Managed Services Division

Promoting Integrated Care in Connecticut (PIC-CT)

Robert.Haswell@ct.gov

 Melissa.J.Burton@ct.gov

Purpose: To promote and provide integrated, evidence-based medical and behavioral health care for adults with mental illness and co-occurring physical health conditions or chronic diseases, and for adults with substance use disorders.

Project Period: 5 years (FFY 2023-2027)

Federal Funding Amount: $2,000,000 annually

Funder: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Promoting Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care (PIPBHC)

Expectations:

• Serve more than 1,500 individuals in the Waterbury and Bridgeport areas.
• Increase the number of people who receive integrated behavioral health, including medication assisted treatment, and primary care.
• Increase our knowledge and experience with integrated care models in different settings.
• Improve health indicators across population served (e.g., blood pressure, BMI, lipid profile).
• Reduce disparities in access and health outcomes across population served.

Proposed Approaches:

• Build on CT’s Behavioral Health Home (BHH) model implemented over the past several years.
• Use of care coordination including nurse care management and peer support to assist with client engagement in integrated care.
• Use of evidence-based practices for treatment of behavioral health as well as the promotion of health behavior change and peer support.
• Support the improvement of integrated care models for primary and behavioral health care through continuous quality improvement practices, including a formal evaluation of the initiative.

Partners:

• Wellmore

• StayWell Health Center

• Optimus Health Care

• Recovery Network of Programs (RNP)

• University of Connecticut

Resources:

• Integrated Care Brochure

• Center for Care Innovations: Lessons from Cherokee Health Systems

• A Quick Start Guide to Behavioral Health Integration for Safety-Net Primary Care Providers

• Best Practices in Integrated Behavioral Health

• Evolving Models of Behavioral Health Integration in Primary Care

   

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