California  Council of Community  Behavioral Health Agencies
MEMBER NEWSLETTER
November 22, 2017



A Message From CCCBHA
We are grateful every day for the hard work and dedication that all of you do to improve the lives of those who have behavioral healthcare needs in our state. With you, our victories and successes have been plentiful. Your passion and strength have helped us face bills that could devastate our community while also supporting bills that will further improve programs and services for women, men, and children affected by behavioral health issues. We are grateful for your commitment and devotion to the work we are doing.

From all of us at California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies, we wish you, your staff and clients, your families, and friends a joyful thanksgiving. Paul, Sara and Eliza
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Free Webinar

Workforce: Recruitment and Retention of Behavioral Health Providers
November 28, 2017 | 12:00-1:30 PM EST
Join the SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Solutions for a webinar to learn tips and practical tools to better understand and address the key factors in identifying and retaining key behavioral health positions in health centers' integrated care settings.
Register for free here.
Free Webinar
8th Annual EBP Symposium: 
2017 Uniform Multifamily Regulations
November 28, 2017
1:30-4:30 PM PST
The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is discussing the recent changes to the Uniform Multifamily Regulations (UMR). HCD is covering the major changes to the UMRs and how the new 2017 regulations may apply to your project(s).
This event is open to all those interested in learning about these important changes and HCD is encouraging all interested parties to attend the webinar. Register here.

Building Lives Beyond Trauma
April 5-6, 2018
The theme of the 2018 CIBHS Evidence-Based Practices Symposium is "Building Lives Beyond Trauma". This is a theme that inspires hope that despite significant and complex traumas, living a happy, healthy, meaningful life is possible. This year's 8th Annual Evidence-Based Practices Symposium focuses on the reality that, with the implementation of practices designed to support the journey beyond trauma and the label of mental illness, there is a full life. Register here.
Behavioral Health Mergers
#NATCON18
A Step-by-Step Guide to Evaluating, Structuring, and Implementing a Merger
December 6, 2017 2:00 PM
During this webinar, behavioral health and legal experts from HMA and Proskauer Rose will walk through how to successfully evaluate, plan, and implement such a merger. This includes not only the decision to merge, choice of partner, structural alternatives, and key deal terms, but also the pre- and post-merger work required to ensure a smooth and successful transition, identify and achieve stated goals, and address strategic, operational and legal concerns.

Be Quick. Be Smart. Be Thrifty.
Register by December 1 for  NatCon18 and SAVE $100 
Only 11 more days and the special Preview Registration discount rate for NatCon18 will be history.  NatCon18 - the National Council Conference is the single biggest event for behavioral health - a powerful gathering of leaders in health care.
* Join your community.
* Bring your passion.
* Share your experience.
* Lend your voice.
You can't afford to miss NatCon18!
From the Steinberg Institute
We thought you would be interested in this  powerful op-ed  co-authored by our founder, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, and Dr. Thomas Insel, the longtime head of the National Institute of Mental Health who is now co-founder and president of Mindstrong. 

"What goes through your mind as you walk by someone living in a doorway or an alley?" they write. "Is it sorrow? Fear? Or does the sight not always register, because homelessness seems a problem that's too big to fix?"

For all the focus on the role the lack of affordable housing plays in California's homeless numbers, there is another factor not getting nearly enough discussion, the authors note: Research has found about a third of the people living on our streets have some form of brain illness.

It's a correlation we have the power to fix. And California has a new tool in its arsenal: Assembly Bill 1315, signed into law in October. The bill, authored by Assemblyman Kevin Mullin, D-South San Francisco, will generate a new revenue stream for expansion of prevention and early intervention services for young people experiencing the early symptoms of serious brain illness. But its success hinges on participation of both county leaders and the private sector.

To learn more, please read the  op-ed in full  on the San Francisco Chronicle website.
Member Agency Job Opening
The San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center, Inc. is searching for a new
President/CEO to lead private, non-profit agency dedicated to improving the mental health of individuals and families within the community.  Click here to read the full job description.
  CCCBHA Approved Business Associa t es

CCCBHA affinity members offer approved services that benefit our members while supporting our advocacy efforts.


                   
A Nonprofit Program that Addresses the Needs of Tax-Rated and Direct Reimbursing Employers
The Unemployment Services Trust (UST), a dedicated partner of California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies (fformerly CCCMHA) since 2002, recently announced the revision of a standing program, UST Support, which will now cater to both tax-rated and direct reimbursing nonprofits.   For more than 34 years, UST has provided nonprofits with the HR resources and unemployment claims management tools they need to keep more money within the nonprofit community. The UST Support program in particular offers exclusive access to a variety of industry-leading services, including state-specific claims advice, hearings representation, e-Filing capabilities, outplacement services, a live HR hotline and more.  In addition to these robust resources, UST Support now offers services that are specifically designed to provide tax-rated organizations with valuable benefits to operate efficiently while saving money-including rate forecasting, an aid used to help with budgeting and cash flow management.   If you're interested in learning more about this program, check out this press release: http://bit.ly/2AiWqrw. To find out which UST program can best accommodate your nonprofit's needs, you can request a free Unemployment Cost Analysis at www.ChooseUST.org or call UST directly at 888-249-4788.
  CCCBHA Approved Business Associa t es

 

          
We appreciate our business associates for their partnerships that both provide our members exceptional services and sponsor our advocacy efforts.
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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Leaders in the partnership that developed and promoted Proposition 63.