CCBHC: Providing Complete Care
CHR was proud to be the first nonprofit agency in Connecticut to meet all the rigorous federal criteria associated with certification as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) in 2019. This national distinction reflects CHR’s longstanding commitment to providing quality, comprehensive care for people of all ages whose lives have been touched by serious mental illness, addiction, trauma, and more.
CHR is among an elite group of agencies nationwide to be awarded consecutive CCBHC grants and we currently manage two CCBHCs in both northcentral and northeastern CT.
What is a CCBHC?
CCBHCs were established by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) as part of a national effort to promote comprehensive care that meets the unique needs of individuals with serious mental illness and addictions. Nationally, CCBHCs provide access to 24/7 crisis services, as well as an integrated approach that includes behavioral and physical healthcare services. Congress funded a grant program to help states and providers implement technology and services to build on this effort.
CCBHC priorities include:
- Crisis mental health services, including 24-hour mobile crisis teams, emergency crisis intervention services, and crisis stabilization.
- Screening, assessment, and diagnosis, including risk assessment.
- Patient-centered treatment planning or similar processes, including risk assessment and crisis planning.
- Outpatient mental health and substance use services.
- Outpatient clinic primary care screening and monitoring of key health indicators and health risks.
- Targeted case management.
- Psychiatric rehabilitation services.
- Peer support, counseling services and family support.
- Care coordination.
- Social support opportunities through established models such as clubhouses that provide therapeutic individual and group interactions, assistance with employment, housing and other community recovery supports.
- Intensive community-based mental health care for members of the armed forces and veterans, particularly those members and veterans located in rural areas.