Resources

CCBHC Electronic Health Record Optimization or Selection Toolkit 

This electronic health record (EHR) system optimization and selection toolkit helps organizations decide whether to enhance their current EHR capabilities or select a new solution. Organizations rely on an HER system for documentation, billing, prescription drug management, data tracking and more. Understanding the requirements and features of your EHR system…

CCBHC Health Information Technology Toolkit 

This Health Information Technology (HIT) Toolkit helps organizations perform an assessment of how they are meeting Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Certification Criteria requirements while assessing their technology maturity. Organizations can use this resource as they embark on the journey toward operating as a CCBHC.   This toolkit supports organizations…

Guide to Long-acting Medications

This guide is a call to action to increase the use of long-acting medications (LAMs) as a first-line treatment option.

Issue Brief: Challenges in Standardizing SUD Care Coordination

Substance use disorder (SUD) recovery is a complex, lifelong process requiring coordinated support across health care, social services and community systems. Unlike other chronic conditions, SUD is episodic and has uniquely high stakes due to the lethality of the current drug supply. The lethality of today’s drug supply means that…

Build a Sustainable Behavioral Health Workforce 

A Call to Action  Our behavioral health system is facing significant challenges.  In the current system, people struggle to access the care they need. Challenges and barriers exist across all aspects of the system, from the value society places on behavioral health care, to how services are paid for, to…

Factores de riesgo y de protección

Los factores de protección son circunstancias o características que aumentan la resiliencia, ayudan a un joven a afrontar mejor los acontecimientos estresantes y reducen el impacto de que se desarrolle un factor de riesgo.

Health Information Technology (HIT) for CCBHCs Toolkit

This three-part toolkit is a planning resource for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic-Expansion (CCBHC-E) grantees, including Planning, Development and Implementation (PDI) and Improvement and Advancement (IA).

The Comprehensive Health Integration (CHI) Framework

This paper presents a new framework for guiding implementation of integration of physical health and behavioral health.

Financial Sustainability of the CCBHC Workforce

CCBHC grant awards are opportunities for innovation in mental health and substance use care delivery, with a focus on long-term financial stability.

Enhancing Pathways to Care for Veterans

CCBHCs can use this guide for planning, designing and implementing services for veterans and members of the armed forces.