CCBHC Exploration, Resources, and Program Evaluation Support
Is the CCBHC model right for your organization?
CCBHC isn't just a grant opportunity. It's a different model for delivering behavioral health care. Understand what it could mean for your organization and whether it's worth exploring.
You’ll get a free baseline comparison walkthrough after taking the starting point.
Explore • Compare • Prepare.
Why leaders are paying attention
More than adding another program
For many organizations, adopting the CCBHC model means rethinking how services connect, how performance is understood, and how feedback drives improvement.
Common reality today
Programs operating in silos
Participants navigating separate systems
Clinicians handling nonclinical needs
Measures collected mainly for reporting
Crisis and follow-up disconnected
What CCBHC is trying to create
More integrated continuum of care
Coordinated behavioral + physical health
Broader, role-aligned care teams
Data used for improvement
Stronger continuity across care
What does your starting point look like?
Three steps to help your leadership team make an informed decision.
STEP 01
Explore
Understand the model and what it could mean for your organization.
Is CCBHC aligned with your mission and the needs of your community? What organizational changes would it require? Is leadership prepared to embrace the model beyond an initial funding opportunity?
Resource: Watch the 15-minute CCBHC overview.
STEP 02
Compare
Consider your current capabilities alongside the expectations of the CCBHC model.
Examine access, services, staffing, partnerships, care coordination, outcomes measurement, and quality improvement. Identify existing strengths and areas that deserve closer examination.
Resource: Free CCBHC Baseline Check.
STEP 03
Prepare
Determine what meaningful adoption, evaluation, and continuous learning would require.
Bring leadership and program teams together, understand the requirements, identify implementation priorities, and consider how the organization will evaluate results and respond to feedback.
Resource: Leadership Conversation Guide
Already Operating a CCBHC?
Implementation is only the beginning.
As programs mature, new evaluation questions emerge. Leadership may need to understand whether services are reaching intended populations, how coordination is working, what outcomes are changing, and where improvements are needed.
For organizations with established internal evaluation teams, the challenge may not be a lack of expertise. It may be limited capacity, specialized projects, or the need for an independent perspective.
BHODS works alongside existing teams to provide focused evaluation support without unnecessarily duplicating internal capabilities.
Have a specific evaluation challenge or project in mind?
A strategic decision
CCBHC may or may not, be the right move.
A useful exploration should help leadership make that distinction.
Take the CCBHC Starting Point Check. You'll get a clearer view of what may already be in place, where questions remain, and what could deserve a closer look.
Worth exploring if…
Your organization sees a meaningful community need.
Leadership is prepared for operational change.
Teams value evidence, feedback, and improvement.
There is a credible path to sustaining the model.
Maybe not right now if…
Funding is the primary motivation.
Leadership is not prepared for changes in operations.
The required capabilities or partnerships aren't feasible.
The organization cannot yet sustain the model's expectations.
If you decide to go further
Support that meets you where you are
Whether you're building evaluation capacity or extending an established team, BHODS can provide focused expertise where it adds value.
External Program Evaluation
For organizations that need a dedicated evaluation partner to assess implementation, measure outcomes, interpret findings, and identify opportunities for improvement.▥
Overflow Capacity for Internal Teams
For organizations with existing evaluation, quality improvement, or data departments that need additional capacity during periods of increased workload or competing priorities.
Special Evaluation Projects
For focused initiatives requiring specialized expertise, an independent perspective, or dedicated project capacity beyond the internal team's available resources.
Have an Evaluation Challenge Worth Discussing?
Whether you're developing an evaluation approach, supporting an established internal team, or planning a specialized project, a conversation can help clarify whether outside expertise would add value.
Experience That Supports Better Decisions
BHODS is a California-based consulting firm working alongside behavioral health organizations to strengthen program evaluation, outcomes measurement, performance reporting, and continuous quality improvement.
Led by founder Liz Harvey, who brings more than 15 years of experience in behavioral health, our work focuses on helping organizations understand program performance, demonstrate meaningful outcomes, and use evaluation findings to guide improvement.
We support organizations that need a dedicated external evaluation partner, as well as established internal evaluation departments seeking additional capacity, specialized expertise, or support with special projects.
Our approach is collaborative, practical, and grounded in the needs and capabilities of each organization.