Access to Behavioral Health
Previous Conference Calls for Members
2011 CALLS
June 29, 2011
Behavioral Health Task Force Report
The AHA developed Behavioral Health Challenges in the General Hospital: Practical Help for Hospital Leaders to assist community hospitals improve their behavioral health services.
Community hospitals can play an important role in the broad continuum of care for individuals who have behavioral health conditions.
One in four Americans experiences a mental illness or substance abuse disorder each year. Behavioral health conditions – encompassing both of the above – are the leading cause of disability and death, when considered together, for women and the second highest cause for men.Mental illnesses are…