Goal 19 – Expand behavioral health care

Behavioral health care is readily available to people living with or vulnerable to HIV, decreasing stigma and removing barriers associated with mental health and substance use disorders.

Strategy 64 – Ensure behavioral health screenings are performed at all initial and routine medical visits for clients served through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program system of care. Promote a similar standard of HIV and PrEP care for non-Ryan-White-funded federally qualified health centers (FQHCs).

Strategy 65 – Expand the availability of culturally-relevant and linguistically-appropriate behavioral health services by increasing by 20 percentage points the number of behavioral health providers at Ryan White sites and community health centers who are certified to bill Medicaid and private health insurance plans.