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Open Position:

Director of Community Services

 

Director of Community Services needed in attractive growing community in the Finger Lakes Region of NY. Successful candidate will have at least a master's degree in a required area and specific leadership experience in programs for individuals who have a diagnosis of mental health, developmental disability, alcoholism, or substance abuse.  

 

Salary commensurate with education and experience. A job description and information about application procedure and required qualifications are available at:  www.schuylercounty.us or call 607-535-8190. Submit Civil Service application, r�sum�, diploma, transcripts, and list of three professional references by 4pm on June 7th, 2013, to Schuyler County Civil Service, 105 Ninth St., Unit 21, Watkins Glen, NY 14891.

 

WEBINARS:

 

New 5-Hour Online Primary Care Course for Substance Use Professionals

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Effective Therapies for the Aging Addicted Population: Treating Boomers & Beyond

June 12- 2-3:30


Grants and Proposal Writing Course
June 13-27 Wednesdays 10-11
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Measuring Outcomes in Behavioral Health:

What, When & How?  

June 18 Noon- 1 

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Treatment Innovations: Perspectives from Addiction Providers Integrating Primary Care
June 24 Noon-1:30
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CLMHD Calendar

 

JUNE
Officers and Chairs

June 12th

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. 
call in only
Contact CLMHD for details

Mental Hygiene Planning

June 13th

11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. 
41 State Street
Suite 505 Albany - Go To Meeting Will be Available. 
  

CLMHD COMMITTEE DAY

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location: Albany Airport Best Western  

 

Developmental Disability Committee 10:00-11:45

 

Mental Health Committee 12:30-2:30

 

Chemical Dependency Committee

2:30-3:30 



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 depart
ment of the City of New York.
 
Affiliated  
  

May 30, 2013

 


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Jaydn McCune is the director of Collaborative Solutions Network

 

Collaborative Solutions Network seeks to simplify care options:

Tompkins County Systems of Care in Action 

 

All too often, we see a newspaper headline about yet another mass shooting, or a news anchor leads off a broadcast with a story about yet another suicide, and we numbly ask - almost rhetorically - "Why didn't someone see this coming? Why isn't anyone doing anything about this?"Well, someone is trying.

 

Jaydn McCune of Ithaca is employed by the Franziska Racker Centers, and is the director of the Collaborative Solutions Network. The CSN was formed two years ago following a federal Mental Health Integration grant. "There was a lot of information and resources in what I would call 'silos,'" said McCune. "The schools were one of those silos, the juvenile justice system was another, the mental health system, DSS - all had good stuff in their silos, but we saw the need to share resources and collaborate more effectively. To go, I would say, from silos to synergy."

 

McCune shared compelling testimonials from parents who have been frustrated with the lack of accessibility and lack of coordination between service delivery systems that existed before CSN. "I could not understand why we had to hit rock bottom before we could get services," one parent wrote. "Why did our 7-year-old son have to experience an out-of-county hospitalization before we became aware of the supports that could have helped us sooner within our own community? Something has to change."  

 

The Collaborative Solutions Network operates on several income streams, including two grants from New York State: an Early Recognition Grant and a System of Care Grant. Three school districts - Lansing, South Seneca and Groton - are contributing to the work, and the Tompkins County and Seneca County departments of Mental Health, and the Tompkins County Mental Health Association round out the funding along with several private funders.

The CSA puts forth an ongoing effort to "do more with less" (McCune's words), and is in the process of expanding its efforts.


Now youth, parents and professionals can call the WarmLine to get information about all of the resources in our area that support kids with mental health challenges. It is currently staffed by mental health professionals and soon will be supported by Peer Family Parters as well. Read the full article.

 

For more information:  www.collaborativesolutionsnetwork.org or call (607) 274-6302. 

Complex Care Innovation Lab Launched to Focus on Medicaid "Super-Utilizers"

 

The Center for Health Care Strategies announces the launch of the Complex Care Innovation Lab, a new initiative that will convene leading national health care experts to explore ways to improve services for the highest-need, highest-cost individuals receiving publicly financed health care. The Innovation Lab is made possible through support from Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit.

 

Individuals with high rates of inpatient and emergency department utilization - sometimes called "super-utilizers" - often have multiple physical health, behavioral health, and social needs. Fragmented care across multiple service systems; conflicting federal, state and local policies; misaligned payment structures; and a lack of adequate support systems often complicate effective care delivery for this population. Although many leaders in the health care field are trying to address these delivery system challenges, this problem-solving often occurs in silos and only at the local level.

 

The new Complex Care Innovation Lab will bring together leading thinkers to learn from each other; creatively problem-solve; develop new tools and approaches; and influence the local, state, and national dialogues on how to better serve this complex need population. Lessons from the Innovation Lab will be shared broadly to inform best practices and encourage further innovations in the field of complex care. Below find links for more information.


 

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SAMHSA:Here's a Challenge: Help Prevent High-Risk Drinking Among College Students  

There's a new opportunity for individuals and organizations to help prevent high-risk drinking among college students. SAMHSA is seeking solutions to this problem through cost-effective, portable, technology-based products that effectively reach a diverse population of college students and their parents, as well as administrators, faculty, and staff. These products should be adaptable to meet the local needs of academic institutions throughout the United States.

 

Enter the challenge by developing your own web or mobile application, SMS, podcast, or other technology or online product that addresses the issue of high-risk drinking among college students. First place will receive $60,000, second place will receive $30,000, and third place will receive $10,000. Put your skills to work by helping SAMHSA address this key issue. You have until July 7, 2013, at 11 p.m., eastern time, to submit your product!

 Learn More About This Technology Challenge