You may be asked to demonstrate the value of behavioral health integration, and while any of the methods explained in this research guide can be used to show broad value, it is helpful to have an arsenal of current research that proves specifically that behavioral health integration saves money.
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Distelberg, B., Castronova, M., Tapanes, D., Allen, J., & Puder, D. (2021). Evaluation of the Healthcare Cost Offsets of Mend: A Family Systems Mental Health Integration Approach. Family Process, 60(2), 331–345. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12564
Pourat, N., Tieu, L., & Martinez, A. E. (2022). Measuring Behavioral Health Integration in Primary Care. Population health management, 25(6), 721–728. https://doi.org/10.1089/pop.2022.0160
Nagykaldi, Z., Littenberg, B., Bonnell, L., Breshears, R., Clifton, J., Crocker, A., Hitt, J., Kessler, R., Mollis, B., Miyamoto, R. E. S., & van Eeghen, C. (2023). Econometric evaluation of implementing a behavioral health integration intervention in primary care settings. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 13(8), 571–580. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibad013
Chung, H., Joseph Parks, Minkoff, K., & Raney, L. (2023). A New, Comprehensive Approach to Integration Using Measurement to Demonstrate Value. Psychiatric Services, 74(10), 1088–1091. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220542
Hawrilenko, M., Smolka, C., Ward, E., Ambwani, G., Brown, M., Mohandas, A., Paulus, M., Krystal, J., & Chekroud, A. (2025). Return on Investment of Enhanced Behavioral Health Services. JAMA Network Open, 8(2), e2457834. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.57834