PSY-8509: Behavioral Health Services Policy

Mental Health America. (2021). 2021 The State of Mental Health in America.
This report provides an overview of the state of mental health in America.

Bommersbach, T., Borger, K., Steverman, S., Manderscheid, R. W., Sharfstein, J., & Everett, A. (2018). Behavioral health, local health department accreditation, and public health 3.0: Leveraging opportunities for collaboration. American Journal of Public Health, 108(10), 1334–1340.
This article provides an example of how collaborations between behavioral health and public health can make progress on shared causes.

Morris, J. A. (2016). Can behavioral health drive its own reformation? The challenges of shifting direction.American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 86(2), 179–185.
This article highlights some of the challenges in behavioral health treatment.

Christie, G., Merry, S., & Robinson, E. (2010). Do young people attending addiction services differ from those attending youth mental health services?Drug and Alcohol Review, 29(4), 406–412.
This article provides context on the similarities and differences of those with mental health versus substance use disorders.

Dimeff, L. A., & Koerner, K. (2019). Fulfilling the promise of behavioral health technologies to improve public health impact and reduce public health disparities: A commentary. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 26(1).
This article provides insight into using technology to move the field of behavioral health forward.

Pinedo, M. (2020). Help seeking behaviors of Latinos with substance use disorders who perceive a need for treatment: Substance abuse versus mental health treatment services. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 109, 41–45.
This article discusses why better integration of substance abuse and mental health treatment services might better address the needs of certain communities, such as the Latinx community.

Spivak, S., Strain, E. C., Spivak, A., Cullen, B., Ruble, A. E., Parekh, V., Green, C., & Mojtabai, R. (2020). Integrated dual diagnosis treatment among United States mental health treatment facilities: 2010 to 2018. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 213.
This article discusses the significant need for efforts to integrate substance use treatment services within mental health treatment facilities to improve access to care and outcomes for patients.

Guerrero, E. G., Andrews, C., Harris, L., Padwa, H., Kong, Y., & M.S.W., K. F. (2016). Improving coordination of addiction health services organizations with mental health and public health services. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 60, 45–53.
This article highlights the need for access to treatment for both conditions as an optimal approach.