The Corporation for National and Community Service recently posted the final evaluation report for a five year initiative led by the AIMS Center designed to increase access and quality of depression treatment in rural community clinics by implementing Collaborative Care. Over 5,000 patients in eight rural FQHCs were engaged in care and the clinical outcomes they achieved compared to what has been observed in research trials and other high-quality, large-scale Collaborative Care implementations. Primary care providers were positive about their experiences with Collaborative Care which is important because provider burnout is associated with poorer health outcomes for patients and lower retention of providers. The project was primarily funded through a public-private partnership between The John A. Hartford Foundation and the federal Corporation for National and Community Service (Social Innovation Fund). You can read more about the initiative in the February, 2018 newsletter.