Over three years, the Behavioral Health Improvement Institute assessed 15 evidence-based and promising practices [1] serving children and families through New Hampshire's publicly funded mental health system. What we learned offers valuable insights for behavioral health systems nationwide. 

Among the lofty promises of connecting data systems are faster response times, deeper insights into connected information, and a farewell to duplicate data entry. Alluring as these rewards may be, many attempts to integrate data systems fall far short of their ambition. In this post we’ll share a data integration success story and extract from it the ingredients you’ll need to get your databases talking.