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  • Health Services Research
  • Psychiatry
  • Primary Care Medicine

Background:

  • Adults with serious mental illness face significant health disparities in the US.
  • Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) programs serve this population.
  • Integrating primary care into mental health services is a goal for improving health outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe partnerships between ACT programs and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs).
  • To examine approaches for integrating behavioral health and primary care.
  • To assess screening rates for chronic conditions within these integrated models.

Main Methods:

  • Site visit methodology was used to study five ACT-FQHC partnerships.
  • Examined three distinct integration models: colocation, shared providers, and embedded providers.
  • Assessed screening for common chronic conditions.

Main Results:

  • Three partnership models were identified: colocation, shared providers, and embedded providers.
  • Effective staff communication emerged as crucial for successful integration.
  • Screening rates for chronic conditions varied across the models.

Conclusions:

  • ACT programs can serve as medical homes for individuals with serious mental illness.
  • Partnership structure is less critical than effective communication for integration success.
  • Further research is needed to optimize integrated care delivery for this population.