Behavioral Health

Technical Assistance Helps States Share Best Practices for Delivering Coordinated Care

The Integrated Care Resource Center provides technical assistance to states developing integrated care programs to coordinate medical, behavioral health, and long-term services and supports for people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.

Examining Treatment Demand and Provider Capacity in a Changing Health Care System

Mathematica researchers are looking at past SUD treatment demand in order to assess how it will change as more people obtain health care coverage in the wake of the Affordable Care Act.

Evaluation of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Demonstration

The Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Demonstration seeks to improve the availability and quality of care delivered by community mental health centers. Mathematica contracted with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) to conduct an evaluation of the...

Encouraging High Quality, Efficient Inpatient Care for Mental Health and Substance Use: Case-Mix Adjustment in the Optum Achievements in Clinical Excellence Facility

We are reviewing the case mix adjustments in the Achievements in Clinical Excellence Facility program, which encourages delivery of high quality, efficient inpatient care for mental health and substance use disorders.

National Data Inform Substance Abuse and Mental Health Policy

When policymakers at the federal, state, and local level seek national data to inform decisions about mental health and substance abuse treatment programs, they often turn to data collected by Mathematica.

Evaluation of the Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration Program

We are evaluating the Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration program, designed to improve the health status of adults with serious mental illnesses.

Identifying Opportunities to Advance Coordination and Integration of Physical and Behavioral Health Programs in California’s Safety Net

With funding from the California Healthcare Foundation, Mathematica Policy Research is reviewing the rules and requirements for a number of California programs that are intended to help providers and plans integrate behavioral and physical health services.

Evaluating Community-Based Family Support Networks to Reduce Adverse Childhood Experiences

Mathematica is conducting a rigorous, mixed-method evaluation of multifaceted, scalable community-based initiatives in five Washington state communities that seek to prevent adverse childhood experiences.

Promoting Safe and Stable Families: Regional Partnership Grants National Cross-Site Evaluation

Mathematica is conducting a cross-site evaluation and providing evaluation technical assistance to partnerships that are working with families in which children are at risk for maltreatment due to a parent or caretaker’s potential substance use dependence.

Improving Employment Outcomes for People with Psychiatric Disorders and Other Disabilities

We conducted a literature review of services and supports to facilitate employment for people with psychiatric disorders, focusing on (1) long-term clients of mental health services, (2) workers at risk of job loss due to a mental health condition, and (3) those in need of early intervention services,...

Evaluation of the Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Services Demonstration (MEPD)

Through this demonstration, 11 states and the District of Columbia receive federal Medicaid matching funds for inpatient treatment in participating private institutions for beneficiaries with psychiatric emergency medical conditions. As mandated by the Affordable Care Act, the evaluation is addressing...

Emerging Roles of Residential Treatment Centers in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services System

Mathematica examined (1) the extent to which residential treatment providers operationalize systems of care values and principles and whether there are barriers to doing so, (2) the extent to which families, both youth and caregivers, are partners in the development, oversight, and operation of RTC services,...

Strategies for Integrating and Coordinating Care for Behavioral Health Populations: Case Studies of Four States

Mathematica conducted an environmental scan and discussions with state officials and other stakeholders in Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Vermont to describe each state’s approach to integrating and coordinating care for behavioral health populations.

Developing and Testing Quality Measures to Improve the Quality of Behavioral Health Services

Mathematica is working with the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) to develop and test measures that can be used to monitor progress toward reaching the goals of the National Behavioral Health Quality Framework.

Comparative Effectiveness Research and Treatment of Serious Mental Illnesses in Medicaid

Mathematica identified Medicaid policies and payment practices that might facilitate or impede the delivery of evidence-based practices for individuals with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.