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Youth Power 2013 Statewide Youth Forum August 13-15, 2013
Albany, New York
Apply NOW for a pre-paid slot to this the 6th annual statewide gathering where Youth Power will power up their advocacy skills and strengthen the cross-systems and cross-disability youth movement.
YP! is an independent organization run by youth and young adults. Together, as a united movement, YP works with state agencies to ensure young people get the support they need with the respect and dignity they deserve.
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Up to $24.7 Million Available for the National Resource Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention Cooperative Agreement
This program will serve as a national resource and training center to prevent mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders to increase the effectiveness of youth violence prevention and promote the healthy development of children and youth.
Challenge.gov: Develop a Suicide Prevention App
Proposed activities can include live chatting via the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline website, safety planning, SMS functionality, scheduling and appointment reminders, and mapping/transportation functionality showing locations of health care resources.
Disaster Distress Helpline Provides Immediate Counseling
The SAMHSA-sponsored Helpline, 800-985-5990, offers counseling to those affected by recent severe storms in several states, the tragedy in Santa Monica, or any natural or human-caused disaster.
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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
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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 Care June 24 Noon-1:30
RegisterBest Practices, Resources, and Strategies for Employment for Service Members, Veterans, and their Families June 25 2-3:30
RegisterThe Role of Public Health in Preventing Underage Drinking and Excessive Drinking by Adults
June 26, 2-3
RegisterPromoting Employment - Group Discovery: An Alternative Assessment Tool for Workforce Centers and Community-Based Providers
June 26 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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Behavioral Health Services Advisory Council Appointments
We are proud to announce that four County Directors of Community Services have been recommended for appointment by the Governor to the newly created Behavioral Health Advisory Council (BHSAC). The BHSAC is the newly created Council to address mental health and substance abuse issues. The Mental Health Services Council and the OASAS Commissioner's Advisory Council were eliminated upon the BHSAC being constituted.
Congratulations to:
- CLMHD Chair Bob Long (Onondaga) - The Chair of CLMHD is on the Council under the statute and his appointment is automatic.
- Scott LaVigne, CLMHD First Vice Chair and Chair of the Mental Hygiene Planning Committee (Seneca)
- Sherrie Gillette (Clinton)
- Dr. Grant Mitchell, Westchester County (soon to be at the Psychiatric Institute)
Justice Center Advisory Council Appointment
The New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs has named Delores McFadden Co-Chair of the CLMHD Developmental Disabilities Committee to their Advisory Board. McFadden is the Director of Developmental Disability Services for Orange County.
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Don't Miss Your Chance!!
Recruiting for Phase II of the NYS Success Systems of Care Initiative to Begin in July
 Systems of Care is a coordinated network of services and supports for children and youth with behavioral health challenges and their families. Grant funding exists for your community to develop a local system of care.
Background on Systems of Care
In 2012, SAMHSA awarded Upstate New York with a four-year grant to support broad-scale operation, expansion and integration of systems of care. Additional funding has also been provided by the NYS Office of Mental Health to support these efforts. What originated as the Upstate New York System of Care Expansion Project has now given way to the creation of a permanent cross-county system, known as NYS Success: Connecting Systems of Care with Children and Families.
During the months of July and August, the NYS Success team will be recruiting new and existing SOC counties to be a part of the Year 2 System of Care Learning Collaborative.
By making a commitment to the Systems of Care (SOC) Learning Collaborative, participating communities will be given the opportunity to examine how they currently deliver services for children and families, and expose them to ideas for strengthening capacity to operate more strategically in their local communities. Participating communities will also be making contributions to changes in reform efforts by sharing what they have learned and demonstrating improved outcomes.
A mini grant is made available to counties that join the learning collaborative that serves as seed money in the development of a local systems of care for children and families.
· You will be creating more effective community-based supports to help manage health care costs and reduce expensive out-of-home services
· You will be a part of a network of counties that can offer support and peer-to-peer consultation to assist with planning for your local systems of care
· Counties will receive strong technical assistance and coaching to support the implementation of system of care practices at the local level
· Counties will receive guidance to increase cross-system collaboration at the county level
About the Introductory Webinar:
Register Today and join NYS Success staff for a dialogue that introduces you to the System of Care Expansion Initiative. Specific details of the Learning Collaborative model that provides a structure to support SOC development at the county level will be described and a Q and A will follow. This webinar session will be especially useful to Directors of Community Services and any other county staff who plan for a direct service delivery for children and families. SOC Developing Cultural & Linguistic Competence/Sensitivity June 26 1-2:30 Register |
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 NY announces $3.4M for poor to buy food at farmers' markets
About 215,000 families in New York will be eligible for $24 in checks to buy food at farmers' markets this summer. The state is spending $3.4 million to help low-income women, infants and children buy healthy food at the state's 470 farmers' markets. Read
Broome County Named Leader In Suicide Prevention
Broome County is a 2013 Suicide Prevention Center of New York Excellence in Suicide Prevention Awardee, for its efforts to overcome the serious public health issue of suicide.
"Suicide prevention is a priority in Broome County; as the need to help individuals and families deal with this issue increases, so have our efforts to keep our community safe and healthy," said Broome County Executive Debbie Preston. "The latest available statistics reveal that suicide is the 10th leading cause of death for Americans; Broome County is dedicated to decreasing suicide rates as we increase outreach and help for those who are at risk."
Broome County's Keeping Youth Drug-Free and Safe (KYDS) Coalition and Broome County Suicide Awareness for Families and Educators (B.C. SAFE) Program have worked diligently with mental health professionals, social workers, doctors, psychologists and psychiatrists and first responders to adopt the core philosophy that suicide is everybody's business.
The County has taken a community approach to dealing with this serious issue by increasing public awareness of suicide, while providing educational training to teens, parents, and educators. Read
Bullying by Siblings Just as Damaging, Research Finds
 Bullying and aggressive behavior by a sibling can be as damaging as bullying by a classmate, neighbor or other peer, finds a new study that links it to increased depression, anxiety and anger among victimized kids and teens. Read
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Medicaid Expanded for Former Foster Youth - If They Don't Leave the State
Under Obamacare, most former foster youth will now remain eligible for Medicaid until age 26 - if they remain in the states they lived in when they aged out of care.
Advocates emphasize that because many former foster youth fail to access Medicaid once they've left the child welfare system, it is important to keep them continuously covered until age 26 without having to re-determine their eligibility.
It remains to be seen how states will make sure that former foster youth are aware of their eligibility and are able to enroll.
While about 6 million young adults currently have coverage under a parallel health care reform provision that allows them to stay on their parents' employer-based plans, the provision for foster youth has not yet been implemented. Advocates are calling on states to prepare for the implementation of extended eligibility, and to create systems for enrolling former foster youth as they turn 21, and for informing youths up to age 26 of their eligibility. Read |
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New Project Addresses Mental Health Care Gap
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A new project seeks to bridge the U.S.'s mental health care gap by linking up primary-care doctors and mental health experts.
Though it's not funded as part of Obamacare, the project fits in with several of the health care law's goals: coordinating physical and behavioral health care for better health outcomes, shoring up the primary-care workforce and lowering costs through preventive care. The initiative, which is starting in New Mexico but could eventually be scaled nationwide, is also being launched amid heightened concern about filling gaps in the mental health care system after a series of high-profile shootings like the one in Newtown, Conn.
The project, launched by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the GE Foundation and the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, will have academics train primary-care providers to strengthen the coordinated mental health care received by patients in community health centers. The initial goal is to fill a gap in the training of general practitioners. Read
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The National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City (NAMI-NYC Metro) and Beacon Health Strategies, a managed care organization, are embarking on a public/private partnership to provide communitybased outreach services and education for Beacon plan members with mental illness and to expand their individualized care plans.
The year-long pilot program, slated to begin with 50 participants at the end of June, will educate program
participants on mental illness in general and about the importance of accessing community-based services. Beacon officials will also measure the impact that the NAMI services will have on participating members' knowledge of dealing with mental illness and the subsequent use and success of community-based services to support independent living.
"All across the country and in New York state, people on Medicaid with high healthcare needs, including mental health, are moving from a fee-for-service to a managed care environment," Wendy Brennan, MS, executive director of NAMI-NYC Metro, told MHW. In this environment, managed care organizations (MCOs) are encouraged to identify services that are low cost but are able to reduce overall healthcare costs and improve outcomes, said Brennan. Read
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Parent Empowerment Program (PEP) Training
 The Parent Empowerment Program (PEP) is a training and consultation program that was developed over a number of years through the collaborative efforts of researchers, practitioners, parents, parent advocates, and policy makers. PEP is based on a conceptual framework that combines science and advocacy by integrating behavior change theory and principles of family support. The 40 hour core PEP Basic training is guided by a training protocol, Improving Children's Mental Health through Parent and Community Empowerment which is based on a book of the same title (Jensen & Hoagwood, 2008). Seven modules are each developed to provide Family Peer Advocates (FPA) with skills training and content knowledge to effectively engage and empower the parents with whom they work. Training activities include didactic presentations, group discussion and activities, and role rehearsals. The training includes six months of group consultation calls to promote 'real world' integration of the training concepts. For a more complete description of the training, see this PEP Frequently Asked Questions.
Who Should Participate In PEP Training? PEP Basic Training is designed for family peer advocates. These advocates are parents or caregivers of children with significant social, emotional, and behavioral challenges whose role (in a family support program, independent family-run organization, or other setting) is to work directly with families whose children are receiving services to support, empower, educate and advocate with and for them. How Do I Sign Up? To let us know you are interested in being considered for a PEP Training, please complete this PEP Training Needs Form 2013 . This is not a registration form. We handle registration when the training dates are announced. Individuals who are currently working as family advocates and those who have applied for the Family Peer Advocate Credential are given priority. Upcoming 2013 PEP Trainings: Dates will be posted soon! Get your training need forms in today! PEP Basic Training is designed for family peer advocates. These advocates are parents or caregivers of children with significant social, emotional, and behavioral challenges whose role (in a family support program, independent family-run organization, or other setting) is to work directly with families whose children are receiving services to support, empower, educate and advocate with and for them. If you are interested in participating in the training, please contact Christina Navojosky at 518-432-0333 ext. 10. You may attend training outside of your region if space is available. We schedule training based on need, so if you would like to participate, please fill out the PEP Training Need Form today! |
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