PCORI Awards UIC A $7 Million Grant To Test A Program To Provide Teens With I/DD The CHECK Behavioral Health Care Coordination

Researchers at University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) have been awarded $7 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to assess whether integrated behavioral health care coordination, which includes a tailored mental health treatment component, achieves better outcomes than a standard state agency care coordination program.

While the study is not yet open for enrollment, the researchers plan to engage 780 teens ages 13 through 20 who have intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families, and will follow their health and experiences within the health care system for 24 months. Recruitment will include teens living in urban . . .