Advancing Public Policies for People with Mental Illness, Chemical Dependency or Developmental Disabilities
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Webinars & Resources:
SAMHSA Webinar: National Prevention Week 2015
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Mental Hygiene Planning
Th 4/16 11:30-2:00
41 State St., Albany
OMH Agency Meeting
Tues 4/28 10:00-Noon
44 Holland Ave., Albany
OASAS Agency Meeting
Tues 4/28 1:00-3:00
1450 Western Ave., Albany
SAVE THE DATE:
CLMHD SPRING FULL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
May 18-19, 2015
Saratoga Springs, NY
Contact CLMHD for all Call In and Go To Meeting information, 518.462.9422
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The Managed Care Technical Assistance Center (MCTAC) is offering training opportunities for providers in preparation for the shift to Managed Care. These trainings will be for executive agency leadership at both adult and children-serving agencies.
Revenue Cycle Management/Utilization Management/Outcomes Training Series:
MCTAC will offer 3 in-person training opportunities that will cover a general overview of preparing for Managed Care related to Revenue Cycle Management, Utilization Management, and Outcomes.
New York City: Friday,
April 17th, 2015, 9-5pm, Rosenthal Pavilion 60 Washington Square South, Kimmel Center, 10th floor. Register here.
Buffalo: Friday, May 1st, 2015, 9-5pm, Buffalo Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Hwy, Amherst, NY 14221. Register here.
Albany: Friday, May 29th, 2015, 9-5pm The Desmond Hotel & Conference Center, 660 Albany Shaker Rd, Albany, NY 12211. Register here.
These in-person trainings will serve as kick offs to be followed by two subsequent Learning Communities for both Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) and Utilization Management (UM). The Learning Communities will drill down in greater detail what providers can do to optimize their readiness for Managed Care.
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Proposed rule will strengthen access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits for low-income Americans
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced a proposed rule to align mental health and substance use disorder benefits for low-income Americans with benefits required of private health plans and insurance. The proposal applies certain provisions of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 to Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The Act ensures that mental health and substance use disorder benefits are no more restrictive than medical and surgical services.
"Improving quality and access to care impacts the health of our nation. Whether private insurance, Medicaid, or CHIP, all Americans deserve access to quality mental health services and substance use disorder services," said Vikki Wachino, acting director, Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services.
The proposed rule ensures that all beneficiaries who receive services through managed care organizations or under alternative benefit plans have access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits regardless of whether services are provided through the managed care organization or another service delivery system. The full scope of the proposed rule applies to CHIP, regardless of whether care is provided through fee-for-service or managed care.
Read the Press Release
Related: CMS finalizes 2016 payment and policy updates for Medicare Health and Drug Plans here. |
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CLMHD is developing a Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) support network, a course designed to teach parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis.
The YMHFA network will be developed to provide coordinated and strategic leadership, critical infrastructure, and the necessary implementation supports to facilitate the statewide growth of Youth Mental Health First Aid support network.
The internship is for up to 35 hours a week/hourly rate. This position is available from May 1st- September 4th. Resume and letters of interested to VQuinn@CLMHD.org by April 15th. |
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When she called police because her 22-year-old son, Elijah, had become agitated during a holiday dinner, Neketa Roberts of Albany explained that he suffered from mental illness.
Despite the advance notice, police didn't handle the situation well, according to her account.
"One of the officers told my son, 'You need to calm down before I Tase you,' " Roberts said, referring to the use of a Taser, a brand of stun gun.
Roberts and her family told the cop he was out of line. Luckily, her son - who is 5 feet 9, 215 pounds, strong and sometimes difficult to control - was able to regain his composure. But the police officer's approach may well have exacerbated the young man's anxiety instead. The officer later told Roberts that he used the Taser threat "as a scare tactic" to get her son to obey him. Read more.
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Do Alcoholics Anonymous participants do better at abstinence than nonparticipants because they are more motivated? Or is it because of something inherent in the A.A. program? How researchers answered these questions in a recent study offers insight into challenges of evidence-based medicine and evidence-informed policy.
The study, published in the journal of Alcoholism:Clinical and Experimental Research teased apart a treatment effect (improvement due to A.A. itself) and a selection effect (driven by the type of people who seek help). The investigators found that there is a genuine A.A. treatment effect. Going to an additional two A.A. meetings per week produced at least three more days of alcohol abstinence per month. Separating treatment from selection effects is a longstanding problem in social and medical science. Read more.
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