The Florida Department of Health’s Title V Program uses an integrated health care approach to address access to quality behavioral health services, with a particular focus on children and youth with special health care needs.
Research shows that early screening and treatment of behavioral health concerns can improve a child’s outcomes. Unfortunately, we are experiencing a shortage of child and adolescent mental health providers. As a result, many families seek help from their primary care provider.
By implementing an integrative behavioral health care approach, medical providers, behavioral health providers, and community organizations can work together to better meet children’s behavioral health needs.
The Title V Program provides education and technical assistance to those who are interested in learning more about engaging in integrative behavioral health care.
50% of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14
Integrated Behavioral Health Care Service delivery models
Facilitated Referral Model
Primary care providers screen patients for behavioral health needs and work with professionals outside of their office to provide coordinated referrals and care.
Co-Located Model
Behavioral health and primary care professional’s offices are located in the same building or complex to reduce barriers to providing coordinated care.
In-House Model
Primary care providers and behavioral health professionals offer services as part of the same office workflow.
Florida Pediatric Behavioral Health Collaborative
The Florida Department of Health’s Title V Program has collaborated with partners to develop a statewide behavioral health network, the Florida Pediatric Behavioral Health Collaborative.
The collaborative increases access to pediatric behavioral health services by building the capacity of primary care pediatric providers through technical assistance, skills-building training, and tele-consultations. The collaborative is the organizing body for regional behavioral health hubs. Each regional hub has implemented an evidenced-based model of integrative behavioral health that best meets the community’s needs.
Behavioral Health Hubs work with local primary care pediatric providers to build their capacity in mental health diagnoses, treatment, and referrals. This work includes a needs assessment process, tailored skills building training, technical assistance, evidenced-based treatment, and telehealth consultations. Each hub establishes a referral network of local behavioral health providers to address the range of treatment needs a child or youth may have.
Contact Your Local HUb
General Behavioral Health Hub Resources
Templates
- Client Roster – Microsoft Excel
- Participant Roster – Microsoft Excel
- Quarterly BHH Data Report Template – Microsoft Word
- Training Summary Report Template – Microsoft Word
- Enrolled Provider Skills Assessment Summary Template – Microsoft Word
- Enrolled Provider Skills Reassessment Summary Template – Microsoft Word
Standardized Surveys
- Training Satisfaction Survey – Microsoft Word
- Enrolled Provider Skills Assessment Tool – Microsoft Word
- Satisfaction Survey for Primary Care Provider: English | Spanish – Microsoft Word
Handouts
Resources for Contracted Behavioral Health Hubs
- National Council for Behavioral Health’s Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions
- Florida Behavioral Health Collaborative Pediatric Psychiatry Consultation Hotline: 866-487-9507
The Florida Department of Health’s Children’s Medical Services and the University of Central Florida College of Medicine’s HealthARCH have partnered to engage health system organizations with one-on-one technical assistance to assist eligible pediatric and family medicine NCQA-recognized patient centered medical homes achieve an additional level of recognition, Distinction in Behavioral Health Integration (BHI). This NCQA distinction program provides eligible health systems with personalized assistance from HealthARCH to navigate the NCQA Distinction process.