Blue Shield of California Foundation
Advancing Primary Care and Behavioral Health Integration through Community Collaboration
Alameda County Healthcare Services Agency
This collaborative is comprised of county agencies, the local Community Health Center Network, the public hospital system, as well as its Medi-Cal managed care plan and its behavioral health physicians workgroup. Together, these partners are leading primary care and behavioral health integration in Alameda County, with a particular focus on improving collaboration between and among county mental health and primary care providers, particularly Federally Qualified Health Centers.
The collaborative may serve as a resource to others interested in pursuing similar work as it continues to develop expertise in these areas:
Data sharing protocols between county mental health and primary care providers
Psychotropic medication prescribing guidelines for primary care providers
A county psychiatrist "circuit rider" consultation program that works with primary care providers in Federally Qualified Health Centers
Primary care physician and nurse practitioner participation in a "Train New Trainers (TNT)" Primary Care Psychiatry Fellowship led by UC Davis
Provider training on medication-assisted treatment and other prescribing guidelines
Micro-doc: Leading the Way in Behavioral Healthcare
Lead Contacts:
Aaron Chapman, Alameda County Healthcare Services Agency, achapman@acgov.org
Freddie Smith, Alameda County Healthcare Services Agency, fsmith@acgov.org
Saleena Gupte, Alameda Health Consortium, sgupte@alamedahealthconsortium.org