PIERCE COUNTY’S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM TODAY

Behavioral Health Improvement Plan

Two years into the transition to Integrated Managed Care (IMC), Pierce County has worked to address many of the issues identified in the initial HSRI analysis. The county, Elevate Health, Beacon Health Options, and others have advocated for greater coordination among physical and behavioral health. The county and others have funded the Crisis Recovery Center, Mobile Outreach Crisis Team, the Recovery Café, and the Mobile Community Intervention Response Team. These partnerships have also enhanced coordination of child and adolescent service collaboration via the development of Kids Mental Health Pierce County, a partnership representing over 100 agencies serving youth.

Despite these efforts, many of the gaps identified before IMC still exist today. These gaps, identified in detail in the Behavioral Health Needs Forecast section of this document, include unmet needs across the prevention and treatment spectrum. Appendix A includes a list of behavioral health providers in Pierce County.