Session: Integrating Data from State Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Medicaid Agencies: Results from Three Initial Studies

5127.0: Wednesday, November 10, 2004: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM

Oral

Integrating Data from State Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Medicaid Agencies: Results from Three Initial Studies

In 1997, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) initiated an effort, the Integrated Database (IDB) Project, to integrate disparate sources of data on public mental health (MH) and substance abuse (SA) service utilization. The IDB links client level data from State MH, SA, and Medicaid agencies, allowing us to track individuals across multiple data systems for the first time. The IDB enhances our ability to examine issues related to the use, financing, and delivery of public MH/SA services. In this session, we present findings from three IDB studies.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants in this session will be able to: 1. Assess the extent to which populations with mental health (MH) and/or substance abuse (SA) conditions utilize treatment services through Medicaid and State MH/SA Agencies. 2. Assess the extent to which expenditures on public MH/SA treatment services vary between individuals with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders and clients with single disorders in 1997. 3. Assess the extent to which Medicaid and State MH/SA Agencies vary in the types of providers used to deliver MH/SA treatment services.

Moderator(s):

Rita Vandivort, MSW

12:30 PM

Mental health and substance abuse treatment utilization among individuals served by multiple public agencies in three states