Promoting the Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care: Collaborative Care Model

The grant program focuses on supporting the implementation of the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) to improve the care for mental and substance use conditions in primary care settings. The grant emphasizes an integrated care approach that is patient-centered and evidence-based, involving a team that includes a care manager, consulting psychiatrist, and other mental health professionals within the primary care office. This program is designed to increase the identification and treatment of mental health conditions in primary care settings, addressing conditions that frequently go untreated. States participating in this program are expected to collaborate with at least three primary care practices to develop necessary staffing and systems for implementing the CoCM. However, states and state agencies that received funding under the PIPBHC NOFO (SM-23-005) for a Track 2 project are not eligible for this funding, specifically excluding Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, and New York from applying.