Routine outcomes monitoring (ROM) and measurement-based care (MBC) have been shown to improve mental health outcomes. Yet, despite repeated calls for widespread adoption their use in clinical practice remains the exception within the U.S. mental health care system. In Establishing Benchmarks for Outpatient Mental Health Care: A Call to Action with Consensus Recommendations, a white paper, Cohen Veterans Network is providing recommendations on how to best advance the use of standardized benchmarks and MBC throughout the field of mental health. Mental Health Benchmarks In the US: An Unheeded Call to Action is a critical update describing challenges to this important effort to promote accountability, transparency, and parity across the behavioral health field. The report provides insights into current barriers, lessons learned and actionable recommendations.
The white paper captures key findings from CVN’s National Leadership Summit on Outpatient Mental Health Benchmarks in Washington, D.C., during which a broad cross-section of leaders from across the mental health landscape convened to identify barriers and implementation challenges as well as actionable solutions related to the advancement of ROM and MBC.
Learn more about CVN’s Measurement-Based Care Training Toolkit, a comprehensive set of training materials designed to help mental health professionals incorporate measures to enhance the quality of care.