How do we translate policy solutions into practice? Avni Kulkarni and Sania Ali learn about the next generation of mental health policy: the certified behavioral health clinic (CCBHC).

CCBHCs are one-stop shops for integrated mental health care that are tailoring treatment to fit you rather than fitting yourself into treatment.

Sania and Avni speak with two CCBHC executives hailing from two very different parts of the country: New York City and Nowata, Oklahoma.

Guests on this episode include Yaberci Perez-Cubillan from Acacia Network and Josh Cantwell from Grand Lake Mental Health Center.

While We Wait was produced by Sania Ali and Avni Kulkarni for Health Affairs.

Theme music by Tommy Scanlon.

Related Links:

• The National Council for Mental Wellbeing's Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Success Center

If you or a loved one is thinking about suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or text the Crisis Text Line (text HELLO to 741741). Both services are free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All calls are confidential. You can also call 911.