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SAMHSA'S New Publications
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Building Public Awareness and Community Support: Strategies for Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery in Behavioral Health
Examines strategies and messages for building public awareness and community support around substance use disorders and mental illness, including the impact of health reform and the integration of behavioral health care into the primary health care setting.
Community Conversations About Mental Health: Information Brief
Provides data and other facts helpful in creating conversations about mental health that break down misperceptions, and promote recovery and healthy communities. Discusses early identification, access to treatment, crisis response, and recovery supports.
Integrated Primary Care Services
Alcohol and drug addiction cost American society $193 billion annually, according to a 2011 White House Office of Drug Control Policy report. In addition to the crime, violence, and loss of productivity associated with drug use, individuals living with a substance
abuse disorder often have one or more physical health problems such as lung disease, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease, and cancer and mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.
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SAMHSA Predicts 10% To 20% More Mental Health & Addiction Treatment Professionals Needed By 2018
In a recent report on the behavioral health care workforce, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) said that at least 10% to 20% more mental health and addiction treatment professionals are needed by 2018. SAMHSA's prediction is based on a 2008 mental health and addiction workforce occupational outlook by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS occupational outlook projections are based on population growth trends, historical demand trends, and patient/professional ratios as of 2008. Read the ReportTAP: Systems-Level Implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) describes core elements of screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) programs for people with or at risk for substance use disorders. The TAP also covers SBIRT services implementation. TAP 33 provides general administrative and managerial information for SBIRT services, including effectiveness, implementation models, challenges and barriers to implementation, and cost and sustainability. Get Your Copy of TAP 33
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WEBINARS:
New 5-Hour Online Primary Care Course for Substance Use Professionals
Begin the Course Anytime
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Grants and Proposal Writing Course
June 13-27 Wednesdays 10-11
RegisterMeasuring Outcomes in Behavioral Health: What, When & How? June 18 Noon- 1 Register
Bridging Criminal Justice Systems and Community Healthcare: Integration's Role in Re-entry
June 18 2-3
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Unwrapping WRAP: Utilizing Wellness Recovery Action Plans to Promote the Recovery of Justice-Involved Consumers
June 20 3-5
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Prevention and Early Identification of Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions in Children
June 19 2-3:30
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Treatment Innovations: Perspectives from Addiction Providers Integrating Primary CareJune 24 Noon-1:30
RegisterBest Practices, Resources, and Strategies for Employment for Service Members, Veterans, and their Families June 25 2-3:30
RegisterSOC Developing Cultural & Linguistic Competence/Sensitivity Promoting Resiliency through Peer Support Whole Health
June 27 2-3:30
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CLMHD Calendar
JUNE
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
JULY
Officers and Chairs
July 10th
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
call in only Contact CLMHD for details
Mental Hygiene Planning
July 11th 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. July 23rdDirector's Meeting10:30 - Noon Executive Committee12:30 - 2:00 41 State Street Albany NY Suite 505 Go To Meeting available TBD
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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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Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs (Justice Center): Implementation Update for OMH Licensed Providers
New information is available about the implementation of the Justice Center (scheduled to open on June 30, 2013) and its impact on OMH providers. Find the referenced materials on the OMH Website: here
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 Making Medicaid Work for Children in Child Welfare: Examples from the Field
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Children involved in the nation's child welfare system often have significant health care needs, including physical, dental, and especially, behavioral health needs, with accompanying high expenditures. As the primary health care purchaser for this population, Medicaid programs must be able to meet their unique health and social needs while ensuring cost-efficiency.
In some states, child welfare, Medicaid, and behavioral health systems have worked collaboratively to "make Medicaid work" better for these children. A new report from the Center for Health Care Strategies, made possible by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, explores strategies used to improve care for the child welfare population in four leading states - Arizona, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey.
Authored by Sheila Pires and Beth Stroul, the report provides a first-hand perspective on how each of these states refined their programs to better address the needs of this at-risk child population. It includes case studies for each state and outlines best practices within eight focus areas: (1) financing; (2) eligibility, enrollment, and access; (3) screening and early intervention; (4) covered services; (5) individualized service planning and intensive care coordination; (6) psychotropic medication; (7) providers; and (8) performance and outcome measurement.
The experiences of the profiled states can inform additional state efforts in developing more coordinated delivery system approaches, and ultimately making Medicaid work better, for this population of children with complex needs. Read the Report
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Helping Medicaid Beneficiaries Access Specialty Care
Millions of uninsured Americans will soon gain health care coverage when Medicaid eligibility expands in many states. But these newly insured will still face a hurdle familiar to current Medicaid beneficiaries: finding specialty physicians willing to treat them.
In a new Commonwealth Fund report researchers from the Center for Studying Health System Change examine creative, collaborative approaches taken by safety-net hospitals, community health centers, specialists, state Medicaid programs, and Medicaid health plans to ensure specialty care access for beneficiaries. Some of the strategies involve using video and other technologies that allow specialists to treat patients remotely, while others focus on training primary care providers to treat certain specialty conditions or employing "access coordinators" to help arrange for specialty care services.
The New York State Independent Living Council (NYSILC) conducted a statewide needs assessment in 2012
What it revealed was alarming. It showed several unacceptable trends for New Yorkers with disabilities. These trends are not isolated to New York. The major gaps are taken from the Annual Disability Compendium and apply to every state and the country. Read
Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence
New York State Psychiatric Institute:
Cultural Competence Matters
Racial and Ethnic Disparities among Persons With Psychiatric Disorders and Multiple Chronic Medical Conditions Read
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Families of Violent Patients: 'We're Locked Out' of Care
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Suzanne Lankford for seven years has tried and failed to get long-term mental-health care for her son. When she hears news of a gun rampage or other violence, she gets chills. "Whenever I see the parents saying they tried to get help, I think, 'That could be me,' " she says. Ms. Lankford has watched her son, Joshua Rockwell, today 28 years old, barricade himself inside a room to ward off imaginary assassins. He once knocked her out with a blow to the head. She called the police on him after recognizing him in a mall security video of an armed robbery. Charges are pending. He was later charged with attacking and harassing a nurse and law-enforcement officer. That trial has been delayed several times.Read
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| To Stop Staff Burnout, Hospitals Turn to Therapy to Ease Stress
 Jan Powers, a clinical nurse manager in the pediatric oncology unit at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, remembers how hard it was for her team after the death of a child. They met with an art therapist, who brought clay.
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 Childhood Emotional and Sexual Abuse Mark Women's Brains in Distinct Patterns
The research, which was published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, imaged the brains of 51 women in Atlanta who were taking part in a larger project on the effects of early trauma. Twenty-eight of the participants had been seriously maltreated as children, suffering from various combinations of neglect and emotional, physical and sexual abuse. The other 23 experienced either no maltreatment or next to nothing. The women ranged in age from 18 to 45, but the average age was 27.
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Study Shows Pill Prevents H.I.V. Among Drug Addicts
Drug-injecting addicts who took a daily antiretroviral pill were half as likely to become infected with H.I.V. as those who did not, a major new study has found, providing the final piece of evidence that such treatments can prevent AIDS in every group at risk. Earlier clinical trials showed that the therapy can sharply reduce the risk of H.I.V. transmission from mother to child, and in gay and bisexual men and heterosexuals. Read
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Open Positions: Ulster County Mental Health Department
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to work in its outpatient mental health clinics. Full-time (35 hrs./wk.) PNP with a recovery-orientation to treat adult patients. On-site psychopharmacology supervision and collegial atmosphere. No on-call or weekends. Starting Salary $92,975. Ulster County offers an excellent benefit package including NYS Retirement System membership, paid holidays, vacation, sick and personal leave. Send CV to Julita Adamczak, MD, Medical Director, FAX #845-340-4094 or e-mail jada@co.ulster.ny.us. Telephone #845-340-4173. Ulster County Dept. of Mental Health, 239 Golden Hill Lane, Kingston, NY 12401.
Candidates must meet the following minimum qualifications: Either:
- Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master's Degree, including one (1) year of clinical practicum or one (1) year of post degree professional experience in mental health or psychiatric nursing in a position involving direct service to clients; AND
- Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse by the New York State Department of Education; AND
- Current United States Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration registration; AND
- New York State certification to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the specialty area (s) related to the work performed.*
Staff Psychiatrist to work in its outpatient mental health clinics. Looking for a recovery oriented board certified or board eligible community psychiatrist to treat adult patients. Based on qualifications, salary range is between $152,600 - $184,325. On-site psychopharmacology supervision and collegial atmosphere. No on-call or weekends. Ulster County offers an excellent benefit package including NYS Retirement System membership, paid holidays, vacation, sick and personal leave. All Civil Service Laws, Rules and Regulations Apply. Ulster County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Send CV to JuLita Adamczak, MD, Medical Director, FAX#845-340-4094 or email: jada@co.ulster.ny.us or
845-340-4173. Ulster County Dept. of Mental Health, 239 Golden Hill Lane, Kingston, NY 12401.
Candidates must meet the following minimum qualifications: Possession of a license to practice medicine in New York State; and, possession of a certificate indicating satisfactory completion of a Residency in Psychiatry.
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