Physician collaboration to accelerate behavioral health integration

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CHICAGO — Responding to limited access to mental health care in a time of acute psychological distress and trauma, a new physician collaboration has formed to promote the integration of behavioral and mental health care into overall health care. Led by several of the nation’s leading physician organizations, the Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) Collaborative will help make behavioral health more accessible by providing best-in-class support to physicians working to combine mental and physical health services in their medical practices.

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