East Buffalo Counseling Center team is remote | Williamsville School District appointments are telehealth only.
Spectrum Health is proud to be a
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC)
The Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Act is a two-year, eight-state initiative to expand Americans’ access to community-based addiction and mental health care through Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCHBCs).
CCBHCs are transforming our treatment system from a patchwork of underfunded, overburdened organizations to a thriving array of organizations that meet core standards for comprehensive, high-quality treatment. They are strengthening states’ response to the opioid crisis. In addition to comprehensive addiction treatment services, more than 80 percent of CCBHCs report launching or expanding medication-assisted treatment (MAT) since becoming CCBHCs in mid-2017.
Spectrum Health offers
The highest level of treatment and care.
Clinicians are trained in cutting edge practices to help all individuals attain their mental health and addiction treatment goals. We hire hundreds of new clinicians trained in integrated behavioral health treatments. Eleven more states are poised and ready to participate. Despite widespread interest, states that planned to implement CCBHCs have been shut out of the program due to the eight-state limit. Every state that wishes to create and sustain quality service systems would be able to do so.
The Impact
CCBHC Model
Sharp reduction in first assessment visit no-show rate from 50% to 25%.
In the 2nd quarter, 95% of individuals received first clinical session within 10 business days.
Ability to provide comprehensive community-based services.
Increased access to psychiatric services.
Increased ability to develop and implement population health management project
More diverse treatment opportunities to allow individuals to enter and maintain recovery.
How Spectrum Health's CCBHC is able to help our clients
- See and treat the WHOLE person
- Referral for case management services and Health Homes to promote preventative care
- Linkage with nursing team for health education
- Smoking Cessation-Impact of brief counseling
- Referral for assistance in developing dietary and wellness skills to better manage chronic illnesses
- Using the Community and Crisis team to divert from inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations when appropriate
- Coordination of care
