Advancing Integration: Launching the Comprehensive Health Integration Framework

The National Council for Mental Wellbeing’s Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions (CoE-IHS) is excited to launch the groundbreaking Comprehensive Health Integration (CHI) Framework and its suite of resources. The CHI framework guides providers, payers and state systems as they implement scalable bidirectional physical health and behavioral health integration.

Join the CoE-IHS on Feb. 25, 2-3:30 p.m. ET for Advancing Integration: Launching the Comprehensive Health Integration (CHI) Framework, a discussion of the new materials and how they can help your organization enhance integrated care.

  • CHI Framework: A self-assessment tool to measure and improve integration.
  • CHI White Paper: Explanation of research supporting CHI domains and stages of integration.
  • CHI Self-assessment Guide: Detailed guide for teams using CHI to improve physical health and behavioral health integration.
  • CHI Definitions and Examples Handbook: Glossary and sample resources for CHI users.

Why Choose CHI?

Flexible and sustainable: Applies to any program at any stage of integration and focuses on value for payers and populations, for long-term financial sustainability.

Universal and bidirectional: Improves integration for all ages and populations in any mental health, substance use or physical health setting.

Proven and research-supported: Built on evidence-based domains and models.


These resources were supported by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing’s Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions, funded by a grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and managed by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. The views, opinions and content expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions or policies of the Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. If you have any questions, please contact Integration@TheNationalCouncil.org.