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From 2017 to 2019, health centers accounted for nearly 12 million mental health visits. This includes health centers increasing the number of behavioral health patients they serve by approximately 26 percent. As the need for behavioral health services continues to grow, health centers will continue to be at the forefront of meeting this need and must be supported by policies that enable them to continue effectively serving their communities. This session will focus on the important role health centers already play in addressing the behavioral health needs of patients, the need to improve behavioral health integration and the behavioral health workforce, and policy changes that can help behavioral health services continue and grow at health centers.
Learning Objectives
Elevate the important role health centers already play in addressing the behavioral health care needs of patients.
Discuss how the behavioral health workforce and behavioral health care integration can be improved, whether through existing best practices (including the Delta Center for a Thriving Safety Net Project) or other approaches.
Identify policy changes needed, at the state and national levels, to allow health centers to continue and increase their capacity to address the behavioral health needs of patients.
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