Exploring Staff Perspectives and Experiences from a Nurse Practitioner-Led Behavioral Health Integration Project in North Carolina Multi-Site Federally Qualified Health Center: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.

Purpose: As primary care (PC) clinics seek to integrate behavioral health (BH) services into patient care, it is crucial to understand the experiences of the clinic team and the impact on workflow and well-being. This study was designed to identify perspectives and experiences of nurse practitioner-led PC teams as they implemented a behavioral health integration (BHI) model into their Federally Qualified Health Center PC practices.

Methods: We conducted in-depth qualitative interviews with staff members at three clinic sites that implemented BHI.