What are the Building Blocks of Behavioral Health Integration?

The need for integration of primary care and behavioral health exists for all people during their lives. Receiving behavioral health services in primary care has shown to be beneficial for patients by improving patient outcomes and decreasing health care costs. The Building Blocks of Behavioral Health Integration were developed to provide a standardized and flexible framework for primary care practices to be able to provide behavioral health services to their patients. This module will cover the key components of the Building Blocks of Behavioral Health Integration.

Learning Objectives

After completing this module, the learner will be able to:

• Define the Foundational Care Delivery Expectations for integration of behavioral health into primary care.
• Describe the Care Delivery Expectations for additional components of integration of behavioral health into primary care.
• Determine methods for implementation of the Care Delivery Expectations into your practice. 

Who should complete this module?

The information in this module is valuable for all primary care and behavioral health team members, including clinical (clinicians and staff), operational (front and back office), and administrators (leadership and management).

Module Authors:

Stephanie Kirchner, MSPH, RD; Stephanie Gold, MD, FAAFP; Emma Gilchrist, MPH; Vanessa Case, MS-CEP, MSHA; Bonnie Jortberg, PhD, RD, CDCES