Name
Poster 03 - Leveraging Care Partners in Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration
Date & Time
Friday, October 25, 2024, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location Name
Lone Star Ballroom Prefunction Area
Description

Unlicensed behavioral health staff can meaningfully support patients and families in Primary Care, and the position offers a viable career pathway in healthcare. This poster describes Cambridge Health Alliance's approach to integrating Mental Health and Family Care Partners for it's safety net patient population, the role and clinical impact of their work and opportunities for further expansion. The approach can be a model to other systems seeking to promote a diverse workforce and improve behavioral healthcare.

Speakers
Emily Benedetto MSW, Program Manager, Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA
Margarida Holmes BS, CHW, CADC, Mental Health Care Partner Lead, Cambridge Health Alliance, Malden, MA
Emily Benedetto Margarida Holmes
Co-Authors
Rina Bernardez; Margarida Holmes; Leah Soumerai; Ellie Grossman; Hsiang Huang
Session Type
Poster
Handout 1 Link
View Handout 1
Objective 1
Describe a framework for the Care Partner role in a Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration program
Objective 2
Describe clinical and workforce impacts associated with this role
Objective 3
Describe a learning and supervision pathway to ensure the promotion of a diverse workforce as future mental health providers.
Content Reference 1

Buche, J., et al "Primary Care and Behavioral Health Integration: Barriers and Best Practices," Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan School of Public Health, February 2017.

Content Reference 2

Paradise, R, et al. (2020). Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration for Anxiety Management in a Safety-Net Health Care System. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 31(2).

Content Reference 3

Benedetto et al (2021). Responding to COVID-19 through an integrated primary care/behavioral health program. Journal of Families, Systems & Health 39 (4).

Content Reference 4

Zallman, L. et al. (2017). Does behavioral health integration improve primary care providers’ perceptions of health-care system functioning and their own knowledge? Gen Hosp Psych 46.