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New Funding Opportunity to Improving Health and Reduce Premature Mortality in People with Severe Mental Illness
The National Institute of Mental Health has the announced the availability of funding to support effective interventions to reduce common modifiable health risk factors for people with severe mental illness (SMI). This FOA will support R01 grants of up to five years for rigorous effectiveness testing of innovative services interventions designed to reduce the prevalence and magnitude of common modifiable health risk factors related to shortened lifespan in adults with SMI, as well as in children and youth with serious emotional disturbances (SED). Non-profit agencies are eligible to apply and letters of intent are due October 7th, 2013. Learn more about the opportunity here.
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Promote Positive Mental Health for Children in Your Community
National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
Thursday, May 9, 2013
You can help raise awareness about the importance of children's mental health by sharing information about trauma and resilience in children.
Communities around the country participated last year by holding their own Awareness Day events, focusing either on the national theme, or adapting the theme to the populations they serve.
The effort seeks to raise awareness about the importance of children's mental health. Positive mental health is essential to a child's healthy development from birth.
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WEBINARS:
The Family Institute for Education, Practice & Research
April 24, 2013 | 1-2:30
Register
Alternatives to Suicide: Lessons from the Western Massachusetts Recovery Learning Community
April 24 1-3 pm
TA-lk Webinar: Important Updates on Affordable Care Act ImplementationApril 29 3:30-4:30 Register |
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CLMHD Calendar
CLMHD SPRING FULL MEMBERSHIP MEETING HOLIDAY INN SARATOGA SPRINGS NY
Mentoring Workshop: Sunday, April 28
10 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Full Membership Meeting: Mon-Tues April 29-30
MAY
Officer's & Chairs Conference Call
May 15 th
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Call In Only - contact CLMHD for access
Mental Hygiene Planning
Training Day
May 7th
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Embassy Suites
6646 Old Collamer Rd,
Syracuse NY
(see details in this issue)
SAVE THE DATE: CLMHD COMMITTEE DAY
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Albany Airport Best Western
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The New York State Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors advances public policies and awareness for people with mental illness, chemical dependency and developmental disabilities. We are a statewide membership organization that consists of the Commissioner/ Director of each of the state's 57 county mental hygiene departments and the mental hygiene department of the City of New York.
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Community of Practice for Local Planners Meeting:
May 7, 2013
Embassy Suites Hotel
6646 Old Collamer Road
East Syracuse, NY 13057
Planning for Now:
How do Counties steer their service systems in a managed care environment that emphasizes regional and integrated care models?
Join us for a live County Planners meeting that emphasizes both Didactics and Dialogue.
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10-11
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What Do I Need to Know Now?:
Environmental scan and
brainstorm regarding current planning needs
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Mat Roosa: Director of Planning and QI, Onondoga County DMH
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Regionalization: Using pivot tables and other tools to engage in multi-county planning.
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Barry Beck:
Deputy Comm.Onondaga County DMH
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Lunch
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CPS Overview
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Jean Audet: Director/Planning OASAS
Mandy Teeter: MH Admin/Monroe County OMH
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Integrated Care: Using PQI* data to address the needs of individuals with behavioral and physical health needs
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Jim Welsh:Ret. Principal Policy Spec. NYSDOH
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*Preventable Quality Indicators: Hospital Discharge data from SPARCS regarding a range of physical and behavioral health conditions.
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Two years ago, Sullivan County paid almost $504,000 on mental health evaluations and hospitalizations for jail inmates and just over $173,000 in 2012. So far this year: $0. County officials partly attribute the reduction from last year to a coordinated effort to divert people with serious mental-health issues and minor charges away from jail and into community programs.
Those involved in the initiative include District Attorney Jim Farrell, Community Services Director Joe Todora and Jail Administrator Hal Smith.
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F.D.A.Bars Generic OxyContin
The move by the Food and Drug Administration represents a victory for the manufacturer and others who feared feeding street demand for the powerful painkiller. Read More
 Are you concerned about the role alcohol plays in your life?
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Youth advocates and judges say more children are being sent into the criminal justice system for acts like scuffles and truancy that are better handled in the principal's office.
A Slide Show: Schoolhouse Discipline
Senate and House lawmakers unveiled legislation Tuesday that would require brand-name drugmakers to pay rebates to Medicare for drugs used by some of the program's low-income and disabled beneficiaries. |
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Up to $142.5 Million Available in SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework Partnerships for Success Grants
This program addresses two of the nation's top substance abuse prevention priorities-preventing underage drinking, and preventing prescription drug misuse and abuse among people aged 12 to 25. More
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Accountable Care in New York: What, Who, Where, and How
A new Fund report examines the emergence of accountable care in New York, describing what it means to be an accountable care organization (ACO) and what it will take for this new arrangement to succeed. Moving Toward Accountable Care in New York, by Gregory Burke, the Fund's director of innovation strategies, explains how ACOs work, the kinds of groups that can enter into accountable care contracts, the challenges they face, and the changes in perspective these new arrangements will demand. It also includes detailed profiles of 12 different Medicare ACOs in New York, showing the wide range of approaches around the state. This report is part of the United Hospital Fund's ongoing efforts to identify, analyze, and disseminate promising innovation in health care delivery and financing in New York.
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Innovative State Responses to Parental Substance Use Disorders and Child Maltreatment
Learn what your colleagues accomplished! The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) is pleased to announce the release of the In-Depth Technical Assistance (IDTA) tools and products developed by states working to meet the needs of families affected by substance use disorders who are involved or at risk of involvement with the child welfare system. Check out the products and innovative work accomplished by each of the 17 sites, including:
Through technical assistance from NCSACW, these sites developed innovative programs and wide-ranging policy and administrative changes. Examples of tools developed include:
- Data and information-sharing protocols
- Screening and assessment protocols for parental substance use
- Interagency agreements and memorandums of agreement
- Cross-systems training protocols...and much more!
Interested in developing these innovative programs, results, and tools in your jurisdiction? Through the IDTA program, NCSACW provides substantial support and expertise to assist sites in strengthening collaboration and linkages across systems to improve outcomes for child welfare-involved families affected by substance use disorders.
Check out the In-Depth Technical Assistance (IDTA) Final Report 2007-2012 [PDF - 306 KB] for a comprehensive summary of the successes and lessons learned from the 17 IDTA sites.
Find out how you can participate in the IDTA program. If you have questions, contact NCSACW at ncsacw@cffutures.org or 1-866-493-2758.
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New Report:
A Plan for Expanding Sustainable Community Health Centers in New York
Millions of New Yorkers are without ready access to a primary care provider. Many communities throughout New York do not have adequate capacity to meet the current and future health care needs of their residents. In this environment, it is critical that New York State has a rational, data-based plan to help community health centers build their capacity and expand their reach.
In this NYSHealth-funded report, the Community Health Care Association of New York State (CHCANY) identifies ways New York State's federally qualified health centers could provide more than 1 million additional visits and serve hundreds of thousands more patients each year.
The report also identifies opportunities to expand capacity by building new community health center sites. The report identifies 16 New York City neighborhoods and 22 counties throughout the State with both the greatest need and the strongest prospects for supporting new health care sites. This plan enables stakeholders across the State to target investments and policy decisions to achieve greater primary care access for New Yorkers. Access the report.
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