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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/news-and-events/calendar/event/23296 June 18, 2025 - Playbooks 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care Playbook … Lexicon 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 Part 1: A Functional Definition 
 
 
 
 
   
 Part 2: How Integrated … Health 
 
 
 
 
   
 Low-Threshold Treatment for OUD 
 
 
 
 
   
 Usefulness of Behavioral Health Apps … Events 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
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 What is Integrated … Behavioral Health? 
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/behavioral-health-and-primary-care/planning-for-integration/define-your-vision January 01, 2024 - Healthcare:  Integrated behavioral health can increase access to and use of behavioral health services … for effective integrated behavioral health. … The scope of your integrated behavioral health services will depend on the types of behavioral health … Strategies for Implementing Integrated Behavioral Health into Health Centers. … Outcomes of Integrated Behavioral Health with Primary Care. 
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/opioid-use-disorder/implement-mat-for-oud/co-occurring-behavioral-health-conditions January 01, 2012 - Playbooks 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care Playbook … Health 
 
 
 
 
   
 Low-Threshold Treatment for OUD 
 
 
 
 
   
 Usefulness of Behavioral Health Apps … Behavioral Health? … Integrated —Integrated care is a “whole person” approach that blends care for multiple conditions in … Learn more about behavioral health therapies, integrated care, and ways to connect patients with external 
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/news-and-events/news/mental-health-awareness-month-resources April 26, 2024 - Behavioral Health? … and primary care, also referred to as  integrated behavioral health  (more extensively defined in the … outcomes by integrating behavioral health services. … Event Calendar  – A calendar of upcoming events related to integrated behavioral health, including federal … News Stories  – A list of news items written by the Academy on integrated behavioral health, on topics 
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-11/AcademyProjectSummary-11-22-2022.pdf January 01, 2022 - The Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care Project Summary
ACTION III Project Summary … : 
The Academy for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care 
Prime Contractor: Westat, Inc. … to 
delivering comprehensive, integrated behavioral healthcare and primary care, including, 
but not … for people committed to delivering 
comprehensive, integrated behavioral healthcare in primary care … goal of increasing patient access to behavioral health 
services. 
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/behavioral-health-and-primary-care/implementing-plan September 01, 2025 - Behavioral Health? … behavioral health care, and the transition to integrated care requires protocols and workflows that … Support Integration 
 Leverage Technology for Integrated Behavioral Health 
 Educate Patients and Families … About Integrated Care 
 Obtain Behavioral Health Expertise and Build a Culture of Integration 
 Develop … Behavioral Health 
 
 
 
 
 Educate Patients and Families 
 
 
 
 
 Obtain Behavioral Health Expertise 
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/behavioral-health-and-primary-care/implementing-plan-integrating-behavioral-health-your-ambulatory-care-setting June 01, 2022 - Health 
 
 
 
 
   
 Low-Threshold Treatment for OUD 
 
 
 
 
   
 Usefulness of Behavioral Health Apps … Behavioral Health? … Health in Your Ambulatory Care Setting 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Implementation of behavioral health in ambulatory … Integrated Ambulatory Care 
 Obtain Behavioral Health Expertise and Build a Culture of Integration … behavioral health and ambulatory care setting continuously improve. 
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/behavioral-health-and-primary-care September 01, 2025 - toward whole-person care, the AHRQ Academy developed this Integrated Behavioral Health Playbook as a … Integrated behavioral health aims to help improve access to behavioral health care and improve health … Ultimately, the goal of integrated behavioral health care is better care and better health. … systems begin to design and implement integrated behavioral health services that address mental health … Although many practices want to offer integrated behavioral health care, making the transition takes 
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/strategies-integrating-behavioral-health-protocol.pdf August 04, 2022 - However, 
the spread of integrated behavioral health and primary care outside of research and 
demonstration … Comparator • Care as usual (e.g., non-integrated behavioral health and 
primary care services) in a different … Evolving models of integrated behavioral health 
and primary care. … The continuum 
of intervention models in integrated behavioral 
health. … Integrated 
behavioral health implementation patterns in 
primary care using the cross-model framework 
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/news-and-events/news/may-mental-health-awareness-month May 01, 2025 - Behavioral Health? … health and primary care integration (also referred to as integrated behavioral health, more extensively … The Academy’s website also includes a variety of resources and information on integrated behavioral health … Events Calendar  – A calendar of upcoming events related to integrated behavioral health, including federal … News  – A list of news items written by the Academy on integrated behavioral health related to topics 
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/news-and-events/news/behavioral-health-challenges-related-covid-19 October 30, 2020 - Health 
 
 
 
 
   
 Community Engagement for Whole-Person Care 
 
 
 
 
   
 Age 0-5 Behavioral-Developmental … Health 
 
 
 
 
   
 Low-Threshold Treatment for OUD 
 
 
 
 
   
 Usefulness of Behavioral Health Apps … Behavioral Health? … Among those experiencing disproportionately worse behavioral health outcomes were racial and ethnic minorities … Elevated prevalence of reported adverse behavioral health conditions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic 
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/behavioral-health-and-primary-care/observations-exemplary-sites July 01, 2025 - Health 
 
 
 
 
   
 Community Engagement for Whole-Person Care 
 
 
 
 
   
 Age 0-5 Behavioral-Developmental … Health 
 
 
 
 
   
 Low-Threshold Treatment for OUD 
 
 
 
 
   
 Usefulness of Behavioral Health Apps … Behavioral Health? … behavioral health care organizations. … Behavioral Health 
 
 
 
 
 Educate Patients and Families 
 
 
 
 
 Obtain Behavioral Health Expertise 
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/behavioral-health-and-primary-care/implementing-plan/establish-operational-systems-support-integration January 01, 2022 - primary care: 1 Identification of patients with needs for integrated behavioral health Behavioral activation … Support Your Integrated Behavioral Health Efforts? … Source 
 California Mental Health Services Authority, Integrated Behavioral Health Project … Designing Clinical Space for the Delivery of Integrated Behavioral Health and Primary Care. … Technology for Integrated Behavioral Health   Educate Patients and Families   Obtain Behavioral Health 
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/expert-insight/niac-video/10891 January 01, 2013 - Health 
 
 
 
 
   
 Low-Threshold Treatment for OUD 
 
 
 
 
   
 Usefulness of Behavioral Health Apps … Behavioral Health? … behavioral health and primary care. … He describes three key components of highly successful integrated practices: (1) a behavioral health … Care Delivery 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Integrated Behavioral Health: The Journey to Becoming the 
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/about/integrated-behavioral-health/policy-and-financing September 01, 2024 - Behavioral Health? … Behavioral Health? … bill for services related to integrated behavioral health and primary care within the current financial … Outcomes of integrated behavioral health with primary care. J Am Board Fam Med 2017;30(2):130-9. … Payment reform in the patient-centered medical home: enabling and sustaining integrated behavioral health 
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/news-and-events/calendar/event/23668 August 11, 2025 - Health 
 
 
 
 
   
 Community Engagement for Whole-Person Care 
 
 
 
 
   
 Age 0-5 Behavioral-Developmental … Health 
 
 
 
 
   
 Low-Threshold Treatment for OUD 
 
 
 
 
   
 Usefulness of Behavioral Health Apps … Behavioral Health? … It will also explore the role of the behavioral health professional in providing integrated care to help … Consider the role of the behavioral health professional in providing integrated care, specifically to 
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/playbooks/behavioral-health-and-primary-care/planning-for-integration/develop-your-game-plan September 01, 2025 - Behavioral Health? … How will the integrated behavioral health care team function? … Determine the desired behavioral health functions and define the number of behavioral health providers … services in your setting, so you can estimate potential revenue generated by an integrated behavioral … Behavioral Health 
 
 
 
 
 Educate Patients and Families 
 
 
 
 
 Obtain Behavioral Health Expertise 
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/frank_degruy.docx January 01, 2020 - Successfully Integrating Behavioral Health in Primary Care Settings Requires Teamwork
Frank Degruy Transcript … AHRQ Academy Video
A successful integrated health care model has at least three members of the team … This would be a primary care clinician, a behavioral health clinician, and a care manager or a care coordinator … A primary care practice that works properly addresses all of a patient’s health care needs. … And so I think we’ll see the portal becoming a very active learning community for people trying to do integrated 
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/products/ibh-lexicon/practice-differences July 01, 2024 - behavioral health functions 
 
 
 Practices with integrated behavioral health need to implement the … That is, not every practice capable of the defining functions of integrated behavioral health does it … behavioral health 
 
 
 Level of community expectation for integrated behavioral health 
 Level of collaborative … Level of business model support for integrated behavioral health Behavioral health integration not supported … integrated behavioral health functions selected and built for this practice. 
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integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/academy-newsletter June 24, 2025 - Lexicon 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 Part 1: A Functional Definition 
 
 
 
 
   
 Part 2: How Integrated … Health 
 
 
 
 
   
 Community Engagement for Whole-Person Care 
 
 
 
 
   
 Age 0-5 Behavioral-Developmental … Health 
 
 
 
 
   
 Low-Threshold Treatment for OUD 
 
 
 
 
   
 Usefulness of Behavioral Health Apps … Behavioral Health? … Behavioral Health.