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An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. On Why Integrated Care Should Be a Cornerstone of the HHS Agenda

Integrated Care News by CFHA

It offers care where people already are: their doctor’s office, their community mental health clinic, their OB/GYN’s exam room. It provides immediate, non-stigmatized behavioral health support at the point of medical care, often in the same visit. You don’t have to build it from scratch.

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MBC is presented not simply as data collection, but as a dynamic, evidence-based clinical process that enhances outcomes, promotes equity, and strengthens team-based care. MBC supports optimal clinical practice, demonstrates the value of integrated care teams, and improves outcomes. What is MBC? 3, 4) Why is MBC important? 3, 5, 6) b.

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Associations of intervention completion in a pragmatic trial on integrated behavioral health (IBH) and patient outcomes [Clinical trial]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Primary care must address the complex needs of patients with multiple chronic conditions, given 40% of patients seen in primary care have behavioral health needs. Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) is associated with improved access and engagement in mental health services and mental and physical health patient outcomes.

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Influence of social determinants of health and emotional health factors on female sexual health [Women's health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Persistent and distressful sexual problems are defined as female sexual dysfunction (FSD),, which can increase the risk of physical and emotional health problems. The study analyzed the association between several SDOH factors and emotional factors on female sexual health.

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Mindfulness-Based and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies: A Qualitative Study on What Helps Opioid-Treated Chronic Low Back Pain [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting Multi-site study, with participants recruited from outpatient clinical and community settings. Outcome Measures Open-ended scripted questions on the interventions’ impact on pain, function, mental and physical health QoL, and opioid use. Results Fifty participants (26 MBT, 24 CBT) were interviewed.

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The Power of Words, 16 Years Later

A Country Doctor Writes

If a primary care patient was going through a difficult time with their social life or mental health, we would walk them down the hall to meet a therapist right then and there. Similarly, if a behavioral health patient looked like they had pneumonia, the warm handoff would go in the opposite direction.

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Episode 392: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 27 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 2

The Clinical Problem Solvers

The episode highlights the importance of policy advocacy, culturally responsive therapy, and practicing cultural humility in mental health care. She served on the National Institute of Mental Health Advisory Council and the APA’s Council for Research. Dr. Kevin M.