Integrating Mental Health & Primary Care
The NCAFP Foundation and the ICARE Partnership seeks to increase access to quality, evidence-based behavioral health care services for North Carolinians. Our aspiration is embodied in our name - we are partners in creating a healthcare system that is Integrated, Collaborative, Accessible, Respectful and Evidence-Based.
Visit the official ICARE Partnership website
Project Goal
To improve patient outcomes by:
- Increasing collaboration and communication between primary care and MH/DD/SAS providers
- Increasing the capacity of PCPs to provide appropriate, evidence-based behavioral health services to their patients and the capacity of MH/DD/SAS providers to screen and refer for physical illness
Advisory Group
The following organizations are providing leadership on the Advisory Group for the ICARE Partnership:
- Autism Society of North Carolina
- Duke Department of Psychiatry
- NC Academy of Family Physicians
- NC Area Health Education Centers
- NC Council of Community Programs
- NC Department of Health and Human Services
- NC Division of Medical Assistance
- NC Division of MH/DD/SAS Services
- NC Office of Rural Health and Community Care
- NC Foundation for Advanced Health Programs
- NC Pediatric Society
- NC Psychiatric Association
- NC Psychological Association
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences Department of Pediatrics
For more information on this project, please contact Traci Hazelett, ICARE Provider Training Specialist, at thazelett@ncafp.com.
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