Federal Level Community Behavioral Health Needs & Strong Solutions- 01/2023 Position Paper
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About the Federal Level Community Behavioral Health Needs & Strong Solutions Position Paper:
Navigating through the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic calls for a nimble, creative and robust redesign of funding mechanisms and associated policies to invest in the United States’ behavioral healthcare system. This paper identifies significant and high-potential opportunities to expand quality integrated health care through community behavioral health organizations.
Five strategic areas briefly discussed as key opportunities and crucial areas needing a revision of funding mechanisms and policies are: school-based behavioral health services, integrated care behavioral and medical health care, federal funding restrictions and limitations, commercial insurance and parity, and social determinants of health.
By leveraging the impact and innovation of non-profit community-based mental health providers, like OhioGuidestone, federal funding can be used to create opportunities for communities and empower providers to serve their clients with high-level, integrated care. The COVID-19 pandemic has provided us an opportunity to scrutinize our current systems and rebuild them, first and foremost, to meet the needs of individuals, families, and whole communities.
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Who Should Read this Position Paper on Community Behavioral Health Needs?
- Local and state government officials
- Health officials and policymakers
- Managed Care Organizations
- Behavioral and Physical Healthcare providers
What’s Inside?
- Takeaways & Action Items.
- School-Based Services.
- The Three-Tier Public Health Approach- Public Health Approaches for Public Health Improvement.
- About Integrated Care & why it is important for community behavioral health care & physical health care to be integrated.
- Federal Funding: Restrictions, FMAP, and FQHCs.
- Commercial Insurance and Parity.
- Social Determinants of Health.
- Supporting Resources & References
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