Weekly Wrap-Up
March 12, 2021
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Special COVID-19 Announcement |
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COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility for People with High-Risk Medical Conditions or Disabilities
This notice is to inform clinicians that people with certain significant, high-risk medical conditions or disabilities will become eligible for COVID-19 vaccination statewide on March 15, 2021. The California Department of Public Health requests that you reach out to your patients that meet the eligibility requirements listed below about their vaccination eligibility to help save the lives of those who are at high-risk of death and severe complications from COVID-19.
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Rise in Anti-Asian American Hate Crimes May
Lead to Mental Health Crisis
Asian American communities stand up amid string of violent attacks
The advocacy group Stop AAPI Hate said it's received almost 3,000 reported incidents of aggression targeting at Asian Americans between March and December 2020. The elderly and women were disproportionately attacked.
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Behavioral Health Directory
For Asian American, Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander Californians
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) populations are among the fastest growing racial groups in the United States, according to the 2000 and 2010 census data. Though often grouped as one, AANHPI populations are heterogeneous and have vast differences in education, socioeconomic status, immigration pattern, history, acculturation, religion, and tradition among the subgroups. Thus, using aggregate or average AANHPI numbers often masks the wide range of differences between the subgroups (or subpopulations).
Recent evidence suggests that certain AANHPI subgroups face unique behavioral health challenges.
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How to Support Asian American Colleagues
Amid the Recent Wave of Anti-Asian Violence
Many communities are seeing a disturbing wave of anti-Asian violence in recent weeks, including robberies, burglaries and assaults targeting older Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) individuals.
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Discussion Brief - Governor’s Behavioral Health
Continuum Infrastructure Proposal
Through the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), the Administration proposes to provide $750 million (General Fund) in one-time funding for competitive grants to counties, and partnerships of counties, to expand the capacity of their region’s community behavioral health services. These funds would be available for allocation through June 30, 2024.
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Joint Informational Hearing - Behavioral Health Components of California Advancing and Improving Medi-Cal
The California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) is the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) framework for changes to the Medi-Cal program that encompasses broad- based delivery system, program, and payment reform. DHCS indicates CalAIM advances several key priorities of the Newsom Administration by leveraging Medicaid as a tool to help address many of the complex challenges facing California’s most vulnerable residents, such as homelessness, behavioral health care access, children with complex medical conditions, the growing number of justice-involved populations who have significant clinical needs, and the growing aging population.
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Friday, March 19, 2021
3:30 p.m. Pacific Time
Race-Based Traumatic Stress & Mental Health Stigma
This online workshop will be educational, interactive and skill building. Aimed to create awareness and support the development of coping skills to better manage race-based stressors faced by Black people. Group discussions will focus on defining and understanding race based traumatic stress and its impact on Black mental health and wellness. The role of mental health stigma will be explored as a barrier to seeking mental health treatment and support. Workshop participates will learn proactive ways to protect their well-being by exploring & learning how to respond skillfully to race based stressors related to traumatic experiences.
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Tuesday, March 23, 2021
4:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Free Screening of Suicide: The Ripple Effect
“Suicide: The Ripple Effect” is a feature length documentary film and MOVEMENT, focusing on the devastating effects of suicide and the tremendous positive ripple effects of advocacy, inspiration and hope that are helping millions heal & stay alive. Seen by over 250,000 people already, across 7 countries, this film is having a global impact.
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Friday, April 2, 2021
12:30 p.m to 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Mental Health Innovation: Barriers and Opportunities
Innovation and continuous improvement in the public mental health system are essential to closing the gap between practice and potential. A decade and a half ago, California voters passed the Mental Health Services Act, and dedicated a specific funding stream to counties to fuel community-driven innovation.
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