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Abstract
Integration of behavioral health in collaborative care settings has demonstrated positive outcomes including improvement in emotional, behavioral, and psychosocial aspects of health, as well as improvement in clinical biomarkers. Richmond Clinic is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with an established framework of integrated behavioral health in primary care. The expertise of Behavioral health consultants (BHCs) is integrated to assist patients with depression, anxiety, substance use disorders, and other mental and behavioral health conditions. The Richmond team sought explore important considerations for expanding behavioral health in diabetes. The purpose of this study was to identify current learning needs, perceived barriers, and facilitating factors among BHCs through a need?s assessment.