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Iowa Primary Care outlines new statewide behavioral‑health system and local navigation services
Summary
Iowa Primary Care staff told Jefferson County supervisors the unified behavioral‑health administrative service began July 1, with a system navigation line that handled 4,287 contacts statewide (July 1–Oct. 17) and produced 2,590 service referrals; presenters invited local participation in District 6 advisory council work and a Dec. 3 hybrid meeting.
Iowa Primary Care representatives told the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 27 that a newly centralized behavioral‑health administrative system launched July 1 and aims to streamline access to mental‑health and substance‑use services across the state.
"We launched the unified behavioral health service system on July 1," said Sarah Behrendt, district lead for District 6 at Iowa Primary Care, describing the ASO role in coordinating behavior‑health services and contracting. Behrendt said the goal is a more integrated, person‑centered continuum of prevention, early intervention,…
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