ACUTE & INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE
Since 2010, the Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services (ACBH) Department, Office of the Medical Director has played a key role in the collaborative development of the County’s Safety Net System’s ability to decrease the morbidity and mortality among residents with mental illness and substance use disorders. By partnering with Alameda County’s Safety Net Community Health Centers, the Medical Director’s Office of Integrated Health Care Services has been able to develop a comprehensive approach that improves access to primary care services for behavioral health consumers.
Increase the capacity of primary care clinics to provide accessible behavioral health care services to County residents through improved care coordination
Increase the capacity and competence of the County’s Safety Net primary care providers to screen, assess and treat behavioral health conditions of County residents with mild, moderate, and severe Behavioral Health (mental health and SUD) conditions among low-income Alameda County residents
Improve the work force capabilities of County’s Safety Net primary care providers to effectively treat the chronic medical conditions of County residents with serious mental illness by providing Satellite primary care services (PATH Clinics) in three County operated Adult Mental Health Centers serving SMI consumers