16% Of Community Mental Health Centers Use Measurement-Based Care, Despite Knowledge Of Value

As of October 2021, 83% of community mental health center (CMHC) executives said that "their organization is familiar with the value of using measurement-based care (MBC)", however just 16% were using MBCs. About 33% of CMHC executives said their organizations were “very familiar” or “extremely familiar” with measurement-based care. MBC is the practice of using standardized measurements to assess behavioral health consumer symptoms and progress in order to inform treatment decisions.

The survey of nearly 100 CHMC executives revealed that, while organizations believe a MBC solution would help them meet their current priorities, 84% of CHMCs are not . . .