into a coordinated health system that will increase access to care, improve health outcomes and reduce cost. He combines his years of experience in different facets of community behavioral health to consult with local, regional and statewide organizations and associations to implement effective health care policy, models for payment reform, integrated health care, Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics, contracting with managed care entities and service delivery issues as they relate to mental health and substance use disorders.
Brent McGinty
President and CEO
Jefferson City, MO
Brent McGinty became the chief executive officer of the Missouri Coalition for Community Behavioral Healthcare (MO Coalition) in January 2013. In this [...]
Read MoreBrent McGinty became the chief executive officer of the Missouri Coalition for Community Behavioral Healthcare (MO Coalition) in January 2013. In this role, he advances policies and funding priorities that recognize the value of MO Coalition provider services – health care homes, disease management, outreach, wellness, integrated care, recovery and data/outcomes. From 2007 until his appointment as MO Coalition CEO, Brent was a senior staff member at the Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), beginning as director of budget and finance, advancing to director of administration of the Division of Comprehensive Psychiatric Services and, finally, being promoted to deputy director of administration for the entire department. From 1998 to 2007, Brent served as a budget analyst for the non-partisan Missouri Senate Appropriations staff. From 1991 to 1998, he worked in several positions in local government, including city administrator and budget analyst. His accumulated experience of 20+ years includes working during nine legislative sessions on eight state department budgets, as well as having direct responsibility for DMH contracts and budgets.
President/CEO
Jeanne Supin
Watauga Consulting, Inc.
For more than 25 years, Jeanne Supin has guided behavioral health providers, authorities and payers through successful change and toward leadership, [...]
Read MoreFor more than 25 years, Jeanne Supin has guided behavioral health providers, authorities and payers through successful change and toward leadership, management and workforce excellence. She is skilled at helping seasoned and emerging leaders amplify strengths to create personal and professional transformation and improve services, organizations and systems of care. Her scope extends from programs and departments to whole organizations and integrated organizations with stakeholders across a system, region or state. As president and CEO of Watauga Consulting, Inc., (founded 1996) Jeanne offers consultation, technical assistance, training and coaching in the following areas: leadership and management development, change management, professional discovery and development, management across generations, self-care for leadership vitality, team excellence, workforce development and excellence, healthy conflict, affiliations and mergers, strategic planning and needs assessments.
