A successful integrated care program requires careful attention to leadership which supports the planning, implementation, and ongoing success of the program. Integrated care is a new approach to healthcare for many and is a paradigm shift that requires real change in the way healthcare is delivered. Practicing this approach shifts historical and entrenched provider silos and how staff have been trained and funded to provide behavioral health care. Integrated care must address the change needed to shift habits and behaviors and encourage the team to stretch beyond the traditional boundaries of simply referring to specialty behavioral healthcare, practicing in a traditional therapy environment, and providing care in the fast-paced primary care setting.
