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Ultimately, the underlying principle of behavioral health integration is that physical, behavioral, and social health are inextricably intertwined. Fragmented systems of care create barriers to achieving optimal whole person health. Integration of care is a solution to fragmentation.

Levels of Integrated Behavioral Health Care Level One: Minimal Collaboration. ... Level Two: Basic Collaboration At a Distance. ... Level Three: Basic Collaboration On-Site. ... Level Four: Close Collaboration In a Partly Integrated System. ... Level Five: Close Collaboration In a Fully Integrated System.

Integrated health care, often referred to as interprofessional health care, is an approach characterized by a high degree of collaboration and communication among health professionals.

Integrated healthcare is a collaborative approach to patient care that combines the physical, mental, behavioral, and financial aspects of healthcare. The goal is to provide holistic treatment and prevention for a wide array of chronic conditions.

Mental health encompasses emotional, social, cognitive, and behavioral functioning. It exists within a continuum of care that includes all domains of health and well-being, physical and emotional safety, security, social connection, identity, diversity and purpose.

Integrated health care delivery can benefit individuals in settings across the lifespan: Primary care. Specialized medical settings (e.g., rehabilitation units, cardiology and surgical centers). Long-term care settings. Community-based health centers. Social service sites.

Stepped Care is a system of delivering and monitoring mental health treatment so that the most effective, yet least resource intensive treatment, is delivered first, only “stepping up” to intensive / specialist services as required and depending on the level of patient distress or need.

SAMHSA – Behavioral Health Integration and wellbeing; the treatment of mental and substance use disorders; and the support of those who experience and/or are in recovery from these conditions, along with their families and communities.