Patient Engagement March 11, 2024
Despite increased mental and behavioral healthcare access in community health centers, further funding is needed to meet growing demand.
The number of behavioral health visits to community health centers soared by nearly 40 percent between 2018 and 2022, but if these care sites are to continue to meet patient demand, they’ll need more federal funding, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund.
The report, completed in partnership with the African American Research Collaborative, showed an overall increase in behavioral health visits—meaning mental health and substance use disorder visits—of 38 percent between 2018 and 2022. This increase is largely driven by an influx of mental healthcare encounters in community health centers, the data showed.
This trend comes as healthcare...
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