The Partners
STEERING COMMITTEE PARTNERS
The American Psychiatric Association, founded in 1844, is the oldest medical association in the country. The APA is also the largest psychiatric association in the world with more than 38,000 physician members specializing in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and research of mental illnesses. APA’s vision is to ensure access to quality psychiatric diagnosis and treatment.
Learn moreThe mission of (BFF) and its tax-exempt subsidiary, the Mental Health Treatment and Research Institute (MHTARI), is to improve the lives of people with mental illness and substance use conditions. Through MHTARI, BFF has supported launch of the Path Forward, preparation of key data studies demonstrating disparities, and preparation of many tools used by employers, regulators, advocates, and others.
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JED is a nonprofit that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for our nation’s teens and young adults. We’re partnering with high schools and colleges to strengthen their mental health, substance misuse, and suicide prevention programs and systems. We’re equipping teens and young adults with the skills and knowledge to help themselves and each other. We’re encouraging community awareness, understanding, and action for young adult mental health.
Learn moreThe National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions (National Alliance) is the only nonprofit, purchaser-led organization with a national and regional structure dedicated to driving health and healthcare value across the country. Its members represent private and public sector, nonprofit, and Taft-Hartley organizations, and more than 45 million Americans, spending over $300 billion annually on healthcare. To learn more, visit nationalalliancehealth.org and connect with us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Launched in 2014, the Meadows Institute helps legislators, state officials, members of the judiciary, and local, state, and national leaders identify equitable systemic solutions to mental health needs and has become Texas’s most trusted source for data-driven mental health policy. The Meadows Institute is making a significant impact in multiple areas, helping Texas and national leaders shift the focus of new investments toward early intervention, addressing the mental health crisis in our jails and emergency rooms, and helping all people with mental health needs recover and be well.
Learn moreHR Policy Association is the lead public policy organization of chief human resource officers representing the largest employers doing business in the United States and globally. Since 1968, the HR Policy Association has been the premier public policy organization for human resources executives. Representing nearly every industry type and geographic area, HR Policy members have collaborated to improve public policy and the practice of human resources for over 50 years.
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The Goodness Web connects a diverse community of results-oriented donors and partners who pool their resources and expertise to accomplish the shared goal of dramatically improving the mental health and well-being of youth and those who care for and serve them. We identify, fund and support a portfolio of the most promising youth and family-focused non-profit organizations and initiatives that have the potential to scale and deliver meaningful, measurable impact.
Learn moreThe American Psychiatric Association Foundation is the philanthropic and educational arm of APA. The APA Foundation promotes awareness of mental illnesses and the effectiveness of treatment, the importance of early intervention, access to care, and the need for high-quality services and treatment through a combination of public and professional education, research, research training, grants, and awards.
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Regional Implementation Partners
The Dallas Business Group on Health is collaborating with Meadows Institute to spread Collaborative & Measurement-Based Care Dallas-Wide and push local insurers and employers to adopt generous Collaborative Care payment and low copays.
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The Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value is completing a one-year employer learning collaborative on Path Forward priorities, finishing an employer survey, and influencing Orange County and statewide mental health improvement plans through participation on a special statewide commission.
Learn moreThe Houston Business Coalition on Health is collaborating with Meadows Institute to spread Collaborative & Measurement-Based Care in Houston and push local insurers and employers to adopt generous Collaborative Care payment and low copays.
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The Memphis Business Group on Health and Healthcare21 are educating insurers and employers and developing a shared action plan around network adequacy and parity templates.
The Midatlantic Business Group on Health is partnering closely with the State of Maryland Insurance Commission and Maryland Primary Care Association to launch a pilot to bring Collaborative Care to 13 local physician’s practices (40 physicians).
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The Northeast Business Group on Healthis educating employers and insurers and developing a pilot with a local health plan to implement Measurement-Based Care.
Learn moreThe Purchaser Business Group on Health is creating an advanced request for information that is being piloted by four public and private purchasers and launching a three-year behavioral health integration pilot in primary care practices.
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The Silicon Valley Employers Forum is educating employers and partnering with Purchaser Business Group Health to field an equitable access survey.
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