Medical Xpress November 24, 2025
Boston University School of Medicine

In the decades following deinstitutionalization, the U.S. has yet to find an effective model of a comprehensive behavioral health continuum of care, from prevention to intervention, treatment and recovery. Federal Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) have grown to be the dominant model for comprehensive community mental health services across the country since 2014.

However, the mechanisms of federal policies and funding resulted in implementation of CCBHCs that is not consistent across all parts of the country, with large variations between states. Massachusetts’ Community Behavioral Health Centers (CBHC) is similar to the federal model and was launched in 2023.

In a new study in the journal Frontiers in Health Services, researchers from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine...

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