CHW Toolkit
Integrating Community Health Workers into Behavioral Health Care in Primary Care Settings
A toolkit for CHW Employers and Funders The purpose of the CHW Behavioral Health Integration toolkit is to share training materials and research-based insights that might benefit employers of CHWs and other health professionals, training organizations, payers, community health worker programs, and policy makers. It will assist organizational planners, program managers, supervisors and other stakeholders in successfully integrating CHWs into the behavioral health services at their health setting. “Community Health IS Behavioral Health” - CHW Training Participant
CHW Project Overview
CHW Behavioral Health Integration Project (CBIP) was designed to increase access to behavioral health services through community health workers and workforce development.
CHW Training Model
CBIP combines intensive training for CHWs on mental health and substance use disorders (SUD), skill building around BH service navigation, and data and analysis about how race plays a significant role in behavioral health outcomes.
CHW Best Practices
Discover factors that facilitate CHW integration into behavioral health care teams.
CHW Resources
Explore evaluation reports, test forms, helpful links and tools.
CHW Training Curriculum
An adaptable toolkit aimed at stakeholders including employers of CHWs and behavioral health clinicians, programmatic staff and CHW supervisors.
CHW Supervisor Training Curriculum
An adaptable toolkit aimed at stakeholders including employers of CHWs and behavioral health clinicians, programmatic staff and CHW supervisors.
