Event Recap — Exploring KanCare and Behavioral Health: Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics

On June 10, KHI held the second session in the Exploring KanCare series focused on the role of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) in the state’s Medicaid landscape. This installment explored Kansas’ designation as a CCBHC Demonstration State and how use of this model affects access to comprehensive, coordinated behavioral health care for Medicaid beneficiaries. By integrating mental health and substance use treatment with primary care and social services, these organizations aim to improve outcomes for individuals with complex needs. The session highlighted CCBHCs’ impact on addressing service gaps, fostering innovation and advancing equitable, community-based care across Kansas. 

Event recording and resources will be posted soon. 

Event Highlights 

• Understanding CCBHCs in Kansas – Learned what the CCBHC model is and what Kansas being a Demonstration State meant. 
• Driving Change at the State Level – Heard from the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services about goals, progress and outcomes of CCBHC implementation. 
• Provider Perspectives – Listened to a panel of providers. They shared on-the-ground experiences implementing CCBHCs. 
• Medicaid & Behavioral Health – Gained a national perspective on how Medicaid supports access to behavioral health care. 

Speakers 

• Andrew Brown, M.S.W., Deputy Secretary for Programs, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services 
• Donna Cohen Ross, Principal, DCR Initiatives, LLC 
• Marsha Page-White, L.S.C.S.W., Senior Director of Community Based Services, Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center 
• Lisa Southern, L.M.L.P., L.C.P., Executive Director, Compass Behavioral Health 

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