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WEBINARS & Resources:
 Access 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Data According to a new SAMHSA report, hospital emergency department visits related to the dangerous hallucinogenic drug Ecstasy, sometimes known as "Molly," increased 128 percent between 2005 and 2011 (from 4,460 visits in 2005 to 10,176 visits in 2011) for visits among patients younger than 21 years old. ____________________ Mental Health America Produces Comprehensive, Objective Resource Describing Principal Complementary and Alternative Treatments for Mental Health Conditions. ___________________
Webinar: Improving Health and Healthcare for People with Serious Mental Health Conditions December 16th 3-4:30 Register Webinar: DOH/OMH/OASAS RFI/RFQ for Managed Care Behavioral Health Services and HARP December 17th 1-2:00 Register NIMH Twitter Chat: Depression and Older Adults December 20th 2-3:00
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2014 Training: Improving Children's Mental Health Care in an Era of Change, Challenge and Innovation: The Role of System of Care Approach
July 16-20 2014 Washington DC
More info to come
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Mental Hygiene Planning
December 12th
11:00-2:00
Go To Meeting TBD
Director's Meetings
December 17th 10:30 - Noon
Executive Committee Meeting
12:30 - 2:30 41 State Street Suite 505 Albany, NY 12207
Officers & Chairs
Conference CallJanuary 8th
8-9 AM Call In
Mental Hygiene Planning
January 9th
11:00-2:00
41 State Street Suite 505
Albany, NY 12207
Children & Families Committee January 14 11:30-1 GTM/Call InCLMHD/OMH/DOH HEALTH HOME CALL January 16th 10:00-11:00 DCSs: call CLMHD for PIN
Fiscal Officers Workgroup
January 28th
Director's Meetings
January 28th
10:30 - Noon Albany - 41 State Street
Executive Committee Meeting
January 28th
12:30 - 2:00
Albany 41 State Street
Save the Date for the next CLMHD Committee Day:
Tuesday, February 25th
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 pm
Best Western Albany, NY
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Open Positions (2):
Director of Community Services: Clinton County
The Clinton County Community Services Board, Plattsburgh, New York, is in search of a qualified applicant for the title of Director of Community Services. The salary range for this position is $75,870-$104,741.
The Director administers the operation of the Community Services Board which includes contract management, annual planning, and local governmental oversight of the mental health, developmental disability, and chemical dependency programs countywide. Additionally as a county department head the Director oversees the management of the county mental health and addiction clinics.
Review of applications begins immediately and continues until the position is filled. Applications received by December 31, 2013 will be guaranteed full consideration. Please submit a detailed letter of interest summarizing relevant qualifications, a current resume, and 3 letters of professional references. Send to the attention of Katie Duquette, Clinton County Community Services Board, 16 Ampersand Drive, Plattsburgh, New York 12901.
The job description including qualifications is listed on the Clinton County website at www.clintoncountygov.com under job openings. Anticipated start date is early June 2014. Residency requirements may be waived.
Psychiatric Social Worker: Columbia County
Immediate opening for a full time Psychiatric Social Worker to provide psychosocial assessments, individual, group and family therapy. The selected candidate will be appointed provisionally. Permanent appointment will be contingent on the successful completion of an open-competitive civil service exam. Preference may be given to Columbia County residents. The position offers flexible hours, competitive salary and excellent benefits. Masters degree in Social Work and a LCSW required.
Send a cover letter and resume to: Rosemarie M. Ansel, LMSW
Deputy Director/Director of Operations, Columbia County Department of Human Services
325 Columbia Street
Hudson, New York 12534
Ransel@columbiacountyny.com
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 Health & Human Services announces Affordable Care Act mental health services funding
$50 million from the health care law will expand mental health and substance use disorder services in approximately 200 Community Health Centers nationwide
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that it plans to issue a $50 million funding opportunity announcement to help Community Health Centers establish or expand behavioral health services for people living with mental illness, and drug and alcohol problems. Community Health Centers will be able to use these new funds, made available through the Affordable Care Act, for efforts such as hiring new mental health and substance use disorder professionals, adding mental health and substance use disorder services, and employing team-based models of care. It is estimated these awards will support behavioral health expansion in approximately 200 existing health centers nationwide. Read more.
The Administration also launched www.mentalhealth.gov a new website featuring easy-to-understand information about basic signs of mental health problems, how to talk about mental health, and how to find help.
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Task-force to take on hunger in New York
New York has created a task force that will work to eliminate hunger in New York.
At least 1 million New York children live in households that do not have regular and consistent access to food, but nearly one in four New Yorkers who are eligible for food stamps do not receive them, according to the release.
The task force plans to look at ways to increase participation in federally funded programs, such as food stamps. It's also going to look at ways to improve how government, businesses and the non-profit sectors work together. And it will focus using New York farm products and locally produced food to combat hunger while creating new jobs.
Read more.
Related: SNAP Benefits Affected Local Food Pantries
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NYS awards $795,000 to Niagara Falls Memorial for groundbreaking outpatient mental health program
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has been awarded $795,000 in state funding for its new Wellness Connection Place, a groundbreaking coordinated care program for adult mental health patients.
The three-year award, announced Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is one of just 37 statewide and the only one designated for a Western New York hospital in the second phase of the competitive Vital Access/Safety Net Provider Program.
Read more.
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Invisible Child
Girl in the Shadows:
Dasani's Homeless Life
She wakes to the sound of breathing. The smaller children lie tangled beside her, their chests rising and falling under winter coats and wool blankets. A few feet away, their mother and father sleep near the mop bucket they use as a toilet. Two other children share a mattress by the rotting wall where the mice live, opposite the baby, whose crib is warmed by a hair dryer perched on a milk crate. Read more.
Related: Few Places to Go/The problem of affordable rental housing has reached crisis proportions nationally
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| In The Womb, Assuring A Future
 Even before there's a child to educate, nurses in a Texas program visit low-income, first-time mothers during their pregnancy, helping them become "super-great moms" and giving their kids a very early edge in school. The Nurse-Family Partnership program, active in 43 states, addresses disparities in health and education before children arrive in preschool. It has succeeded in improving the health of mothers and babies and also in helping mothers achieve financial self-sufficiency. "We start parenting education before the baby's born," says Nancy Botiller, chief operating officer at the nonprofit's Denver headquarters. Read more.
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National Study Reveals Gaps in Care, High Behavioral Health Costs for Children in Medicaid
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 A new 50-state analysis from the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) shows that while less than 10 percent of children enrolled in Medicaid use behavioral health care, this care accounts for roughly 38 percent of program expenses. Most children served by Medicaid are from low-income households and many are served by multiple public programs, putting them at risk for receiving fragmented or inappropriate care.
Faces of Medicaid: Examining Children's Behavioral Health Service Utilization and Expenditures explores patterns of behavioral health service use and expense for children in Medicaid and provides valuable insights to inform state efforts for improving care for this vulnerable population. Additional key findings from the study include:
- Children in foster care and those on SSI/disability represent one-third of the Medicaid child population using behavioral health care, but 56 percent of total behavioral health service costs;
- Children using residential treatment/therapeutic group care represent under four percent of children in Medicaid using behavioral health services, but account for 19 percent of total behavioral health expenses; and
- Almost 50 percent of children enrolled in Medicaid who are prescribed psychotropic medications receive no identifiable behavioral health treatment.
A data brief highlights 10 key findings from the study and opportunities for state policymakers and other stakeholders to improve behavioral health care for children in Medicaid. For the complete study findings, download the full report.
Access the brief and full report
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December Is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
