Governor's Policy Subcommittee on Best Practices for Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral for Co-Occurring Mental Health Needs, Tobacco, and Trauma (Charter)

Justification
WIPHL patients are presenting with co-occurring needs around alcohol and other drug risk behavior and mental health, tobacco use and trauma.

Description
Mental health needs, tobacco use, and trauma can feed AODA issues. WIPHL health educators and clinic staff report the prevalence of co-occurring health care needs around mental health, tobacco use, and trauma. Comprehensively addressing these behavioral health needs maximizes the opportunity for improved health outcomes. Given the funding restrictions associated with SBIRT, primary care settings are looking for educational and clinical resources to respond to these multifaceted needs.

Goals/Objectives
Goal--Enhance WIPHL's capacity to address behavioral health issues that commonly co-occur with alcohol and drug risk behavior by building sustainable primary care models to address co-occurring behavioral health needs.
Objective 1--Provide multifaceted behavioral health resources for use in primary care and public health settings.
Objective 2--Identify funding sources to support systematic, evidence-based, culturally competent service delivery to WIPHL patients with AODA risks and mental health needs, tobacco cessation, and/or trauma.

Measurement of Success
Health educators and primary care staff will be able to identify and utilize effective strategies and resources to meet the needs of patients with co-occurring behavioral health needs.

Key Stakeholders--Mental Health Association, WCADV, WCASA, AHEC, DPH, CTRI, primary care clinics, community health centers, tribal health centers.

Deliverables
Product--written criteria for an effective model of integrating AODA and co-occurring behavioral health issues.
Product--strategy recommendations for implementing an effective model in a primary care or public health setting.
Product--identify funding opportunities for implementing service delivery.

Issues and Constraints
Financial resources to address service delivery in a comprehensive way.

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