Jan. 29-30, 2018
Sacramento Embassy Suites
100 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA 95814

Feb. 20-23, 2018
South Coast Community Services
1661 N. Raymond Ave #200
Anaheim, California 92801

Spring Policy Forum & Advocacy Day
 Apr. 9-11, 2018
Sacramento Embassy Suites
100 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA 95814
MEMBER NEWSLETTER
January 4, 2017
by Rusty Selix

We have seen statewide reports over the past several years showing revenues growing significantly each year. Members have been frustrated their counties are not spending the money to expand services, commensurate with the additional funds that are coming into the county. In the past, we asked you to check with your county to see what you can find out and most of you found it difficult to get useful information. Finally, there is a lot of county data that is readily available through state reports. It is enough to give you a fairly accurate picture about what is happening in your county. To put it all together for your county you have to go to three places:

  1. MHSOAC.CA.GOV - the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission has the annual revenue and expenditure reports for Mental Health Services Act spending for every county through 2014–15. These reports showed there were about $1.9 billion in unspent funds...(click headline to open link)
CBHA Webinar Series #3:
Implementing the ASAM Continuum of Care Under the DMC-ODS
January 17 | 10:30 AM
Join us for a walk through of Tarzana Treatment Center’s experience in implementing the ASAM continuum of care under the DMC-ODS. Presentation by Ken Bachrach, Tarzana Clinical Director. This webinar is relevant to providers who are considering participation, or even in the middle of trying to implement.
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 customized for health care safety-net staff. It helps new and experienced managers improve performance and results. REGISTER NOW! February 20-23, Anaheim, CA.
January 29-30, 2018
The Executive Advocacy Day is designed for CEO's, executive directors, senior management, and policy staff of our member organizations. It will be an opportunity to introduce the legislators and their staff to CBHA for the 2018 legislative season, present our 2018 Policy Platform and review the priority items and challenges facing behavioral health care for the year. 
CBHA staff will schedule the appointments and have everything ready for you when you arrive. We will kick off with a 2 hour orientation where we will review the various materials and related talking points. You will then join your team members and review your meeting schedule. This is an important part of our overall efforts to build our advocacy program lead by representatives from our member agencies. We hope representatives from many of our member agencies will attend this crucial event to kick off our advocacy season.
For scheduling appointments/questions, please provide your district and representative to Director of Programs and Operations Sara Kahoalii at  skahoalii@cccbha.org.  
For general questions, please contact Communications and Member Services Manager Eliza Caliolio at  ecaliolio@cccbha.org.
Cancellation Policy : No refunds will be given to cancellations made one week prior to any event date. Cancellations made in writing to response@cccbha.org three weeks prior to any event date will be refunded 50% of fees paid. A $25 administrative fee will apply to late registrations.
Deadline for the discounted group rate of $209.00 per night is January 8, 2018 . The special room rate will be available until the deadline, or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first. Cancellations with refunds must be made prior to 48 hours of check-in. Travel and Planning Information
Pre-Conference programs take place on April 22
Hill Day visits take place on April 25. Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor (DC area). California members receive $225 off with code 18MemberCA. Special Early Bird rates good through February 9. Visit NatCon18. TheNationalCouncil.org for more information and to register!
January 10, 2018 2:00 PM EST
Throughout the country, communities are striving to address the effect of serious pain in service members, veterans, and their families (SMVF) by offering prevention, treatment, and recovery alternatives, while simultaneously confronting the public health demands of the opioid crisis. As communities work to achieve these goals, the role that pain management and opioid use play in the lives of SMVF must be factored into their efforts... (click headline to register)
The purpose of this Information Notice is to inform counties of the following: • The process the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will use to determine the amount of unspent Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funds subject to reversion as of July 1, 2017; • The appeal process available to a county regarding that determination; and • The requirement that by July 1, 2018, counties have a plan to expend the reverted funds by July 1, 2020... (click headline to open link)
The Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health (CCJBH) is pleased to announce the release of their new name and their 16th Annual Report. The report is published each year to provide subject matter expertise and inform policy development by California legislative leaders and external stakeholders.
CCJBH, formerly known as COMIO, was created by the Legislature in 2001 to address growing concerns about the high number of individuals with mental illness who were incarcerated or at risk of incarceration. Chaired by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), the Council consists of 12 members who represent diverse perspectives from criminal justice and behavioral health systems. To help end the criminalization of individuals with mental illness, the Council has been engaged in efforts to promote early intervention, access to effective treatments....( click headline to open link)
The time for hand-wringing was over. Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin took the podium in 2014 and delivered a state-of-the-state speech devoid of the usual trappings. “During the tenure of every governor there are numerous crises,” he said. “The crisis I am talking about is the rising tide of drug addiction and drug-related crime. In every corner of our state, heroin and. opiate.. (click headline to open link)
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA — - The County of Orange Board of Supervisors approved the purchase
and sale agreement with Fountain Valley School District for purchase of an office building for the OC
Health Care Agency. The property is intended for use by the County for a Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) and additional behavioral health services, which will... .. (click headline to open link)
The epidemic of drug overdose deaths is a national disaster. It claimed more than 64,000 lives in 2016, many of them by opioid overdoses. That’s far more than the number of deaths from HIV/AIDS in the peak year of 1995. My comparing the opioid and HIV/AIDS epidemics . .. (click headline to open link)
WASHINGTON — After a year in which Obamacare's fate hung by a thread, 2018 is likely to feature fewer mortal threats. But the next 12 months could still be a tumultuous period as insurers, customers and elected officials react to major changes to the law... (click headline to open link)
The number of teens in foster care who report behavioral problems and treatment for them plummets as they age out of care, according to a recent study based on a survey of California foster youth. Nearly half (48 percent) of 611 youth surveyed reported behavioral health problems.. . .. (click headline to open link)
If House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) has anything to do with it, the next step for Congress will be cutting welfare programs that benefit low-income Americans — a move that is not particularly popular with the American public, including the congressman's own party. The Washington Post's Jeff Stein reported earlier this month that congressional Republicans.... (click headline to open link)
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 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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