“Behavioral Health Homes” bridges all areas of health and wellness, from
primary care to social services.
The Department of Human
Services recently certified 13 providers to deliver behavioral health home
services to better coordinate care for people with serious mental illness. The
behavioral health home model offers a coordinated approach to health care,
serving the whole person across all areas of health and wellness, from primary
care to social services.
Another eight providers are
finalizing their certification process to become behavioral health homes. As of
July 1, behavioral health home services are covered by Medical Assistance,
Minnesota’s Medicaid program.
“People with serious mental
illness often experience barriers to health care access, multiple chronic
health conditions and sadly, early mortality,” said Human Services Commissioner
Emily Piper. “The behavioral health home model gives providers the opportunity
to build a person-centered system of care that really focuses in on what that
person needs to be healthy, and in turn improves outcomes for people and
reduces health care costs.”
Certified providers will
deliver behavioral health home services using a strength-based approach,
assessing and employing the cultural values and practices of the individual and
their family in supporting their health goals.
They will also provide six
core services that are required by the federal government for behavioral health
homes to ensure they meet comprehensive health care needs. They are care
management, care coordination, health promotion and wellness, transitional
care, patient and family support, and referral to community and social support
services.
The providers currently
certified as behavioral health homes include:
- Amherst H. Wilder Foundation in St. Paul
- Community-University Health Care Center in Minneapolis
- Fairview Clinics Hiawatha in Minneapolis
- Fraser Child and Family Center in Minneapolis
- Guild Incorporated in St. Paul
- Human Development Center in Duluth
- Northern Pines Mental Health Center in Little Falls
- Northland Counseling Center, Inc. in Grand Rapids
- Northwestern Mental Health Center, Inc. in Crookston
- University of Minnesota Physicians Smiley’s Family
Medicine Clinic in Minneapolis
- Western Mental Health Center, Inc. in Marshall
- Woodland Centers in Willmar
- Zumbro Valley Health Center in Rochester
Providers finalizing their
certification include:
- Aqui Para Ti of Hennepin County Medical Center in
Minneapolis
- Fairview Clinic Andover in Minneapolis
- Fairview Clinics Integrated Primary Care in Minneapolis
- Lakeland Mental Health Center in Fergus Falls
- Natalis Outcomes in St. Paul
- Range Mental Health Center, Inc. in Virginia
- Southwestern Mental Health Center, Inc. in Worthington
- University of Minnesota Health Maple Grove Clinics,
Family Medicine and Primary Care
More information about behavioral health home services
is available on the DHS website.
About the Mental Health
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