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Substance use disorders. Mental illness. Post-traumatic stress disorder. Opioid misuse. Suicide. Critical shortages of behavioral health care staff. The U.S. faces an unprecedented behavioral health crisis among youth and adults. As a trusted partner to the federal, state, and local sectors, Abt informs public policy on behavioral health through a comprehensive suite of approaches. We use evaluation design and implementation, scientific evidence, health communications, capacity-building, and collaboration to heal the whole person. Our experts bring their backgrounds in social work, clinical psychology, public health, and sociology to offer integrated prevention, treatment, and intervention.

At Abt Global, we build solutions that transform how we understand, access, treat, and integrate behavioral health across a wide range of health and other settings.

Primary care practices need to redesign the way they provide care to balance preventing opioid misuse and potential risks while addressing the needs of patients with chronic pain. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) awarded Abt a…

Among large cities, New York City (NYC) is unique due to the diversity of its more than 8 million residents. Residents come from a variety of countries,  speak multiple languages, have varying degrees of mobility and literacy, and live in a variety of…

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Improving healthcare quality while reducing costs is a goal Abt Global has been helping the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pursue for more than a decade through evaluations and more. CMS’s Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) payment and…

The American Cancer Society (ACS) is engaged in the Health Systems Capacity Building initiative that supports 21 Community of Practice (COP) health systems working to expand screening for colorectal and breast cancer and vaccination for human…

An alarmingly high prevalence of HIV in certain populations in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is limiting the nation’s ability to advance its economy and achieve lasting prosperity. The country also is dealing with an emergency situation with the rise of multi…

An evaluation of the Coordinated Veterans’ Care Program confirmed the program’s positive impact on participants' health and satisfaction.

People with a substance use disorder are overrepresented in the justice system, from the arrest phase to incarceration to the risk for recidivism. For example, more than 10 times as many people in prison (58 percent) and sentenced to jail (63 percent)…