What are the Opportunities in All the Discussion of Primary Care Integration? A Look at the Models & the Margins

April 4, 2009 Integrating primary and behavioral health care and promoting closer collaboration between federally qualified health centers and community mental health centers are both part of the larger public mental health system transformation initiative in many states. With the goal of assuring that individuals with serious mental illness experience clinical integration of primary and behavioral health care, these initiatives provide models of innovation for putting the concepts and principles of integration into action, and in making significant, practical improvements in the physical and mental health care of individuals with behavioral disorders.This presentation was given at The 2009 OPEN . . .