Primary care providers (PCPs) are often the first stop for patients when seeking behavioral health services. Busy PCPs often lack the resources to integrate behavioral health services into their practices fully. But that may change as federal and state lawmakers advocate for more collaborative care models. “Primary care is behavioral health,” Melissa Merrick, executive vice […]
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
State hospitals are on the rise. Several states are collectively putting billions into safety-net hospitals with ties to both the civil and justice systems. At the same time, the private sector struggles to convert demand for services into business opportunities. In the wake of Kennedy-era deinstitutionalization, public and private investment in psychiatric hospitals, which care […]