SAMHSA UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔behavioral health - ✔✔promotion of mental health, resilience, and well-being; the
prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders; and the support of
those who are in recovery from these conditions, along with their families and
communities.
✔✔ - ✔✔50% of Medicaid enrollees have a mental health diagnosis.
✔✔ - ✔✔People diagnosed with mental illness and common chronic health conditions
have health care costs that are 75% higher than those without a mental health
diagnosis
✔✔ - ✔✔For those with diabetes, the cost of treating this health condition is as much as
four times higher when a co-occurring condition such as depression or alcohol addiction
is untreated.
✔✔Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration program (PBHCI) - ✔✔supports the
provision of coordinated and integrated services through the co-location of primary and
specialty care medical services in community-based mental health settings, with the
goal of improving the physical health status of adults with serious mental illnesses who
have or are at risk for co-occurring primary care conditions and chronic diseases. The
PBHCI grants aim to help communities integrate primary care services into publicly
funded, community-based behavioral health settings. They are designed to support
programs to prevent and reduce chronic disease while promoting wellness.
✔✔Primary Care and Addiction Services Integration (PCASI) grant program - ✔✔help
publicly funded community substance use treatment centers provide a full array of both
physical health and substance abuse services for clients.
✔✔Minority AIDS Initiative Continuum of Care Pilot - ✔✔The purpose of this program is
to integrate care (behavioral health treatment, prevention, and HIV medical care
services) for racial/ethnic minority populations at high risk for behavioral health
disorders and at high risk for or living with HIV. The grant will fund programs that
provide coordinated and integrated services through the co-location of behavioral health
treatment and HIV medical care.
✔✔ - ✔✔70% of people with a significant mental and/or substance use disorder have at
least one chronic health condition, 45% have two, and almost 30% have three or more.
✔✔Medical Homes - ✔✔model or philosophy of health care that is patient-centered,
comprehensive, team-based, coordinated, accessible, and focused on quality and
safety. It has become a widely accepted model for how care should be organized and
delivered throughout the health care system. In a medical home, a practitioner or a
, team of practitioners oversees an enrollee's entire care, including primary, dental, and
behavioral health.
✔✔Health Information Technology (HIT) Integration - ✔✔focuses on behavioral health
systems adopting mainstream HIT systems and using electronic health records (EHR).
HIT encompasses the comprehensive management and secure exchange of health
information electronically among providers, pharmacies, insurers, states, territories,
tribes, and consumers.
✔✔Million Hearts® - ✔✔helps these organizations raise awareness and develop
strategies for improving the prevention and management of heart disease in people with
behavioral health issues.
✔✔Community Coalitions - ✔✔include professional and grassroots members committed
to working together to influence long-term health and welfare practices in areas in which
they live and work.
✔✔Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grants - ✔✔Establish and
strengthen collaboration among communities, public and private non-profit agencies; as
well as federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support the efforts of community
coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth
Reduce substance use among youth and, over time, reduce substance abuse among
adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance
abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse
✔✔Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) - ✔✔help providers
in primary care and other health care settings to assess the severity of substance use,
depression, and other behavioral health issues, and identify the appropriate level of
treatment. Referral to treatment is a critical yet often overlooked component of the
SBIRT process. It involves establishing a clear method of follow-up with patients
identified as having a possible addiction or in need of specialized treatment for a mental
health condition. It also involves helping patients overcome any economic,
transportation, or other barriers to treatment.
✔✔four major dimensions that support a life in recovery - ✔✔health, home, purpose,
community
✔✔Recovery Support Strategic Initiative - ✔✔promote partnering with people in
recovery from mental and substance use disorders and their family members to guide
the behavioral health system and promote individual, program, and system-level
approaches that foster health and resilience (including helping individuals with
behavioral health needs be well, manage symptoms, and achieve and maintain
abstinence); increase housing to support recovery; reduce barriers to employment,
education, and other life goals; and secure necessary social supports in their chosen
community.
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔behavioral health - ✔✔promotion of mental health, resilience, and well-being; the
prevention and treatment of mental and substance use disorders; and the support of
those who are in recovery from these conditions, along with their families and
communities.
✔✔ - ✔✔50% of Medicaid enrollees have a mental health diagnosis.
✔✔ - ✔✔People diagnosed with mental illness and common chronic health conditions
have health care costs that are 75% higher than those without a mental health
diagnosis
✔✔ - ✔✔For those with diabetes, the cost of treating this health condition is as much as
four times higher when a co-occurring condition such as depression or alcohol addiction
is untreated.
✔✔Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration program (PBHCI) - ✔✔supports the
provision of coordinated and integrated services through the co-location of primary and
specialty care medical services in community-based mental health settings, with the
goal of improving the physical health status of adults with serious mental illnesses who
have or are at risk for co-occurring primary care conditions and chronic diseases. The
PBHCI grants aim to help communities integrate primary care services into publicly
funded, community-based behavioral health settings. They are designed to support
programs to prevent and reduce chronic disease while promoting wellness.
✔✔Primary Care and Addiction Services Integration (PCASI) grant program - ✔✔help
publicly funded community substance use treatment centers provide a full array of both
physical health and substance abuse services for clients.
✔✔Minority AIDS Initiative Continuum of Care Pilot - ✔✔The purpose of this program is
to integrate care (behavioral health treatment, prevention, and HIV medical care
services) for racial/ethnic minority populations at high risk for behavioral health
disorders and at high risk for or living with HIV. The grant will fund programs that
provide coordinated and integrated services through the co-location of behavioral health
treatment and HIV medical care.
✔✔ - ✔✔70% of people with a significant mental and/or substance use disorder have at
least one chronic health condition, 45% have two, and almost 30% have three or more.
✔✔Medical Homes - ✔✔model or philosophy of health care that is patient-centered,
comprehensive, team-based, coordinated, accessible, and focused on quality and
safety. It has become a widely accepted model for how care should be organized and
delivered throughout the health care system. In a medical home, a practitioner or a
, team of practitioners oversees an enrollee's entire care, including primary, dental, and
behavioral health.
✔✔Health Information Technology (HIT) Integration - ✔✔focuses on behavioral health
systems adopting mainstream HIT systems and using electronic health records (EHR).
HIT encompasses the comprehensive management and secure exchange of health
information electronically among providers, pharmacies, insurers, states, territories,
tribes, and consumers.
✔✔Million Hearts® - ✔✔helps these organizations raise awareness and develop
strategies for improving the prevention and management of heart disease in people with
behavioral health issues.
✔✔Community Coalitions - ✔✔include professional and grassroots members committed
to working together to influence long-term health and welfare practices in areas in which
they live and work.
✔✔Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grants - ✔✔Establish and
strengthen collaboration among communities, public and private non-profit agencies; as
well as federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support the efforts of community
coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth
Reduce substance use among youth and, over time, reduce substance abuse among
adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance
abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse
✔✔Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) - ✔✔help providers
in primary care and other health care settings to assess the severity of substance use,
depression, and other behavioral health issues, and identify the appropriate level of
treatment. Referral to treatment is a critical yet often overlooked component of the
SBIRT process. It involves establishing a clear method of follow-up with patients
identified as having a possible addiction or in need of specialized treatment for a mental
health condition. It also involves helping patients overcome any economic,
transportation, or other barriers to treatment.
✔✔four major dimensions that support a life in recovery - ✔✔health, home, purpose,
community
✔✔Recovery Support Strategic Initiative - ✔✔promote partnering with people in
recovery from mental and substance use disorders and their family members to guide
the behavioral health system and promote individual, program, and system-level
approaches that foster health and resilience (including helping individuals with
behavioral health needs be well, manage symptoms, and achieve and maintain
abstinence); increase housing to support recovery; reduce barriers to employment,
education, and other life goals; and secure necessary social supports in their chosen
community.
