Prevention Institute is conducting research on community-level prevention strategies that can disrupt pathways toward high utilization of medical services and address behavioral health conditions for underserved communities in California. They are also working to build awareness and will around the need to incorporate community-level prevention strategies in conjunction with clinical approaches and seeking partnerships with local communities that want to build out this approach.
Prevention Institute has produced the following resources on this topic:
Disrupting the Pathways - A Prevention Approach to Medical High Utilization
Infographic: Medical High Utilization: A Complex Challenge That Can Be Prevented
Back to Our Roots: Catalyzing Community Action for Mental Health and Wellbeing Report and Executive Summary
Infographic: Mental Health: A Path Forward
Lead Contacts:
Leslie Mikkelson, leslie@preventioninstitute.org