The Center of Excellence for Integrated Care (COE) is thrilled to partner with a wide range of public and private organizations across North Carolina. COE works with primary care clinics, behavioral health agencies, community health resource organizations, and other public and private health care partners.
We tailor our work with our partners to meet the unique needs of each system. While our recommendations and strategies are rooted in evidence-based integrated behavioral health care models, we understand that limitations exist and can work within these constraints together. We partner with:
- Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
- Rural Health Centers
- Private Practice Primary Care
- Hospital Outpatient Clinics
Our team typically starts with an assessment to determine the best strategies to reach desired integrated care goals. Then, we provide the necessary support, resources, expertise, and assistance.
In our work supporting dual-disorder treatment and bidirectional integration (integrating primary care services into behavioral health agencies), we work with mental health agencies, substance use treatment centers, and behavioral health agencies providing both mental health and substance use services that want to integrate services to become dual-diagnosis-enhanced facilities.
Certain specialty clinics may also benefit from integrating behavioral health services. The degree of integration can range from improving coordination with community behavioral health providers through improving referral and communication methods to embedding a licensed behavioral health provider within a practice such as:
- Pediatrics
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Oncology
- Gastroenterology
- Cardiology
- Pain clinics
While COE works with a variety of clinic types in their effort to integrate behavioral health, we also work with a wide range of institutions providing workforce training—supporting both individuals entering the health care field and experienced professionals seeking further development.
- Continuing education offerings
- Area health education centers
- Public and private universities
- Medical and behavioral professional graduate programs