To foster the implementation of integrated approaches for New York State residents with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse conditions.

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CEIC MISSION STATEMENT

The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) established the “Center for Excellence in Integrated Care,” or “CEIC,” to collaborate with other interested constituencies, and with the New York State Offices of Mental Health (OMH) and of Alcohol & Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) in achieving statewide improvements in the integration of care for persons with both mental health and substance use problems.

CEIC, in partnership with the New York State Health Foundation, collaborates with State agencies, Regional and County Leaders, Providers and Provider Networks, and Consumer Advocacy groups to affect improvements in services for those New Yorkers with substance use and mental health conditions, who with their individual social networks (family and friends) are at the center of these working relationships.

CEIC’s primary goal is to increase the capability of New York State’s addiction and mental health outpatient clinics (more than 1,200 statewide) to provide integrated clinical care for people with co-occurring conditions. A message of the potential for recovery – of a life worth living beyond mental illness and substance use – is the keystone of these integrated services at the delivery sites and the basis for engaging individuals in services.

Clinical Care Objectives

General – to increase the capability of addiction and mental health outpatient programs to provide integrated clinical care for individuals with co-occurring mental and substance use conditions and, thereby, to improve the health and well-being of persons with co-occurring conditions statewide. Specifically, to implement:

• a uniform and standardized approach to screening;
• a domain (or component) approach to assessment; and
• the use of selected evidence-based practices for integrated treatment

Anticipated Outcomes

The expected clinical outcomes are that all mental health and substance use outpatient service clinics will have increased their co-occurring capability and, in the process, will have implemented integrated screening, assessments and evidence-based practices consistently. At the State level, we anticipate a significant increase in the total number of programs that are capable of providing integrated services and that are “culturally competent.”

Target Audience

CEIC’s target audience is comprised of several groups. Heading the list are the people on the frontlines, delivering services in over 1,200 mental health and substance abuse outpatient clinics in New York State. The administrators of the provider agencies that operate these clinics form another important audience for CEIC, along with Regional and County Leaders who provide a critical link between private and public sectors. Consumers, their families and significant others, are the central and most important group. In addressing these groups, CEIC promotes recovery-oriented, person-centered, and culturally competent services.

Approach

CEIC employs a system of established approaches to assist with implementation. These consist of Regional Leadership and Building Capability Forums, On-site Co-occurring Capability Assessments (using the Dual Diagnosis Capability in Addiction [or in Mental Health] Treatment indexes), Learning Collaboratives, and Building Recovery Workshops, along with on- and off-site technical assistance, tailored to meet specific needs, and web-based technologies. As we progress, our approaches are adapting to the needs and circumstances encountered in each region and county. [Please visit Target Areas and Services for detailed information on the areas of concentration, and the services we are delivering across the state.]

Staff

Our staff is comprised of senior level team members, with expertise and experience in all aspects of this work; we are “hands-on” clinicians who interact directly with programs and counselors.

Transforming the System

We have a unique opportunity to transform the outpatient service delivery system, thereby to improve the health and well-being of persons with co-occurring disorders statewide.

We look forward to helping provider agencies and their counselors to optimize the lives of their clients with co-occurring conditions through the delivery of improved and integrated services.