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DBHIDS Systems Integration Unit
The Systems Integration unit seeks to align, coordinate, integrate, and connect information across the Department and city agencies to address the behavioral health needs and challenges of the residents of Philadelphia.
Included in this work are two pillars: internal integration and external integration, and three focus areas: Prioritizing to Address Our Changing Environment (PACE), the DBHIDS strategic plan; addressing the Social Determinants/Drivers of Health; and addressing Trauma, achieving Equity, and engaging Community (TEC). Our work is collaborative and achieved with all divisions across the Department.
Internal Integration
- PACE: The DBHIDS strategic framework that is guided by the Systems Integration Unit and DBHIDS Division of Administration, Finance, and Quality’s Quality Management unit guides the priorities and activities that move these key performance indicators forward: Prevention and Early Intervention, Treatment and Services, Health Economics, Infrastructure and Intelligence, and Innovation. With this work we seek to create efficiencies, increase effectiveness, and maximize the impact of our work for communities. For additional information, please contact DBHIDS-PACE@phila.gov.
RESOURCES
– PACE landing page – contains links to strategic framework PDF and One Pager
– PACE at a Glance – internal-only page where DBHIDS staff can find internal information about a PACE such as archived communications, PACE champions for each department, PACE e-learnings, and more. - DBHIDS Program Directory: In collaboration with the DBHIDS Division of Administration, Finance, and Quality’s Quality Management unit, the DBHIDS Program Directory was developed in 2021. The Program Directory is a tool hosted on the Qlik App that allows staff to search, filter, and access information on current programs funded through DBHIDS.
- Organizational Mapping: This project aims to gather and map out information important to making strategic organizationwide decisions. As a unit, Systems Integration is taking the time to meet with unit leaders across DBHIDS to gather information about the work and responsibilities of each unit. Our analysis will be used to answer a few questions: Where are activities currently housed and how are they implemented? Where is there capacity for additional projects? What recommendations can we make about reducing or reassigning work appropriately? Is there opportunity to eliminate duplicate work and/or align priorities? Upon analysis, we will present our findings to members of Executive Management for feedback. We will also create a visual representation of the information for DBHIDS staff to use in their work. For more information about this project, please contact DBHIDS-PACE@phila.gov
External Integration
City Engagement Coordination Meeting: This group is comprised of DBHIDS staff across the Department with the goal of coordinating activities specific to addressing the substance use disorder (SUD) crisis in Kensington. Activities include participation in encampment resolutions and information sharing and discussion amongst DBHIDS external-facing teams, such as the Opioid Response Unit and the Managing Director’s Office. For more information, please contact the Systems Integration Unit at DBHIDSSystemsIntegration@phila.gov.
Social Drivers / Determinants of Health
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) are the conditions in the environments where people are live, work, worship, and play that may affect a range of health and quality-of-life outcomes and risks.
Using a whole-person health approach, DBHIDS invests in resources that address basic needs to help people achieve and sustain their behavioral health goals. Our key areas of investment include employment, housing, food security, technology, and transportation. This work is managed by multiple divisions across the Department and is coordinated through the SDOH Workgroup. Below are the activities and materials that guide this work.
Click for more information about DBHIDS efforts across all divisions and with external partners related to Social Determinants of Health.
Trauma, Equity and Community (TEC)
- DBHIDS is dedicated to addressing Trauma, achieving Equity, and engaging Community in all our work. For more information, please visit the DBHIDS TEC page.
- Trauma to Triumph: The objective of Trauma to Triumph is to address the Department’s goal of addressing trauma, achieving equity, and engaging community by deepening and strengthening our work with key stakeholders from community-based organizations to ensure equitable access to resources across the city and to bring solutions from and sustain solutions in communities. Click to learn more.
Population Health
The population health team oversees the vision, strategy, systems integration, implementation, and expansion of all DBHIDS initiatives related to population health including:
- Suicide prevention: The team is responsible for executing the DBHIDS Suicide Prevention Strategic Framework and the county’s suicide prevention strategic plan. This includes overseeing the activities of the Suicide Prevention Task Force and the Survivors of Suicide Loss Groups, among others.
- Behavioral health online and community-based screenings.
- The HealthyMindsPhilly portfolio (website, app, peer chat line, wellness resources, and community blog). The team also collaborates with other departments in the City in population mental health initiatives, supports research to inform evidence-based interventions implementation, and advances policy to prevent morbidity and mortality.
Policy, Planning, and Forensic Equity
The City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) hosts a Policy Unit dedicated to disseminating information about behavioral health-related issues to the public.
The Policy Unit strives to be a collaborative and innovative, community-supported, evidence-based team that positions DBHIDS as a leading voice in behavioral health literacy and policy.
Supported by the Policy Integration Committee (PIC) that provides the perspective of the different divisions of DBHIDS on various policy topics.
Visit DBHIDS.org/policy-unit.