Managed Services Division
Promoting Integrated Care in Connecticut (PIC-CT)
Katharine Willis, LCSW, Clinical Manager, (860) 418-6848
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 2019-2023)
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:
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Serve more than 2,250 individuals in the Hartford, Waterbury and Bridgeport areas.
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Increase the number of people who receive integrated behavioral health, including medication assisted treatment, and primary care.
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Increase our knowledge and experience with integrated care models in different settings.
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Improve health indicators across population served (e.g., blood pressure, BMI, lipid profile).
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Reduce disparities in access and health outcomes across population served.
Proposed Approaches:
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Build on CT’s Behavioral Health Home (BHH) model implemented over the past several years.
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Use of care coordination including nurse care management and peer support to assist with client engagement in integrated care.
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Use of evidence-based practices for treatment of behavioral health as well as the promotion of health behavior change and peer support.
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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:
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Community Health Resources (CHR)
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Charter Oak Health Center
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Wellmore
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StayWell Health Center
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Optimus Health Care
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Recovery Network of Programs (RNP)
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Yale Program for Recovery & Community Health (PRCH)
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