Key Policy Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Care for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

Proceedings of a Workshop

Board on Health Sciences Policy author Board on Health Care Services author National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine author Health and Medicine Division author Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders author Joe Alper editor Laurene Graig editor Kaitlyn Friedman editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:National Academies Press

Published:14th Aug '20

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Key Policy Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Care for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders cover

Behavioral health and substance use disorders affect approximately 20 percent of the U.S. population. Of those with a substance use disorder, approximately 60 percent also have a mental health disorder. Together, these disorders account for a substantial burden of disability, have been associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality from other chronic illnesses, and can be risk factors for incarceration, homelessness, and death by suicide. In addition, they can compromise a person's ability to seek out and afford health care and adhere to treatment recommendations.

To explore data, policies, practices, and systems that affect the diagnosis and provision of care for mental health and substance use disorders, the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine created the Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. The forum activities are expected to advance the discussion and generate potential ideas on ways to address many of the most persistent problems in delivering mental health and substance use services. The inaugural workshop, held October 15-16, 2019, in Washington, DC, explored the key policy challenges that impede efforts to improve care for those individuals with mental health and substance use disorders. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussion of the workshop.

Table of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Proceedings of a Workshop
  • Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
  • Appendix B: Statement of Task
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ISBN: 9780309672207

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116 pages