Peer Supported Collaborative Care Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Care

Collaborative care (CC) is an evidence-based model of integrated mental health and substance use disorder care endorsed by the American Psychiatric Association for the integration of mental health and substance use disorder care into primary care settings. CC includes the following components: 1) A collaborative care team of multidisciplinary health care providers consisting of the primary physician, a care manager and a consulting psychiatrist, providing care in a coordinated fashion; 2) A population focus with the team working together to provide care and continuously measure and track health outcomes of a defined population of patients; 3) A measurement-guided approach with systematic use of disease specific patient reported outcome measures, such as symptom rating scales like the PHQ-9 to drive clinical decision making; and 4) Evidence-based practices with the team adapting scientifically proven treatments within an individual clinical context to achieve improved health outcomes.