Patient and Provider Education Resources

• Patient Resources for Depression, Anxiety, and Alcohol and Drug Abuse
• Provider Resources for Mental Health
• WEBINAR: A Novel Collaborative Practice Model for the Treatment of Mental Illness in a Free Clinic Setting presented by Jennifer A. Buxton, BS PharmD, CPP, FASHP

  By the end of this presentation you should be able to: 1. Describe the need for novel models of mental health care, particularly for low-income, under- and uninsured patients in the free clinic setting 2. Describe the development, implementation, and potential benefits of a collaborative practice model designed to address the mental health needs of a low-income, under- and uninsured patient population and 3. Explore methods to incorporate similar models into one’s own practice.

How To Guides

• Integrating Behavioral Health with Primary Care by Amy Forsyth-Stephens of Free Clinic
• Three Staffing Models for Free Clinic Integration of Primary Care and Behavioral Health Services

 Case Studies

• Increasing Access to Mental Health Services through Partnership and Pharmaceuticals through Technology  St. Frances Cabrini Clinic, Detroit, Michigan
• Taking a Holistic Approach to Behavioral Health Integration Shepherd’s Clinic, Baltimore, Maryland
• Increasing Access to Mental Health Services through Technology  New Hope Clinic, Southport, North Carolina

 Publications

• Free and Charitable Clinics: Helping to Fill the Mental Health Treatment Gap Among the Poor and Uninsured– Americares
• Moving Behavioral Health into the Mainstream of Primary Care – National Association of Community Health Centers
• The Intersection of Culture and Behavioral Health – Moving Beyond Language – National Association of Community Health Centers
• Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans – National Association of State Mental Program Directors/National Technical Assistance Center for State Mental Health Planning
• Cultural Competency in Mental Health – Temple University

 

Tools/Practice Guidelines/Screening Tools

Depression

• Evidence-Based Clinical Guidelines on Depression – HealthTeamWorks
• Depression Management Toolkit – The MacArthur Initiative on Depression & Primary Care 
• Depression Screening Tools – SAMHSA/HRSA Center for Integrated Health
• Screening for Depression Booklet – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Anxiety Disorders

• Anxiety Disorders Overview – NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
• Anxiety Disorders Screening Tools – SAMHSA/HRSA Center for Integrated Health

Bipolar Disorder

• Bipolar Disorder Overview – NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
• Bipolar Disorder Screening Tools – SAMHSA/HRSA Center for Integrated Health

Suicide Prevention

• The Role of and Resources for the Primary Care Providers in Suicide Prevention – Suicide Prevention Resource Center
• Suicide Prevention: Resources and New Publications – SAMHSA
• Suicide Screening Tools – SAMHSA/HRSA Center for Integrated Health
• Suicide Prevention – NIH/National Institutue of Mental Health

Alcohol and Substance Abuse

• Evidence-Based Clinical Guidelines on Alcohol and Substance Abuse – HealthTeamWorks
• The NIDA-Modified Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (NMASSIST) – NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Drug & Alcohol Use Screening Tools (SBIRT, CAGE, AUDIT, etc.) – SAMHSA/HRSA Center for Integrated Health

Smoking Cessation

• Practice Tool Kit for Health Care Professionals to Implement A Tobacco Cessation Program – American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
• Treating Tobacco Dependence Practice Manual for Health Care Providers – American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
• Help your Patients Quit Smoking – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Integrating Behavioral Health with Primary Care

• Partners in Health: Mental Health, Primary Care and Substance Use Interagency Collaboration Toolkit – Integrated Behavioral Health Project, California Mental Health Services Authority
• Clinical Issues in Behavioral Health – National Association of Community Health Centers  
• Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration (PBHCI) Program – SAMHSA/HRSA Center for Integrated Health
• Atlas of Integrating Behavioral Health Care Quality Measures – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) 

Developing a Telemental Health Clinic

• Eliminating Mental Health Disparities Developing a Telemental Health Clinic – University of Colorado, Denver

Patient Education Resources

Smoking Cessation

• Free evidence-based tools to help specific audences quit smoking Spanish version available. – NIH/National Cancer Institute/US Dept. of HHS
• Quit Smoking Resources from Government Agencies and Other Associations/Societies – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

 

Professional Education Resources

• Behavioral Health Integration in the Medical Home and its Facilitation by Health Information Technology (HIT) – Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC)
• Chronic Pain: The Biopsychosocial Approach (Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury) – Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury

Apps

Smoking Cessation

• Quit Pal, a free smartphone app using the latest evidence-based smoking cessation methods and behavior change theory – National Cancer Institute
• Smoking Cessation Texting Program for Teens – National Cancer Institute

 

Links

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) – An advocacy organization to raise awareness, increase access to services, treatment and supports research
• Mental Health America – An advocacy organization addressing mental and substance use conditions and their effects nationwide
• Evolving Models of Behavioral Health Integration in Primary Care
• Center for Integrated Health Solutions
• Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
• National Association State Mental Health Program Directors
• National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
• SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services 
• Mental Health Today – Medical Assistance for Low-Income People
• Suicide Prevention Resource Center 
• National Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network
• National Association of Mental Health Planning & Advisory Council