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The SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions (CIHS) continually updates its website to present the best and newest resources and information relevant to integrated primary and behavioral healthcare. Check out some of these new resources or just .

• The for non-specialist health settings presents protocols for clinical decision-making on conditions including: depression, psychosis, bipolar disorders, epilepsy, developmental and behavioral disorders in children and adolescents, dementia, alcohol use disorders, drug use disorders, and self-harm/suicide.
• Fragmentation of the health care system can lead to disjointed care and can result in increased health care costs. The Kaiser Family Foundation’s new issue brief,��, examines five promising approaches currently underway in Medicaid to better integrate physical and behavioral health care – universal screening, navigators, co-location, health homes, and system-level integration.

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• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released that strengthens support for integrated primary and behavioral healthcare.
• ��and the companion��can assist you in building a sample business case for behavioral health integration. about these resources and other key teachings from the 2013��NACHC-led Behavioral Health Learning Community.

• The Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey and the UIC Center on Psychiatric Disability and Co-Occurring Medical Conditions created�� to help integrated care sites to reach people with screening, education, and support. Fairs help people learn about their health and support them in making healthy lifestyle choices.
• examines the clinical management of nicotine withdrawal in smoke-free inpatient psychiatry facilities, particularly the predictors of use of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).
• The Center on Psychiatric Disability and Co-Occurring Medical Conditions’ provides information to help people with mental illness understand their diabetes or pre-diabetes.��
• The CDC’s Office of Smoking and Health and the Division of Cancer Control and Prevention established in September 2013 to��provide stakeholders with tools and resources to reduce tobacco use and cancer among people with mental and substance use disorders.

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• The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement on ��provides an overview of ways to improve long-term health outcomes, the harms of screening and behavioral health counseling interventions, and influences from the health care system that promote or detract the effectiveness of screening and counseling interventions for alcohol misuse.��
• The , created by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute Library at the University of Washington, is intended to help clinicians and researchers find instruments used for screening and assessment of substance use and substance use disorders. Instruments whose validity and reliability have been well-studied are marked with a star.
• The is a brief, 17-item, self-report measure designed to screen for potentially traumatic events in a respondent’s lifetime. The LEC assesses exposure to 16 events known to potentially result in PTSD or distress and one item assessing any other extraordinarily stressful event.

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• The includes up-to-date resources relevant to the core competencies and to all parts of the integrated care team. It’s worth a visit, even if you have been to those webpages in the past.
• CIHS engaged the to develop . You can use the nine competencies to shape workforce training, inform job descriptions, recruit ideal candidates, orient staff to the integrated care model, and complete performance assessments. Check out the overview on for more information.
• The��identifies four essential elements for effective integrated behavioral health and primary care teams and provides a roadmap for organizations designing��their own teams, using examples from these best practices. Read the����and the����
• prepares Masters of Social Work students for behavioral health practice focused on integrative and collaborative primary-behavioral healthcare. The curricula focus on and .

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• CIHS developed to help SAMHSA Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration (PBHCI) grantees examine the business processes and workflows for the integration of primary and behavioral health care and also to support participation in Meaningful Use.��Diagrammed examples of PBHCI grant-related workflows include:
  

• ��by the Integrated Behavioral Health Project (IBHP) and the California Mental Health Services Authority’s (CalMHSA) Statewide Stigma and Discrimination Reduction Initiative��reviews multiple aspects of partnerships, including models, interagency agreements, and HIPAA provisions agreements.
• “The Ten Minutes at a Time (or less!)” Health Information Technology Library offers concise, voice-narrated PowerPoints, packed with information for PBHCI grantees and behavioral health providers about����and��. The library offers easy access to the technical assistance and training provided to more than 50��through the HIT Supplement grant.

• focuses on the importance and opportunity for integrated care providers to implement MAT. Articles include five training resources on MAT, how grantee San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (CA) uses MAT, and SAMHSA’s Opioid Dependence toolkit.
• features , highlights Centerstone Military Services’ (TN) work with veterans and their families, and offers tips for serving veterans in your center.
• focuses on the unique abilities of peer support providers in strengthening the integrated care team – provides tips for promoting successful peer support services and highlights the peer coaches of PBHCI grantee WellSpring Resources (IL).