[PC-BH-Integration] Question on Integrated Care and Medical Homes

[Barbara Mauer]

Glad to see all the responses to the question about school based health
centers. In response to Becky's "hunt" regarding integration and medical
homes, I am completing a paper for the National Council, sponsored by
HHS/ASPE, that brings these two parallel conversations together and
proposes models. It is in final stages of review and should be out in a
few weeks and available on the National Council website. Questions? Drop
me a note at barbara at mcpp.net


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Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:32:47 -0400
From: "Becky Gentes" <bgentes at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [PC-BH-Integration] School based health centers
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Not sure if I understand what you're looking for, but I happen to have
in my
files some info from the Bazelon Center. They have
(http://www.bazelon.org/issues/children/index.htm) a book/report and
fact
sheets ("Way to Go: School Success for Children with Mental Health
Needs")
that document "how states and school districts have successfully
combined
school-wide positive behavior support (PBS) with effective mental health
services to foster a school enfironment that is conducive to learning
and
improves children's lives (June 2006)"... some interesting school-based
mental health services info posted on their website (Bazelon.org)...

On another note, I'm also on the "hunt" for a model or reports.  There's
lots of info out there on "integrated care" (mental health, substance
abuse,
and primary care) and there's lots of info out there about the "medical
home" (and it's related evolution from a focus on disabled children's
systems of care to a focus on client-centeredness in primary care
offices).
Is there anything out there that brings those two huge pieces of work
together?  It seems that those two "tracks" of study and implementation
seem
to be parallel...does anyone know of a good model or report that
addresses
the design of a community medical home that is fully integrated (ie: the
concept of "medical home" being whatever the consumer defines as his/her
medical home and offers a fully integrated approach?
Becky Gentes
Consulting Partner
Tangin
(bgentes at comcast.net; 603-359-4896)