Advancing Public Policies for People with Mental Illness, Chemical Dependency or Developmental Disabilities
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SAMHSA:
How to Integrate Primary Care into a Behavioral Health Setting: Lessons Learned from the SAMSHA Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration Program
September 26th 1:30-3:00 Register here
OMIG:Office of the Medicaid Inspector General's Division of Medicaid Investigations will present a detailed Webinar on the exclusions and reinstatement process for the Medicaid program Monday, September 29th 1pm Register here. SAMHSA: Addressing Opioid Misuse and Abuse: ONDCP and SAMHSA Partnership To Reduce Risk of Overdose September 30th 12-1:00 here
NY START Region 3 Launch START is a national initiative that strengthens efficiencies and service outcomes for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities and behavioral health needs in the community.
Capital District, Taconic and Hudson Valley October 29th 9-4 Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel Register here
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SEPTEMBER:
Fiscal Officers
Sept 30th 9-10 AM
OCTOBER:
CLMHD Children & Families Conference-Albany Hilton
October 8th 9:00-4:00 Children & Families Committee
October 14th 11:30-1:00 Go To Meeting Call-In
Housing Update w/OMH
October 22nd 10:00-11:00 44 Holland Avenue Albany CLMHD Committee Day
Monday October 27th
10:00-4:00 PM Fiscal Officers Workgroup
October 28th 9:00-10:00 Go To Meeting Call-In
Contact CLMHD for all call in information, 518.462.9422
SAVE THE DATE:
CLMHD Mentoring Workshop
Friday November 7th Albany, NY
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Notice of Public Hearing:
OASAS-OMH Joint 5.07 Plan
OASAS Statewide Comprehensive Plan 2014-2018
OMH Statewide Comprehensive Plan 2014-2018
(Scott LaVigne/Seneca will be presenting comments at the Rochester event)
On October 2nd, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, OASAS and OMH are conducting a joint public hearing on their statewide comprehensive plans. Both agencies will receive input for consideration in the development of their respective statewide comprehensive plans and ongoing planning initiatives.
The Hearing is hosted by OASAS and OMH, and via videoconference among nine locations: Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Binghamton, Ogdensburg, Manhattan, Staten Island, and West Brentwood.
Registration for any of the public hearing sites listed above is available at: www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/planning/507.
Given the number of individuals expected to want to testify, OASAS and OMH request that all input be received in writing. Individuals interested in being considered to present oral testimony should check the appropriate box using the online registration system. Should time constraints not allow all who want to present oral testimony to do so, OASAS and OMH will review their submitted comments in detail.
Space is limited at some hearing sites. You must register in advance to attend the hearing. Registrations will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Due to these capacity constraints, organizations are respectfully asked to send one individual per organization to attend the hearing.
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CLMHD Full Membership Meeting in Lake Placid Wraps Up
The Adirondacks were ablaze in full regalia for the CLMHD fall full membership meeting this week at the Crowne Plaza in Lake Placid.
Among the many topics discussed during our two day event were select county Mental Health & Criminal Justice Pilot Projects, Parachute NYC Updates and an Adirondack Health Institute panel. |
Suzanne Lavigne, DCS Franklin County & Chair of the CLMHD Chemical Dependency Committee, Colleen Florio, Director of Care Mgmt at Adirondack Health Institute and from Champlain Valley Physicians' Hospitalr, Katie Jock, Coordinator of Health Ed, Strategic Planning and Network Development and Brenda Stiles, Care Team Manager, Medical Homes
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Bob Long, CLMHD Chair and Commissioner, Onondaga Co. Department of Mental Health
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Sue Matt, DCS Otsego Co., Bonnie Post, DCS Schoharie Co, Maggie Graham, DCS Greene Co. and Kelly A. Hansen, Executive Director, CLMHD
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State, Jail Health Care Provider Settle for $200,000
A corporate health care provider used by three Capital Region county jails entered into an agreement with Attorney General Eric Schneiderman that requires it to pay $200,000 in restitution and penalties and submit to monitoring in 13 upstate counties. Read more.
Read the AG's press release here.
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State Introduces Website to Combat Growing Heroin Use
The new website targets parents, adults and young people. The website
includes information about warning signs of heroin and opioid abuse and misuse, access to OASAS treatment providers, and talking points for parents and providers. Access the website here.
Heroin and Opioid Overdose Prevention Training Sessions - here (please call the OASAS ATC to register - trainings are free but space is limited)
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OMH, OASAS, & DOH
Add 3 Dates to the series of BH Medicaid Managed Care Kick-Off Forums
All New York State behavioral health providers serving adults and children are invited to send
administrative, fiscal, and clinical senior executive leadership representatives to attend one of the Kick-Off Forums to learn more about the upcoming changes in Medicaid managed care.
Chere here for the listings and registration.
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State releases final roster of insurers on health exchange
The state's health department announced the roster of insurance companies offering plans on New York State of Health, the insurance exchange created by the Affordable Care Act.
There will be 16 plans on the individual exchange and nine plans on the small business exchange. See the list of plans being offered by county here.
Major health insurers offering new Affordable Care Act plans in New York
Two separate insurers based in Florida and New York City -- each with annual revenue in the billions of dollars -- have formally joined the Affordable Care Act marketplace in New York state.
While touting success in achieving an ACA goal of reducing the amount of uninsured people, state regulators have vowed to focus on growing the small business plans in 2015. The program primarily focuses on businesses with fewer than 50 workers. New York has a head start on 18 other states that are delaying offering all of the small business options until 2016. Read more here.
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HHS announces $99 million in new U.S. grants to improve mental health services for young people
The Research Foundation of State University of New York
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Stony Brook
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$363,999
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New York University
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New York
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$480,000
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Yeshiva University
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New York
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$457,840
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Rfcuny - Lehman College
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Bronx
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$441,503
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The Research Foundation of State University of New York
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Binghamton
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$120,090
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HHS will distribute $99 million to train new mental health providers, help teachers and others recognize mental health issues in youth and connect them to help, and increase access to mental health services for young people. These funds were included in the President and Vice President's Now Is the Time plan to reduce gun violence by keeping guns out of dangerous hands, increasing access to mental health services, and making schools safer. More here. Related:
Six New York school districts were awarded nearly $12 million in five-year federal grants to improve access to mental health care for students and their families. School districts will use the grants "for reform and evidence-based practices that address the school-to-prison pipeline-the unfortunate and often unintentional policies and practices that push our nation's schoolchildren, especially those who are most at-risk, out of classrooms and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems," according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Education Western New York did especially well in the grant competition. - Buffalo schools got $3.5 million over five years, and two other Erie County districts won grants.
- Cleveland Hill schools got $1.1 million, and nearby Cheektowaga schools got almost $700,000.
Two districts in the Finger Lakes won awards: - Lyons schools, in Wayne County, got $3.6 million over five years, the biggest award among New York's districts.
- Auburn schools, in Cayuga County, got $1.1 million.
and - Longwood schools in Middle Island, Suffolk County, got $1.6 million. Read more.
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The campaign is simple: Anyone can make a pledge on Twitter, Facebook, Vimeo or another social networking service with the hashtag #IWillListen and any additional commentary they wish to add. The pledge indicates that they are ready to talk and open to colleagues, friends, and family members living with mental illness, and will provide nonjudgmental, supportive, friendly support. This allows people with mental illness to identify people they can talk to, including people who will be safe to disclose mental health issues to, allowing them to access friendly ears, support and help with accessing potentially complex care needs. Learn more.
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Depression touches people differently, making dealing with the condition more of a personal experience than a universal one. Some describe the illness as a dark cloud, while others liken it to being trapped in an empty space.
Regardless of how it personally feels, what many people don't know is that the illness can also take a physical toll on the body. Those symptoms, combined with the emotional side effects, have the potential to be draining.
Read more.
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START is a national initiative that strengthens efficiencies and service outcomes for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities and behavioral health needs in the community.
Capital District, Taconic and Hudson Valley October 29th 9-4 Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel Register here.
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