Apr. 9-11, 2018
Sacramento, CA
FREE Webinar: Gaining the Advantage: Leveraging Data Integration in a Complex Environment
April 17 | 2 PM
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Webinar 5: California's Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services
May 15 | 11 AM
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Webinar 6: Crisis Service
Line May 31 | 1 PM
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Fall Policy Forum
Oct. 10-12, 2018
Newport Beach, CA
Registration will open soon!
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MEMBERS NEWSLETTER
April 4, 2018
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by Le Ondra Clark Harvey, Ph.D.
Greetings members!
This past month, California celebrated Women’s History Month. Last month reminded me of the various women pioneers in the health field, and how they have opened doors for many in the healthcare workforce today. Thank you to all the CBHA women and allies who provide needed services to clients across our state. As we close Women’s History Month, I’m happy to announce that my family plans to welcome our second baby in late August!
Since beginning with CBHA in January, I’m proud to report that much has been accomplished. As we work under the leadership of Paul Curtis, I’m ever-impressed with the commitment of staff to ensuring that our members are provided with valuable resources and are represented at the state Capitol and beyond. The program staff (Sara and Eliza) have been working diligently to plan informative webinars for our members and organize our Spring Policy Forum and Advocacy Day as well as our NatCon trip in April. The policy staff (Rusty, Le Ondra, and Jay) have been hitting the pavement at the state Capitol informing legislators and key staff about our Workforce, Education and Training (WET) budget proposal. To date, we have secured 21 co-signatures from various organizations in support of this proposal. Policy staff has also worked to weigh in with legislative offices on bills that impact our members. We have issued several support letters and requested several amendments- almost all of which have been accepted by legislators....
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Join Us for the Spring Policy Forum! April 9-11
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SPEAKER INFORMATION
Opening Remarks
Keynote speaker
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Please contact Jay Calcagno for scheduling appointments at jcalcagno@cccbha.org if you are joining us for Advocacy Day.
Draft agenda will be updated as schedules are finalized.
CBHA recommends to schedule your return flights later than 6:30 PM as meetings may last throughout the day.
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CBHA wants to thank Olivia Lowey for providing the Continuing Education credits we have been proving at our Policy Forums. Though she is moving on from AAMFT, she will still provide our CEs through her new association Olivia Lowey and Associates (OLA), beginning at our Fall Policy Forum.
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To my CBHA colleagues and friends:
It was my privilege to serve as the Executive Director of AAMFT-CA Division for almost 15 years. During that time, I found myself drawn towards a professional focus that evolved to become my passion...
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Use discount code:
18memberCA
- The BEST behavioral health conference program: NatCon is recognized as the premier conference in behavioral health. From the Opening Session to the Final Remarks, NatCon is packed with the information you need to energize, inspire and accelerate your business.
- The BEST Preconference Universities: Take a deep dive BEFORE NatCon18 even begins! Preconference Universities will help you enhance your professional skills, expand your business expertise and empower yourself and your organization with full-day or half-day sessions on the topics that matter to you.
- The BEST industry-wide recognition: Celebrate the people and organizations at the forefront of innovation, commitment to exceptional quality and compassionate care at the Awards of Excellence celebration dinner.
- The BEST grass-roots advocacy: Join hundreds of like-minded advocates on the last day of the conference and be heard on Capitol Hill for Hill Day! You’ll meet with your representatives and give a voice to the millions of Americans living with mental illness and addictions to champion legislation that improves access to comprehensive care.
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Whether you are a new board member or a long-term chair, you’ll want to attend conference sessions on “Leadership Competencies Critical for Nonprofit Boards” and “The Role of the Chair in Great Board Governance.” Share challenges and successes with your fellow board members at the annual Board Networking Lunch. Don’t miss this opportunity to reinvigorate your board and strengthen your organization.
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DHCS just released the following Medi-Cal Managed Care Quality Strategy Report (QSR)regarding the Medi-Cal Managed Care and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Final Rule, and is requesting public comment. This is an important topic that will impact our members and
we are asking you to review the report and submit any comments or questions to us by close of business on April 15, 2018. We will compile all questions, develop our own comments as well and combine them together and then submit to DHCS on behalf of CBHA. It is important for CBHA to provide feedback on this critical issue so we invite our members to participate during the comment period.
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This MHSUDS Information Notice establishes the guidelines for claiming case management (CM) services in the context of care coordination specific to the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS).
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The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has updated and re-posted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services (MHSUDS) Information Notice No. 18-010E, Federal Grievance and Appeal System Requirements with Revised Beneficiary Notice Templates. The updated MHSUDS Information Notice now includes the below two additional Notice of Adverse Benefit Determination Templates:
Delay in Processing Authorization of Services
Failure to Timely Resolve Grievances and Appeals
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The Behavioral Health Center of Excellence presented a public lecture, "Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, & the Politics of American Firearms" on March 22, 2018 at the UC Davis Health Education Building in Sacramento, California.
Jonathan Metzl, M.D., Ph.D., is the Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry, and the Director of the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society, at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Metzl has a focus on stereotypes of race and mental illness surrounding gun violence. He also specializes in the history of mental health, and gender and race politics in the United States.
UC Davis experts, Garen Wintemute, M.D., M.P.H., Susan P. Baker-Stephen P. Teret Chair in Violence Prevention and director of the Violence Prevention Research Program, and Amy Barnhorst, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and vice chairwoman of community psychiatry at UC Davis, joined Dr. Metzl in a panel presentation and community conversation.
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Submissions for Round 2 are due on April 27, 2018.
Round 2 of funding for the CMHWI will focus specifically on the following three priorities:
1. Reduce suffering from depression, anxiety, and social isolation;
2. Decrease addiction and substance use, while promoting recovery; and
3. Ease of access to mental/behavioral health care and to the determinants of well-being
We have scheduled two informational webinars for applicants. The webinars are scheduled to take place on April 3rd at 2 pm and April 9th at 11 am. You will find additional information about the webinars and application timeline on page 8 of the RFP.
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Join Each Mind Matters at the
Ball Game!
Free Each Mind Matters shirt with your ticket purchase.
Deadline is April 11.
If you have any questions please contact
Joseph Robinson
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Joseph Robinson, Program Manager
Each Mind Matters: California’s Mental Health Movement
Outreach & Education
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Great opportunity for transforming the clinicians of today into the health leaders of tomorrow!
Applications open April 2nd for the CHCF Health Care Leadership Program, administered by Healthforce Center at UCSF. This program represents a deep and ongoing investment by the California Health Care Foundation. The two-year, part-time program is widely recognized as a transformative experience, helping clinicians of all disciplines better lead change in turbulent times.
Who should apply: The part-time program is for clinically trained health care professionals with at least five years of leadership experience who live and work in California. We seek diversity across disciplines, organizations, geography and ethnicity.
Costs: The California Health Care Foundation covers most program costs, but fellows’ home organizations must pay tuition, as shown below. In addition, fellows are responsible for travel expenses.
Safety net organizations $5,000 per person
Not-for-profit organizations $8,000 per person
All other organizations $10,000 per person
As with past cohorts, the ability to pay is not a consideration in the selection process. Tuition reductions will be considered in cases of unusual hardship for individuals who are selected to participate.
Learn more and apply here: http://healthforce.ucsf.edu/CHCF
Application due: June 08, 2018
Our state faces big challenges when it comes to health care, which requires adept leaders. Be part of the solution, and together we can help people across the state live longer, healthier lives.
If you have any questions, please contact the CHCF Health Care Leadership Program staff at chcfadmin@ucsf.edu.
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MHSOAC has issued a Notice of Intent to Award Funds for the Investment in Mental Health Wellness Act (Adult/TAY) Triage Grants. The notice can be found on their website
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To see the list of program applications and grants available, click title headline.
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April 18, 2018 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
1900 Embarcadero Cove, Brooklyn, Basin-Tilden Room
Oakland, CA 94606
You are cordially invited to attend this FREE - NO COST training!
This training will describe best practices in the engagement and retention of African Americans in substance use disorders (SUD) services. The training explores the relationship between the trauma informed care of African Americans and the processes of care and concern that prevent the re-traumatization of clients in treatment programs. Topics include the definition of trauma, relationship building, engagement strategies, retention strategies cultural learning/humility, health inequities, macroaggressions and their role in providing effective services to African Americans. This training is for you!! We welcome to this training: clinicians, social workers, SUD and mental health program managers, executives, and community members who support the SUD prevention and intervention work of local non-profits.
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CBHA affinity members offer approved services that benefit our members while supporting our advocacy efforts.
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We appreciate our business associates for their partnerships that both provide our members exceptional services and sponsor our advocacy efforts.
VALANT
:
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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