Assessing Behavioral Health System Capacity | CHIR Behavioral Health

Assessing Behavioral Health System Capacity

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 October 2024, CHIR researchers published the first of these reports on mitigating BH workforce shortages (available through the menu on the left hand side).

This second report in this project explores issues related to building and expanding the capacity of the facilities and programs that provide MHSUD services.

Also as part of this project, in August 2024 and December 2024, fellow grantees and collaborators at the Urban Institute published reports related to MHSUD facilities. The first report describes the types of MHSUD facilities available in the country and the services offered, and the second describes the differences in services offered by for-profit and nonprofit behavioral health facilities (both reports available below).

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puzzle piece being added to a puzzle State Variation in Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Treatment, Urban Institute, August 2024.
This study describes the types of MHSUD treatment facilities available in the U.S. and services offered. puzzle piece being added to a puzzle Are Physical and Behavioral Health Services More Available at Nonprofit or For-Profit Treatment Facilities?, Urban Institute, December 2024.
This study describes the differences in services offered by for-profit and nonprofit behavioral health facilities.