Exploring Innovative Solutions to Expand Access to MHSUD Services

With support from the National Institute for Health Care Reform, CHIR researchers are conducting qualitative research to examine the effectiveness of various efforts to improve MHSUD treatment access. This research will be published in a series of five reports, each of which will focus on a unique domain of MHSUD access. In 2024 and early 2025, CHIR researchers published the first two of these reports on mitigating BH workforce shortages and building BH system capacity (available through the menu on the left hand side).

Published in September 2025, this third report explores innovative and non-traditional solutions to expand access to MHSUD services, such as integration of behavioral health into primary care, mobile health, telehealth, and the use of digital behavioral health tools.

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