Behavioral health integration

BHI Collaborative -

• American Medical Association,

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry,

• American Academy of Family Physicians

• American Academy of Pediatrics

• American College of Physicians

• American Osteopathic Association

• American Psychiatric Association

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

• American Academy of Neurology

• American College of Cardiology

• American Gastroenterological Association

  why it was formed - barriers to integrated care https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-0132

Integrating behavioral and mental health care

• physician-led care teams often need to help with behavioral health issues alongside physical health needs, so integrated care allows teams to meet patient needs better