THE COLLABORATIVE CARE MODEL (CoCM)
The resources below relate to the collaborative care model ("CoCM"), the gold-standard approach to improving MH/SU clinical outcomes when MH/SU care is provided in primary care settings…where most people receive their MH/SU care:
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2025 Issue Brief, 2nd Edition: Mounting Evidence That Use of the Collaborative Care Model Reduces Total Healthcare Costs – 4 CoCM Studies – each involving Kaiser Permanente, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, or Independence Blue Cross – demonstrated reductions in Total Healthcare Costs, as soon as within 6 months and for as long as 4 years
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Press Release for 1st Edition – Mounting Evidence that use of the Mental Health Collaborative Care Model is Associated with Reductions in Total Healthcare Costs
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2025 Medicaid Fee-for-Service Reimbursement Levels – State by State:
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Detailed Analysis (Note: Clicking this link will download an Excel spreadsheet to your computer)
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2025 Issue Brief: Large Reductions in Suicide Risk, Attempts and Deaths Demonstrated by Three "Real World" Studies in Primary Care
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Press Release issued by Shatterproof and BFF, with quotes from American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and
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2024 Directory: Collaborative Care Service Organizations (CSOs) Which Provide CoCM Implementation Support and/or Staff to Health Systems and Primary Care Practices
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Limitations of "Treatment as Usual" for Mental Health and Substance Use in Primary Care 2002-2021 – Why broadscale implementation of CoCM is critical in order to improve MH/SU care
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