Over the past decade, emergency room visits for mental health-related needs have soared. But the ER is often not the only option for treatment. Certified community behavioral health clinics, or CCBHCs, provide evidence-based care for mental illness and substance use disorder. There are hundreds of these centers around the U.S. today. 

Fierce Healthcare’s Anastassia Gliadkovskaya speaks to Chuck Ingoglia, president and CEO of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, about the CCBHC model, how it works and what it takes for states to participate.  

To learn more about the topics in this episode: 
Survey: Opportunities for tech investments in behavioral health
Learnings from Indiana's behavioral health system overhaul
Avel eCare to offer virtual behavioral health services to people in crisis in North Dakota
AI in action: Enhancing suicide risk detection in behavioral health
HLTH24: A look at outcomes in Highmark's new behavioral health program

Over the past decade, emergency room visits for mental health-related needs have soared. But the ER is often not the only option for treatment. Certified community behavioral health clinics, or CCBHCs, provide evidence-based care for mental illness and substance use disorder. There are hundreds of these centers around the U.S. today.&nbsp;
Fierce Healthcare&rsquo;s Anastassia Gliadkovskaya speaks to Chuck Ingoglia, president and CEO of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, about the CCBHC model, how it works and what it takes for states to participate.&nbsp;&nbsp;
To learn more about the topics in this episode:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/survey-opportunities-tech-investments-behavioral-health">Survey: Opportunities for tech investments in behavioral health</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/learnings-indianas-behavioral-health-system-overhaul">Learnings from Indiana's behavioral health system overhaul</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/digital-health/avel-ecare-launches-emergency-behavioral-health-services-program-north-dakota">Avel eCare to offer virtual behavioral health services to people in crisis in North Dakota</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machine-learning/ai-action-enhancing-suicide-risk-detection-behavioral-health">AI in action: Enhancing suicide risk detection in behavioral health</a></li>
<li><a href="HLTH24: A look at outcomes in Highmark's new behavioral health program">HLTH24: A look at outcomes in Highmark's new behavioral health program</a></li>
</ul>

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Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Podnosis: the pulse of the healthcare industry. Every week, journalists from Fierce Healthcare dive into some of the industry’s biggest trends. We talk to the experts about what’s important now so you can prep for the future. Hear about all things healthcare, from physician practices to hospital chains and insurance giants—and those that mix all three—plus the tech they use, disruptors looking to compete and people moving the sector forward. Follow Podnosis on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon or wherever you get your podcasts.

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