IMPACT AREA
CHRT provided health research, analyses, surveys, demonstration projects, and consulting, drawing on experience with the complexities of Michigan's public behavioral health system.
The evaluations considered how community mental health departments benefit from using the CCBHC model, assessed the impact of enhanced access, and compiled lessons learned to help future CCBHCs.
Services: program evaluation
CHRT conducted an analysis of the needs of the substance use disorder recovery supports and services providers in Michigan and developed recommendations for local and state governments for use of Opioid Settlement Funds to address those gaps.
CHRT provided many recommendations including: increased access to medication-assisted treatment, expanded treatment for neonatal abstinence syndrome, warm handoffs, improved treatment for incarcerated individuals, and new prevention programs.
Services: Community health needs analysis, data collection, key informant interviews, mental health and substance use
CHRT conducted a five-year evaluation on the success of integration at the three sites using a mixed methods approach which included interviews, quarterly reports, surveys, and standardized outcome measures.
Achieved progress towards integration through increased collaboration and communication between the primary and behavioral health agencies, improved data collection and utilization, increased provider training, and improved ability to sustain services through reimbursable Medicaid codes. The selected sites further demonstrated improvements in daily functioning in follow-up assessments.
Services: evaluation, qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis, quality improvement
