Advancing Public Policies for People with Mental Illness, Chemical Dependency or Developmental Disabilities
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Webinars & Resources:
SAMHSA:
BRSS TACS Draft Core Competencies for Peer Workers hereNew Study Examines Missed and Misdiagnosed FASD hereDid You Miss the Launch of Suicide Safe? Recordings of the Suicide Safe launch event are now available here
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Center for MedicareSpecial Open Door Forum:
"All About Home Health Patient Survey (HHCAHPS) Star Ratings" Thursday, May 7th
1:30-2:30 Conference Call Only
Proposed Fiscal Year 2016 Payment and Policy Changes for Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (CMS-1624-P)here
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HHS Announces $1 Million in New Grant Program here
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CMS: Proposed FY 2016 Medicare Payment And Policy Changes For Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities here
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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
May:
Officers & Chairs Call
Wed. 5/6 8:00am
Call-in
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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Open Position:
SARATOGA COUNTY: DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC/DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Assists the Director of Community Mental Health Services/ Community Services Board in planning, coordinating and administering operation of a diversified program of mental health services provided within the community. In addition, this work may involve the provision of direct clinic services to clients. The work is performed under general supervision of the Director in accordance with established policies, rules, laws and regulations. Supervision is exercised over the activities of subordinate professional, technical and clerical employees. More here.
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In October, the Health Plan Association of New York State joined other groups in alerting the Federal Trade Commission of its concerns about the new PPSs forming under DSRIP. Under the shield of the certificate of public authority process, said HPA, providers would flock together "for purposes of negotiating reimbursement [that] will inevitably lead to monopolistic or oligopolistic market practices." Read more.
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There are growing worries about the future of an ambitious federal demonstration aimed at improving coordination of care for millions of low-income and disabled Americans who are dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare.
Health plan leaders and state officials expressed concern during a webinar event on April 16 that current federal-state demonstrations in 11 states may not yield the cost savings the Obama administration and the states hoped for - at least in the projected time frame.
Read more.
Related: More FIDA opt-outs than opt-ins
Slade, a junior illustration and women's and gender studies dual major, had spent about four hours waiting to see a psychiatrist at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center. She visited the Syracuse University Counseling Center earlier that day when the anxiety medication her hometown psychiatrist had prescribed her stopped working. Her panic attacks had returned and Slade said she began to experience suicidal ideation. Read more.
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Michael Botticelli, head of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, offering greetings at a Baltimore treatment center.
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BALTIMORE - Six recovering substance abusers sat in an inner-city treatment center, sharing their stories. When Michael's turn came around, he spoke of his former drug of choice, alcohol, and mentioned the night years ago when he drove drunk on the Massachusetts Turnpike, caused an accident and was arrested before passing out. Michael then pulled out a picture of a friend's brother who recently died from mixing prescription painkillers with alcohol. He described his grief and visceral connection with the struggles of substance abusers in recovery. "You are my people," he said, wiping one eye. Read more. |
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Depression and chronic illness walk hand in hand, and it makes sense why: Painful, long-term illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, or MS (to name a few) can cause a devastating impact on your life, in large part, by stealing your control. Here's how.
When you're healthy, you're in control. To get stronger, you exercise. To boost your energy, you eat healthy. To prevent a cold, you wash your hands. But when chronic disease sets in, that control slips away. Even eating more carefully or exercising harder, you might still feel pain, sluggishness, or fatigue.
Read more.
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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 VQ@CLMHD.org by April 15th. |
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f a Facebook friend posts something that you feel indicates he or she could be thinking about self harm, you'll be able to click the little arrow at the top right of the post and click "Report Post." There, you'll be given the options to contact the friend who made the post, contact another friend for support or contact a suicide helpline, the University of Washington. Read more. Related: What We Know (And What We Don't About Predicting Suicide Risk
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The report is based on combined National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data from 2008 to 2012. Researchers looked at how often adults in different racial and ethnic groups sought mental health services in the past year. Findings include estimates of overall service use, medication use, outpatient and inpatient service use, as well as reasons for not using services.
The adults most likely to use mental health services in the past year (17.1%) were in the group reporting two or more races. This group was followed by white adults (16.6%), American Indian or Alaska Native adults (15.6%), followed by black (8.6), Hispanic (7.3) and Asian (4.9%) adults. Read more.
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National Prevention Week
