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'Preparing Your Agency for the Future'
Oct. 11-12, 2018
Newport Beach, CA

Middle Management Academy
November 13-16
Pleasant Hill, CA

CBHA Advocacy Day
January 22-23, 2019
Sacramento, CA
(Registration opens Oct. 2018)

CBHA Mental Health First Aid Summit
February 21, 2019
(Registration opens Oct. 2018)

National Council for Behavioral Health's NATCON19
March 25-27, 2019
Nashville, TN
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MEMBERS NEWSLETTER
October 5, 2018
Fall Happenings at CBHA

It is a very busy time for CBHA members, staff, and Board right now. Next week, we kick off our Fall Policy Forum in Orange County at the Renaissance Hotel in Newport Beach. The CBHA Board is conducting our annual Strategic Planning Retreat Wednesday. The Board will be focusing on our policy and strategic direction for the next few years as part of the retreat. It is a key time for behavioral health in our state with critical issues coming to the forefront that will affect how our system works. The 1115 and 1915b Waivers are up for renewal in 2020, but 2019 is the beginning of the process for determining how and in what direction the waivers should go. DHCS has informed us that they will begin stakeholder meetings in spring of 2019. Before that happens, CBHA needs to determine where we believe the waivers should head for the next five years starting in 2020. Key areas such as access to care, payment reform, workforce issues, and low reimbursement rates are among the items on the table for consideration. 

Workforce development has been and continues to be the top priority for CBHA. We were successful this year in leading the effort to get funding for the final year of the current Workforce, Education and Training (WET) Plan. The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) is currently developing a new five-year plan as required by law and we have been heavily involved in these efforts to ensure the voices of our members are heard on where the plan should focus going forward. We will continue to stay involved in this planning process, however, the critical challenge is there is no funding attached to the new plan. Our Director of Policy Le Ondra Clark Harvey will be working closely with our behavioral health care partners and other community leaders to address how the new plan should be funded. This will be a key issue for us in 2019.

Another key area of focus for CBHA in the coming year is children’s mental health. .. [continue reading]
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CBHA IS RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS FOR THE PROGRAM & MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEES!
Volunteering to be appointed to a CBHA committee is a leadership opportunity that shouldn’t be missed.

To apply,  download and fill out the application form  and send it to response@cccbha.org.
Application deadline is September 30, 2018.

For questions and additional information, email response@cccbha.org.
CBHA Creates A New Membership Level for Smaller Nonprofit Behavioral Health Agencies.
 The CBHA Executive Committee approved a new membership level for nonprofit agencies with mental health revenues under $500,000 starting July 1, 2018. To become a part of the CBHA community, fill out the CBHA  2018-19 membership application .
For more information, email Ma Eliza Caliolio, communications and membership manager at  response@cccbha.org  or call (916) 557-1166 x20.
Middle Management Academy << Click to register
November 13–16, 2018
3480 Buskirk Ave, Suite 300
Pleasant Hill, California  94523

"I really loved it. There are many techniques that I am implementing with my staff that I think will be helpful to improve teamwork and productivity." - South Coast Community Services MMA Graduate 2018
CBHA is partnering with National Council to bring you Middle Management Academy. An in-person, 3.5-day group training program that offers management training for those in the behavioral health field.  
Use CBHA member discount code: 19memberCA
Registration for NatCon19 is now open! March 25-27, 2019 at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, the conference offers unparalleled educational opportunities in areas ranging from clinical practice and health care reform to workforce development and organizational excellence.
This Information Notice informs counties of the Annual MHSA Revenue and Expenditure Report (ARER) requirements for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-18. A copy of the MHSA County Fiscal Accountability Certification form, ARER instruction manual, and worksheets are enclosed.
This Information Notice informs counties of a new reporting requirement related to the expenditure of Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funding, effective January 1, 2018. Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5899 (f) requires counties to report, on the Annual MHSA Revenue and Expenditure Report, the amount of MHSA funds spent on mental health services for veterans. 
California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 9, Section 1820.115 requires the Department of Health Care Services to calculate the reimbursement rates for acute psychiatric inpatient hospital services for each Fee-for-Service/Medi-Cal (FFS/MC) hospital that does not have a contract with a Mental Health Plan.
The DMC-ODS is a Pilot program approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to test a new paradigm for the organized delivery of health care services for Medicaid eligible individuals with a substance use disorder (SUD). The DMC-ODS will demonstrate how organized SUD care increases the success of DMC beneficiaries while decreasing other system health care costs.
WET Five-Year Plan Focus Group Follow-up
1. Outreach for stakeholder engagement: The purpose of this VERY brief questionnaire is to assess interest in the statewide survey and community forums.
2. Information about community college programs related to mental health: OSHPD is attempting to identify community college programs that train individuals to work in the mental health field (e.g., mental health workers or peer personnel). If you know of any such schools, please email the name of the school and contact information for program affiliates to OSHPD at mhsawet@oshpd.ca.gov.
October 30, 2018
Hilton Pasadena
168 South Los Robles Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101
“From Surviving to Thriving: The Choices in Recovery Are Ours to Make” 
This year we are expanding the idea of choices to encompass YOU, the helping professional. We are delighted to present our keynote speaker, Beverly Kyer, MSW, CSW, ACSW, author of Surviving Compassion Fatigue: Help for Those Who Help Others. 
The blog below from CHCF is a good reference on information around the work they are doing in policy. It is relevant and relates to the work you do. Click here to subscribe to their blog.

Just a short walk from the original Muscle Beach in Santa Monica, an array of health care researchers, economists, providers, and journalists gathered on September 17, 2018, for a health policy boot camp of sorts. They were drawn by the billion-dollar question that Health Affairs posed with its September theme issue, “ California: Leading the Way?”...
"After 11 years of trying to outrun depression and PTSD symptoms, I have finally concluded that it’s faster than me."
Why an experiment in Massachusetts is using federal health money to pay for some very non-medical things.
CBHA Affinity Partners offer approved services that benefit our members while supporting our advocacy efforts.
How Nonprofits Can Save on Unemployment & HR Costs

As a dedicated partner of California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies since 2002, UST has been able to help our participating members lower their unemployment costs through proper claims administration, reserve-building, auditing, outplacement services and online training opportunities. 

Last year, UST helped your participating nonprofit peers save $349,078.76 on their unemployment claims costs--money better used directly supporting the communities they serve. 

More than 2,200 nonprofit organizations are already exercising their unique tax alternative with UST. To find out how much you could save for 2019, submit the free unemployment cost analysis by Nov 15, and use priority code 2018CCCBHA-E to expedite the process.
We appreciate our Business Associates for their partnerships that both provide our members exceptional services and sponsor our advocacy efforts.
Genoa Healthcare Rolls Out Its Integrated Pharmacy Model in California
Medication adherence is vital in managing any chronic disease, but it is especially critical in treatment for mental health and substance use disorders. Yet barriers such as stigma, lack of transportation or failure to attend appointments can make it difficult for people to manage their treatment.
At Genoa Healthcare, we’ve been focusing on ways to improve medication adherence for over a decade. Our more than 400 pharmacies are embedded in community mental health centers across the country – and this year, we opened our first California pharmacy. In fact, our model has proven to help patients stay on their medications at a rate of more than 90 percent, compared to an average rate of about 50 percent with a traditional approach. Click here to learn more about our approach to medication adherence through on-site, integrated pharmacies.