Innovative Approaches In Expanding Access To Behavioral Health Care
Multiple factors continue to drive health plan, health care providers, and other stakeholders to find innovative ways to expand access to behavioral health, inclusive of substance use disorder treatment services. In 2016, nearly 1 in 5 Americans lived with a mental illness and suicide was the 10th leading cause of death within the U.S.1 Individuals with mental illness continue to experience higher early mortality rates than the individuals without mental illness. A 2016 Kaiser Family Foundation health tracking poll found …
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