• Specialist providers have specific education and training in mental health and substance use to provide treatment services as licensed or certified professionals. Licenses and certifications are discipline-specific (examples: licensed professional counselor or licensed clinical social worker). Health care professionals such as physicians or psychiatrists may have an additional credential to prescribe medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder. A human services professional may obtain a certificate to become a clinical substance use counselor. Specialist providers can provide reimbursable treatment services in a range of clinical settings. When working in the public mental health and substance use service system, certified peer specialists are also considered a specialist that offer reimbursable services. • Non-specialist providers are an essential part of the workforce. General health care workers may provide support services to people with mental health and substance use challenges. Physicians can provide psychiatric medication prescriptions and monitoring. Other human services professionals (case managers and crisis workers) provide a range of support services. Medicaid-funded programs These programs are offered by tribal nation and county agencies or contracted providers. A program that is Medicaid-funded means that allowable services in that program may be reimbursed for people enrolled in Medicaid. • Crisis services assist individuals by addressing emergencies related to mental health and substance use challenges. Crisis workers seek to assist individuals in de- escalating the person’s crisis, with linkage to follow-up services as needed. Crisis services tend to be relatively brief encounters. • Comprehensive Community Services provides coordinated services for people with mental health and substance use challenges across the lifespan (from children to older adults). Comprehensive Community Services assists individuals who may have short-term intensive or ongoing needs by providing person-centered and trauma- informed individualized services. Information can be found at https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/ccs/index.htm • Community Support Programs are for adults living with serious and persistent mental health challenges. Community Support Programs provide team-based intensive treatment that includes a broad range of services to meet an individual's unique needs. Community Support Programs assist individuals who might otherwise need an institutional level of care to live independently in the community. Information can be found at https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/csp/index.htm • Community Recovery Services assist people with mental health challenges to improve their quality of life in the community through an outcomes-based planning and support process focused on the individual's unique recovery needs. Comprising
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