- ACBHD provides Psychiatrists and Psychiatric Pharmacists to help FQHCs and SUD providers with patients they serve who are moderately to severely impaired by their mental health diagnosis but do not qualify for County “specialty mental health” care services.
- Assists Primary Care Providers and Behavioral Health Providers with any issue they might have in providing behavioral health care to complex patients by answering treatment, diagnosis, and prescribing questions through the Safety Net provider’s EHR, by phone, or in person.
- Helps new and experienced Primary Care Providers feel more comfortable and competent managing psychiatric disorders and prescribing psychotropic medications.
- Assists with the development of psychotropic prescribing guidelines and informational materials for primary care providers.
- Provides educational presentations on different topics in psychiatric care specifically tailored for PCPs and BH providers.
Primary Care Psychiatry Consultation Program (PCPCP)
We provide psychiatric consultation within primary care settings, enhancing capacity for the treatment of mild to moderate behavioral health conditions within primary care clinics.