Integrating behavioral health services for homeless mothers and children in primary care
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Family Medicine and Community HealthCenter for Mental Health Services Research
Clinical and Population Health Research
Department of Psychiatry
Document Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2007-03-14Keywords
AdultChild
*Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)
Feasibility Studies
Female
Homeless Persons
Homeless Youth
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders
Mental Health Services
*Models, Organizational
Mothers
Primary Health Care
Social Support
United States
Psychiatry
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This article describes an innovative trauma-informed care management model in which mental health, substance abuse, and support services are integrated for homeless families in primary care. The rationale for service integration in a health care setting is discussed and the conceptual underpinnings of the model are elaborated, drawing from the literature and clinical experience. Service encounter data collected by each staff member over a 1-year period (N = 7,214 encounters) allow for description of program functions and provider roles and activities, an essential step in developing the fidelity indicators necessary for future program replication and rigorous testing in additional settings. The feasibility of implementing an integrated set of services for homeless families in primary care is demonstrated. Practice, training, and research implications are discussed.Source
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2007 Jan;77(1):142-52. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1037/0002-9432.77.1.142Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/45605PubMed ID
17352595Related Resources
Link to Article in PubMedae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1037/0002-9432.77.1.142