Foster Care Training

Foster and system involved youth are at increased risk for fragmented care and medical complexity. Integrated behavioral health approaches involve a practice team of primary care and behavioral health support providers working together with foster and system involved youth to provide cost-effective, systematic, and patient-centered care. Health delivery systems that integrate physical and behavioral health can reduce costs and improve quality of care and outcomes for people with comorbid physical and behavioral health conditions. Interprofessional collaboration is usually considered a core competency for those who support system involved youth, yet pathways to doing so aren’t always clear. This training will explore models for addressing physical health in a behavioral health settings and vice versa in order to improve outcomes for system involved youth.