Advancing Public Policies for People with Mental Illness, Chemical Dependency or Developmental Disabilities
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The SAMHSA Recovery Month Toolkit is Here!
Get a jumpstart on your September 2014 event planning with the newly launched Recovery Month Toolkit. This year's toolkit, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of Recovery Month, highlights the theme "Join the Voices for Recovery: Speak Up, Reach Out."
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Abuse Against People with Mental and/or Developmental Disabilities: Physical, Sexual and Verbal Abuse in Institutional or Community Settings
August 18 1-4:30 Live Stream
Effective Outreach and Engagement Strategies for Service Members, Veterans, and their Families August 20th 2-3:30 here
SAMHSA: The Use of Peer Support in State Correctional Settings
Part i: August 27th 3-4:30
Part 2: September 3rd 3-4:30
details to follow
SAMHSA: Improving Trauma and Behavioral Health Services
NEW: OPWDD's Pathway to Employment here
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AUGUST:
CLMHD/OMH/DOH Health Home Conference Call
August 21st 10:00-11:00
GTM Call in Fiscal Officers' Workgroup
Conference Call August 26th 9-10 GTM Call in SEPTEMBER:
Children & Families Commitee
Call
Officers & Chairs
Conference Call
Sept 10th
8-9
Housing
Sept 10th
10-11
Developmental Disabilities Committee Call
Sept 15th 11-12 CLMHD/OMH/DOH
Health Home Call
Sept 18th
10-11
Mental Hygiene Planning Committee: 41 State St.
Sept 18th 11-2
CLMHD Fall Full
Membership Meeting
September 22-23
Lake Placid Crowne Plaza
Fiscal Officers
Workgroup Call
Sept 30th 9-10 Contact CLMHD for all call in information, 518.462.9422
SAVE THE DATE:
CLMHD Committee DayMonday October 27th
10:00-4:00 CLMHD Mentoring Workshop
Friday November 7th Albany, NY
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State Awards $21.5 million in DSRIP Funds
The DSRIP Project Design Grant Final Award Presentation includes $21.5 million to 43 provider groups, the latest grant from the $8 billion Medicaid waiver program.
This money is meant to defray the cost of planning projects designed to provide better, more cost-effective care to Medicaid patients with the ultimate goal of reducing in-patient hosptial admissions by 25 percent over five years.
Most of the awards were $500,000 or less, in line with what state officials had been saying they would grant during the past few months. Access the DSRIP Grant Awards here.
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SAMHSA Funding to Provide Peer Recovery Support Throughout NY State: Successful Model of Peer Support Services, Training to Include Upstate NY Rural Areas
As part of a new SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services) grant to create a statewide recovery network, MARS (Medication Assisted Recovery Services) will address the distinct needs of the vast rural areas of New York State. Supportive peer communities require peer interaction, but in many areas in upstate NY, individuals are separated by distance as well as severe winter weather.
The new rural MARS Communities will meet face-to-face, but infrequently. Their ongoing, daily interactions will take place electronically in the MARS REC Room, an acronym that stands for Regional Electronic Community. There will be several REC Rooms across NY State, expanding the MARS Communitys reach, including those for whom scheduling is difficult due to employment or childcare responsibilities.
Read more.
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Report: The Vital Role of State Psychiatric Hospitals
The report by NASMHPD (the membership organization of state mental health commissioners) presents major findings from NRI data analysis on trends in state hospitals. Recommendations are provided for improving community integration, state psychiatric hospital services and operations, and policies on all system levels. Access the report here.
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More Young Adults Getting
Mental Health Care Under
Obamacare: Study
The number of young American adults getting
mental health treatment has risen since the rule
on dependent coverage went into effect with
the passage of the Affordable Care Act, a new
study finds.
That key provision ensures that those aged
19 to 25 have the option of remaining on their
parents' health insurance plan. It's been in effect since September 2010.
In the new study, researchers found that the
move may be allowing more young adults to
receive mental health care. Soon after the rule
took hold, the number of 18- to 25-year-olds in
mental health treatment rose nationally -- by
a couple of percentage points among those
who had potential symptoms of psychiatric
conditions. Read more.
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Feds Release Report: NYC's Juvenile Jails 'Extremely Violent and Unsafe'
 The report, the result of a 2 1/2-year Justice Department investigation into violence at three Rikers Island juvenile jail facilities, recommended major reforms to almost every aspect of how young offenders are treated. Read more.
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New York State Health Dept. to appeal federal claim for return of $1.25 billion of Medicaid
The New York Health Department says it will appeal a federal claim for the return of more than $1.25 billion in Medicaid funds, saying federal authorities previously approved that funding and the claw back could hurt the state's health care system. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says it issued the "disallowance" last week, which was discussed at a congressional hearing Tuesday, along with an audit report saying New York was overpaid another $200 million that should be refunded. The $1.25 billion claim stems from New York's care in 2010-2011 for the developmentally disabled in large institutions, which are being phased out. Read more. New York City paying $1 million to settle allegations of improper Medicaid billing The City of New York is paying the federal government $1.05 million connected to improper Medicaid payments, federal prosecutors said. The money is being paid to settle allegations that the city's Human Resources Administration mishandled payments through Medicaid, a federal health insurance program for low-income residents, according to United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian. Read more. |
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Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Monday to increase treatment options for expecting and new mothers suffering from depression.
The bill, sponsored by Senator Liz Krueger, would provide new screening options to help gynecologists and obstetricians identify whether or not their patients are suffering from the disease. Read more.
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Behind NY's 2015 Health Insurance Rates
New Yorkers who purchased insurance from the state's much-touted health insurance exchange could see their premiums rise by as much as 19.7 percent or drop by as much as 12.9 percent in the coming year. Read more.
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