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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Fixing Behavioral Health Care in America. A National Call for Measurement-Based Care in the Delivery of Behavioral Health Services. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Use of Measurement-Based Care for Behavioral Health Care in Community Settings.

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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Barton Associates

The average annual wage for a nurse practitioner (NP) across all specialties was $129,210 in May 2024, according to the U.S. Currently, 69% of all rural counties are without a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, compared to only 31% of urban counties in the country, according to a 2024 brief by the U.S.

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Governor’s 2025-26 May Revision Proposes Major Cuts to Healthcare and Undermines Medi-Cal Expansion Commitments

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

The state ended the General Fund backfill during the 2024-25 budget cycle, and did not allocate investments in the May revision, so the total amount of program support dropped to $24.6 million behavioral health services fund (BHSF ), and $1.46 million total funds ($1.46