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California
Council of Community
Behavioral Health Agencies
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RUSTY'S BLOG
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CCCBHA Affinity Members
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By Rusty Selix
For a variety of reasons, I am being asked much more than ever about the thinking behind various provisions of the Mental Health Services Act when we are writing it in 2003 and how that relates to some of the challenges we now have.
The act still looks like it correctly identified what was needed to fulfill our goals. But many parts of it have not been implemented the way they were envisioned
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CCCBHA affinity members offer approved services that benefit our members while supporting our advocacy efforts.
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CCCBHA Events: Save the Dates!
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| CCCBHA Executive Advocacy Day
Jan. 29, Mon, 10 AM-2 PM:
Board Meeting
2-3 PM: Break
3-5 PM:
Policy Updates & Advocacy Day Orientation
Jan. 30, Tues: Advocacy Day
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Middle Management Academy
has been rescheduled for
March 6 - 9, 2018
Location:
to be determined
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CCCBHA Spring Policy Forum
& Advocacy Day
Sacramento Embassy Suites
Apr. 9-11, 2018
Apr. 10, Tues: Policy Forum
Apr. 11, Wed: Advocacy Day
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Upcoming Community Events
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May 2-3, 2018 | Sheraton Carlsbad Conference Center, Carlsbad, California
The Preliminary Program is now available for the 18th Annual Behavioral Health Informatics Conference and Exposition.
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Save the date!
December 14, 2018
A fundraiser for the Steinberg Institute with Sacramento's Remedy 7 band
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Concert/Fundraiser will be held at:
Old Ironsides
1901 10th Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
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NATIONAL COUNCIL'S #NATCON18
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| We are currently accepting speaker and topic submissions. If you are interested in presenting, please submit a proposal by December 8, 2017 |
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The selection process is highly competitive and National Council members receive special consideration. We are particularly interested in proposals that:
* Are relevant to treatment organizations
* Inspire action
* Provide diverse approaches via real-life case studies
* Reflect evidence-based practices
* Are replicable
This is your chance to showcase your organization's
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success in improving the lives of people living with mental illnesses and substance use disorders.
Visit
last year's program
for inspiration and remember, the deadline for submissions is
December 8, 2017
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Experience the dynamic Brené Brown and her life-affirming message.
Dr. Brown challenges us to view vulnerability in a new way - as a source of courage.
More than 30 million people have viewed her life-changing
TED talk, The Power of Vulnerability, and she has
written four New York Times
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#1 best-sellers based on her 16 years of research on courage, vulnerability, shame and empathy.
You can expect the most provocative and relevant speakers and educational offerings in behavioral health at NatCon18. Our more than 5,000 attendees expect the very best - and they get it.
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center,
Washington, D.C.
April 23-25
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National Council for Behavioral Health is the unifying voice of America's community mental health and addictions treatment organizations. Together with 2,800 member organizations, it serves more than 10 million adults and children living with mental illnesses and addictions. The organization is committed to ensuring all Americans have access to comprehensive, high-quality care that affords every opportunity for recovery and full participation in community life. Mental Health First Aid has trained more than 780,000 individuals to connect youth and adults in need to mental health and addictions care in their communities.
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Paperwork Reduction/Chart Note Workgroup Update
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Paperwork Reduction/Chart Note Workgroup Update: Meeting with DCHS on October 30, 2017
CCCBHA has identified the issue of paperwork reductions as a top priority over the past year. A workgroup
has been working for some time
to address this issue,
led by Leslie Preston and Chris Stoner-Mertz. The Documentation Information Notice issued by DHCS was included in this effort, where CCCBHA combined its efforts and responses with CBHDA to address the issues and problems with the original draft of the Information Notice. A new memo was drafted recently and presented to Karen Baylor, Deputy Director for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders within DHCS by Executive Director Paul Curtis along with Leslie Preston and Chris Stoner-Mertz. The memo addressed the issue that California has a much higher average time for chart notes as compared to the national average and made some specific suggestions on how to address the problem.
A copy of the memo is attached
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If you have any questions or concerns about the issues raised in the letter please contact Paul Curtis at
[email protected].
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State Specific Medicaid Fact Sheet Now Available
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The National Council developed a series of state-specific fact sheets to help aid its members in their advocacy efforts. Each fact sheet illustrates the challenges of accessing healthcare services. The goal in creating these fact sheets is to show what it means to live in poverty in the US while having serious mental illness and addiction disorder.
The principal audience for these fact sheets are state legislators, Members of Congress, and their staff, while they can also be used to educate the media about the importance of
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Medicaid to people with mental illness.
Included are three supplemental documents that can be used as reference when meeting with legislators, their staff, and the media:
(look for CA)
What counts as poverty?
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CCCBHA Approved Business Associa
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We appreciate our business associates for their partnerships that both provide our members exceptional services and sponsor our advocacy efforts.
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Providers extend empathy toward their patients, but an over-extension of one's capacities can lead to problems. Compassion fatigue is a significant problem in the behavioral healthcare industry. Under certain circumstances, it can even have ethical or legal implications.
Preventing the onset of compassion fatigue is a matter of creating and sticking to an effective prevention strategy. In our blog post,"How to Prevent Compassion Fatigue"we cover five important steps in doing so. Click here to read more!
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(916) 557-1166
Leaders in the partnership that developed and promoted Proposition 63.
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