Youth have concerns about sensitive health topics, including drugs, sex, and mental health. Providers often perceive that youth are uncomfortable discussing these topics and do not address these concerns. This study found that youth who discussed sensitive topics with their primary care provider...

This paper identifies the conceptual similarities in and differences between the PCMH and current strategies used to deliver mental health treatment in primary care. The paper finds that even though adoption of the PCMH has the potential to enhance delivery of mental health treatment in primary...

Health care reform may provide opportunities to enhance the mental health treatment capacity of primary care, but capitalizing on these opportunities might require bolstering the clinical skills of the primary care team. This article proposes a set of core mental health treatment and...

This article provides findings from a training pilot to enhance the ability of medical assistants (MAs) to have therapeutic encounters with Latino families who have mental health concerns in pediatric primary care. The study found that MAs were able to master most of the skills taught during the...

Youth have concerns about sensitive health topics, including drugs, sex, and mental health. Providers often perceive that youth are uncomfortable discussing these topics and do not address these concerns. This study found that youth who discussed sensitive topics with their primary care provider...

This rigorous study found that early intervention programs with a personal navigator can reduce dependence on federal disability benefits for adult workers with mental health conditions.

This study examined Medicaid beneficiaries using mental health or substance abuse services in fee-for-service plans in 13 states in 2003, concluding that they entered general hospitals and visited emergency rooms far more frequently than other beneficiaries.

This rigorous study found that early intervention programs with a personal navigator can reduce dependence on federal disability benefits for adult workers with mental health conditions.

This report describes an evaluation of Oklahoma’s efforts to develop and implement a model program to ensure that eligible individuals with mental illness were enrolled in Medicaid at discharge from state prisons and institutions for mental diseases.