Federal grant to help integrate primary care, mental health 

  • Comments
  • Print
Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
This audio file is brought to you by
0:00
0:00
Loading audio file, please wait.
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
  • 1.25
  • 1.50
  • 1.75
  • 2.00

Centerstone, which provides mental health services across southern Indiana, has received a $1.6 million grant to integrate primary care and mental health in Bloomington and surrounding Monroe County.

The grant, one of three Centerstone received from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, will help Centerstone advance its efforts to reduce high use of hospital ERs and poor adherence to medications that occur among mental health patients.

“Mental and physical health are critically interconnected,” said David C. Guth Jr., CEO of Tennessee-based Centerstone.

Centerstone citied research that has shown half of high health care users have both mental and physical health conditions.

The Monroe County program will use a team of professionals—primary care physicians, care coordinators, counselors, wellness coaches and pharmacy technicians—to work with individual patients.•
 

Please enable JavaScript to view this content.

Story Continues Below

Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. Please note our comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated.

Get the best of Indiana business news. ONLY $1/week Subscribe Now

Get the best of Indiana business news. ONLY $1/week Subscribe Now

Get the best of Indiana business news. ONLY $1/week Subscribe Now

Get the best of Indiana business news. ONLY $1/week Subscribe Now

Get the best of Indiana business news.

Limited-time introductory offer for new subscribers

ONLY $1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Get the best of Indiana business news.

Limited-time introductory offer for new subscribers

ONLY $1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Get the best of Indiana business news.

Limited-time introductory offer for new subscribers

ONLY $1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Get the best of Indiana business news.

Limited-time introductory offer for new subscribers

ONLY $1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In