Gains - The National Gains Co-Occuring Disorders & Justice Center: A SAMHSA Initiative

Module 4 Contents

Introduction

  1. Ensuring Continuity of Care

  2. Sharing Confidential Treatment Information

  3. Sharing Criminal Records and Information with Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Professionals

  4. Developing Interagency Agreements

  5. Interagency Communication

  6. Strategic Planning

  7. Developing Action Plans

Summary

Review

Module 4: Coordinating and Integrating Systems

4. Developing Interagency Agreements

Developing written interagency agreements is recommended as a way to achieve greater collaboration and integration of services provided by each system. It is particularly important to achieve agreement on how to handle the release of confidential information and the roles of each system.

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