Scaling a Behavioral Health Home Delivery Model to Special Populations.

Area of Science:

• Health Services Research
• Behavioral Health Integration
• Implementation Science

Background:

• The Behavioral Health Home Plus (BHHP) model aims to integrate physical and behavioral healthcare.
• Previous trials demonstrated the efficacy of the Learning Collaborative (LC) model for implementing behavioral health homes.

Purpose of the Study:

• To disseminate the BHHP model to youth psychiatric residential treatment facilities and adult opioid treatment providers using an LC.
• To assess the implementation, training, and sustainment of BHHP components in these new settings.

Main Methods:

• A Learning Collaborative (LC) approach was employed to guide providers through BHHP implementation.
• Data were collected from five youth psychiatric residential treatment facilities and seven adult opioid treatment sites.
• Provider self-reported data focused on training, implementation, wellness promotion, and sustainment planning.

Main Results:

• The LC facilitated the integration of BHHP model components across diverse behavioral health settings.
• Providers reported successful implementation of training and wellness promotion activities.
• Plans for sustaining BHHP model components in routine care were developed.

Conclusions:

• The Learning Collaborative (LC) is an effective strategy for disseminating and sustaining the Behavioral Health Home Plus (BHHP) model.
• This approach supports the integration of physical and behavioral health services for at-risk populations.
• The BHHP model can be successfully scaled to various behavioral health care delivery settings.