Unreleased city memo: Solitary inmates stay in jail longer

Electroshock no longer taboo in treating mental illness  

Recovery Month Goes International

The 24th annual National Recovery Month celebration in Septemberincludes international observances this year.

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SAMHSA News:     Landmark Mental Health Conference Convened Highlights a White House conference convened to increase understanding of mental illness. Also highlights upcoming dates related to health reform, efforts to raise awareness of children's mental health, underage drinking, and emergency response.     One Voice, One Community: Building Strong and Effective Partnerships Among Community and Faith Organizations Offers communities strategies for developing partnerships with faith-based organizations to address the service needs of people with mental illness and substance use disorders. Highlights examples and presents challenges and benefits of such partnerships.       BRSS TACS: SAMHSA announces the launching of the webpages for SAMHSA's Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) on the SAMHSA Recovery Support homepage. You can access the webpages via the following link:  www.samhsa.gov/brss-tacs. Here you can learn about BRSS TACS funding opportunities, how to request training and technical assistance, scan the ever-growing Recovery Library or learn more about what other organizations, states and systems are doing to implement recovery concepts, policies, practices and services. We hope that you will share this announcement and information about the resources available through BRSS TACS.

 

  

 

The NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) has released a request for proposals (RFP) for a third round of geriatric mental health demonstration programs entitled Integrated Health Care for Older Adults. Funding is available for projects to integrate physical and behavioral health care for older adults. For a three-year grant period, recipients can receive up to $200,000 a year for the first two years and up to 50 percent of the first year's grant for the third year.  The full RFP is available on OMH's website.

 

The deadline to submit applications is September 20, 2013. 

 

CLMHD Mentoring Workshop in Syracuse NY: Double Tree Inn  

The Regional Centers of Excellence (RCE) Steering Committee is composed of the fifteen co-chairs for each respective RCE Team (Western NY, Central NY, Hudson River, New York City, and Long Island), along with several statewide stakeholders representing peers, children & families, providers, local governmental units, advocacy organizations, and key State agencies and departments. A list of the Steering Committee membership can be accessed here. RCE Team membership lists are still under development.

The following CLMHD Directors of Community Services are on the RCE Steering Committee:

Kathleen Plum, Monroe
Susan Matt, Otsego
Joe Todora, Sullivan

Art Flescher, Long Island
Trish Marsik, New York City 

Kelly A. Hansen, Executive Director, CLMHD 

The role of the RCE Steering Committee is to advise the RCE Teams on their recommendations to the Commissioner, and to advise and assist the Commissioner of OMH in the review and approval or modification of these recommendations.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services : A Discussion of Selected States' Approaches

A new report from the SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions (CIHS), Financing and Policy Considerations for Medicaid Health Homes for Individuals with Behavioral Health Conditions, reviews the policy considerations and options for states and providers to establish reimbursement methodologies and payment rates for health homes. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services : A Discussion of Selected States' Approaches,

(CMS) has approved Medicaid coverage of health homes in twelve states, including New York, six of which include mental and substance use disorders as eligible chronic conditions. Learn how these states structured their health homes, especially Missouri and Rhode Island, which were the first states to receive federal approval for health home services coverage. Read  

 

Behavioral Health Care Coordinator

The Columbia County Department of Human Services is currently recruiting for a full time Behavioral Health Care Coordinator.  This is a new title and permanent appointment to the position will be provisional pending results of a civil service exam. The BHCC will provide comprehensive care management in the context of a Health Home to coordinate all aspects of physical and behavioral health care. Current available position requires providing care coordination for adults diagnosed with a serious and persistent mental illness. This includes assuring appropriate follow up is provided at points of transition such as discharge from medical, chemical dependency or psychiatric inpatient stays, etc. The BHCC will assist clients in obtaining services and in developing supports through referral and linkage to community resources. Minimum qualifications:  bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, nursing, rehabilitation, education, occupational/physical/recreation therapy, counseling, community mental health, child and family studies, or sociology AND four (4) years of full-time experience in a behavioral health setting providing direct services to mentally ill and/ or chemically dependent consumers; or experience in linking mentally ill and/or chemically dependent consumers to a range of services essential to successful living in the community setting. A master's degree in one of the fields listed above may be substituted for two years of experience. Possession of a valid NYS Driver License is required at the time of appointment and beyond.  Please submit a Letter of Interest and Resume via email to: CCDHS_Jobs@coumbiacountyny.com by August 30, 2013.Preference may be given to Columbia County residents.