Behavioral Health Organization, Incidence and Theory
The following links provide information about the state of behavioral health today:

• World Health Organization
• U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• National Institute for Mental Health: Incidence of Disorders  
• Kaiser Family Foundation
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
• U.S. National Library of Medicine; Medline Plus
• The Commonwealth Fund
• Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Glossary of Terms
• National Association of State Mental Health program Directors
• Hogg Foundation for Mental Health

Behavioral Health Managed Care
Guidelines on interpreting the Balanced Budget Act impact in managed care:

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Medicaid Quality Practices
• Center for Health Care Strategies
• Medicaid Institute: CA Providing BH Services to Medicaid Managed Care Enrollees
• Muskie Center: Medicaid Managed Mental Health in Rural Areas

Health Care Reform
The following provide timely information on healthcare reform and how behavioral health issues may be impacted:

• U.S. Government official site
• A webinar conducted by Bradley Casemore of Criterion Health about healthcare reform: Webinar addressing Health Care Reforms impact on excellence in quality of behavioral health services. This webinar was given to the Association for Community Mental Health of Kansas membership. NOTE: You will be prompted to download and install an ActiveX control in order to view this webinar.

Behavioral Technology in Primary Care
The following provides resources to the task of integrating behavioral health into primary medical settings:

• Milbank Foundation: This 2010 report has an excellent overview of issues in field
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Integrated Primary Care
• The National Council
• U.S. Health Resources Services Administration
• Center for American Progress

Behavioral Health Evidence Based practices

• National Guidelines Clearinghouse of Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• Center for Quality Assessment and Improvement in Mental Health
• American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines
• U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• SAMHSA Evidence Based practices
• SAMHSA Practice Guidelines
• SAMHSA Treatment Improvement Protocols
• National Quality Measures Clearinghouse
• CMS Quality Measures Compendium
• Evaluation Center at HSRI

Behavioral Health Accreditation

• The Joint Commission
• URAC
• NCQA
• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
• Council On Accreditation

Strategic Partners
Through our business associations Criterion Health can recommend the following groups who have been our partners on projects.

• AHP Healthcare Solutions