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For over a decade, the Foundation for Health Leadership and Innovation’s Center of Excellence for Integrated Care (COE) has been assisting healthcare clinics and systems in providing whole person care.

Our philosophy is simple: build buy-in across the organization and flexibly use evidence-based approaches to fit local needs. We recognize that clinics are not equally resourced and are prepared to take the core elements of evidence-based models and interventions and match them to the needs of your clinic. 

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Ultimately, our goal is to help clinics and providers improve the mental and physical health of primary care patients and clients of mental health homes. We work with a variety of sites and programs such as primary care offices, clinics and hospitals, community collaboratives, school-based health centers, substance use facilities, mental health clinics and local government organizations.

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Nurture Your Whole-Person Health

Have you ever had a day, a month, or, heck, maybe even a whole year or YEARS that really tested your resolve? A time that really pushed you mentally, physically, socially, spiritually to the edge? Maybe your sleep was troubled and you ate what you could when you could. Perhaps you forgot to call and […]

The Spirit of Mental Well-being

In the behavioral and mental health space, we talk often about the biopsychosocial (BPS) model that was developed in the 70’s by psychiatrist Dr. George Engel. As we move in to 2023, some might reference the BPS model when talking about whole person care, a phrase that is firmly taking hold in healthcare overall. Our […]

Healthy Relationships and Mental Well-being

Can you think of a person in your social circle who makes you laugh easily, helps you feel heard and understood, and feels energizing to be around? Relationships, and relational health, are instrumental in our mental well-being. As part of our Mental Health Awareness Month series, which we kicked off last week (https://bit.ly/3VzZslH), we will […]

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and it cannot be denied that mental health has become a focal point of many broader discussions in our state and country over the last few years. There is no question that the COVID-19 pandemic worsened the state of mental health in North Carolina and beyond. According to Mental […]

Bringing it to Life

While the month of May flew by, the idea of mental health awareness, is here to stay. Now more than ever, Americans are talking about their mental health in a way that is forcing the conversation around the unnecessary stigma of seeking support. No longer in the shadows of healthcare, mental health is slowly gaining […]

Passing it on

*For the month of May, honoring Mental Health Awareness, the Center of Excellence for Integrated Care, a program of the Foundation for Health Leadership and Innovation, will host a series of blogs following Alex. These weekly journal entries from Alex begin in 2032 when Alex is 18 years old. Over the month Alex will reflect […]

Rooted in Community

*For the month of May, honoring Mental Health Awareness, the Center of Excellence for Integrated Care, a program of the Foundation for Health Leadership and Innovation, will host a series of blogs following Alex. These weekly journal entries from Alex begin in 2032 when Alex is 18 years old. Over the month Alex will reflect […]

Planting Seeds for Healthy Relationships

*For the month of May, honoring Mental Health Awareness, the Center of Excellence for Integrated Care, a program of the Foundation for Health Leadership and Innovation, will host a series of blogs following the perspective of an individual who is found in the future but who was a child. We invite you to meet Alex, […]

Mental Health Awareness: Meet Alex

*For the month of May, honoring Mental Health Awareness, the Center of Excellence for Integrated Care, a program of the Foundation for Health Leadership and Innovation, will host a series of blogs following the perspective of an individual who is emerging into adulthood and received preventative mental health services as a child. We invite you […]

From the Frontlines: Pandemic Suicide Awareness

From the frontlines: Thoughts from a therapist on Suicide Prevention Awareness Month during a pandemic by Dr. Rebecca Levy, LMFTA September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.  In the past year and a half, we have experienced a great deal of tragedy, especially when considering the impact of this pandemic on mental health. Prior to the […]

The mission of the Center of Excellence for Integrated Care is to aid in the clinical, operational and financial transformation of healthcare systems to provide whole person care for all.