Access to Behavioral Health
Resources For Key Issues in Mental Health
Behavioral Health Updates
There is a growing need to improve health care, especially at the interface between general medicine and mental health and substance abuse. Better integration of the artificial separation between physical health and mental health is the embodiment of the Triple Aim. Focusing on improving health…
Today, President Obama and Vice President Biden are hosting a National Conference on Mental Health at the White House to raise awareness of and understanding about mental health in communities across the country. AHA President and CEO Rich Umbdenstock and Paul Summergrad, M.D., chair of the AHA…
What is it?
Mercy's Joslin Diabetes Center (JDC) provides comprehensive diabetes education and insulin management services for people of all ages. Team members include an endocrinologist, nurse diabetes educators, dietitian diabetes educators, a podiatrist, an exercise specialist, and a mental…
What is it?
The Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) project embeds psychologists trained in integrated primary care directly into clinics throughout the region. These providers work with the primary care provider to address mental and emotional issues that can affect a patient's ability to comply…
Overview
In 1999, when two local hospital emergency departments (EDs) and a small primary care clinic closed, the remaining local EDs struggled to serve one of the state’s largest uninsured patient populations. Orange County providers, including Orange County Government, hospitals, federally…
What is it?
The Golden Heart Project is a coalition working to alleviate the impact of chronic alcoholism on individuals and the community. Partners from organizations representing public safety and corrections, government, health care, business, and behavioral health treatment work together to…
What is it?
The Bridge assists patients by linking them with primary health care providers, continuous health insurance, mental health or substance abuse counseling and treatment, housing, and various other social and medical services. The program's main goals are to improve health outcomes,…
What is it?
The Bayhealth Wellness Centers work to meet the physical needs of young people, as well as their nutritional, mental, and emotional needs. Available at area high schools, the Bayhealth Wellness Centers provide services related to physical health, nutrition, mental health, laboratory…
What is it?
COACH (Community Outreach Assistance for Children’s Health) for Kids and Their Families is a pediatric mobile medical and case management program that provides primary health care services to low-income and homeless children and their families. These families face multiple barriers to…