National Council Magazine - Winter 2009 - 64

Tips and Tools Resources for Healthcare Collaboration NATIONAL COUNCIL CONFERENCE The 39th National Council Conference in San Antonio, Texas, April 6–8, 2009 features a robust Health Promotion track that brings together best practices from provider organizations and experts in primary care and behavioral health integration. We cover the gamut, from ﬁnancing models to dealing with cultural challenges. Whether you’re just getting into integration or you’re further down the road, this is where you’ll ﬁnd new directions and ideas. The Health Promotion track also features prevention, early intervention, and consumer health and wellness. Topics include: >> Mental Health First Aid Instructor Certiﬁcation >> National Council’s Behavioral Health and Primary Care Boot Camp >> Depression Management in Community Behavioral Health: Could It Improve Outcomes? >> Healthcare Homes: The Building Blocks of Healthcare Reform >> When Behavioral Health and Primary Care Cultures Don’t Align >> Can We Prevent Schizophrenia? >> Disease Management for Serious Mental Illness: Team Solutions >> Helping Staff and Consumers Quit Smoking Handouts will be available at www.TheNationalCouncil.org/Conference. National Council Resource Center for Primary Care and Behavioral Health Collaboration www.TheNationalCouncil.org/ResourceCenter Building on more than six years of work in the area of primary care and behavioral health collaboration and integration, the National Council is proud to announce the launch of its online Resource Center for Primary Care and Behavioral Health Collaboration. The Center is a valuable source for information and practical resources for providers, policymakers, and community stakeholders, working to provide primary and mental healthcare across delivery systems. As interest and support for integrated primary and behavioral health grows, providers need access to clinical, organizational, and ﬁnancial tools. The National Council Resource Center for Primary Care and Behavioral Health Collaboration facilitates the expansion of collaborative efforts by disseminating lessons learned by early adopters, reducing barriers, and facilitating the mutual sharing of information. Visit www.TheNationalCouncil.org/ResourceCenter > Practical resources including administrative, policy, and clinical documents > News on the latest integration and collaboration research > Strategies for community engagement and policymaking > Information on available trainings and partner resources > Opportunities for online dialogue with primary care and behavioral health providers who are into or exploring integration and collaboration efforts. NATIONAL REGISTRY Across the country, organizations are operating integrated, collaborative, and colocated behavioral health and primary care services. Help us ﬁnd out who’s doing what and how they are doing it. The National Integrated Health Sites Registry hosted by Washtenaw Community Health Organization and the University of Michigan and supported by the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare and 15 foundations from across the country. Registering with this national resource helps you >> Gain access to a full online listing of sites across the country doing collaborative/integrated care. >> Receive support from others in developing the 60 / NATIONAL COUNCIL MAGAZINE • WINTER 2009 services you need. >> Create linkages to programs like yours where you can get immediate consultation on emerging problems. >> Participate in research to turn integrated health into an evidence-based practice. www.ewashtenaw.org/government/departments/wcho/ INTEGRATED HEALTH PRACTICEBASED RESEARCH NETWORK The Washtenaw Community Health Organization and the University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry recently joined seven community- and hospital-based primary care clinics to form “The Integrated Health Practice-Based Research Network.” This PBRN is a ﬁrst of its kind, focusing on the integration of primary care and mental health/substance use disorders treatment services for “public patients” (Medicaid, indigent and underserved or uninsured populations). The mission is to improve the health of persons with, or at risk for, severe mental and physical health conditions through cross-site collaboration and research that identiﬁes evidence-based and cost-effective approaches to fully integrated care. PBRNs have proven to be a powerful tool that has helped clinicians and researchers to learn together
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