Apr. 9-11, 2018
Sacramento, CA
Fall Policy Forum
Dates TBD
Orange County, CA
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MEMBERS NEWSLETTER
February 22, 2018
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by Paul Curtis
Everything has been moving at an incredibly fast pace here at CBHA over the past few weeks. Le Ondra Clark Harvey, our Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs, has been busy with meetings and calls with legislative members, staffers, committee staff, and others to introduce herself and get to work on our issues and priorities. Staff is busy laying the groundwork for our Spring Policy Forum and working on a number of member related items you’ll be hearing about in the weeks and months to come. Following, is an update on a number of items and issues that have been at the forefront of our work...
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Notice
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CBHA is pleased to announce our new agency member
MARYVALE
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Maryvale is a residential care services, transitional housing and after care services, mental health services, emergency shelter services, and early education services for children.
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CBHA is pleased to announce our new business associate member
ODH, INC.
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ODH, a healthcare technology company which provides insightful solutions through data and analytics to their clients and individuals they serve.
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SPRING POLICY FORUM & ADVOCACY DAY | April 9-11, 2018
Make a BIG impression at the state Capitol!
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Bring your staff to Advocacy Day and help us make this a day the legislators will remember! Plus--it is a great learning experience for those interested in policy.
Registration Deadline: March 30, 2018
April 9
- Policy Subcommittee Meetings (Adults & Older Adults, Children's, and SUDs),
Board Dinner/Meeting
April 10
– Policy Presentations & Annual Membership Meeting with Elections
April 11
- Advocacy Day
Attendance is strongly encouraged on April 10th as members will be given pertinent information during the Policy Forum for Advocacy Day (April 11th). A strong presence at the state Capitol is critical to our advocacy efforts. CBHA will make the appointments, pair individuals in groups, and provide members with talking points and leave-behind packets.
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Don't miss the membership dinner at Mulvaney's B&L on April 10th!
NOTICE: For accuracy of meal count and reservation, please select "Will Attend Membership Dinner" button at registration.
Please contact Jay Calcagno, policy and legislative coordinator at jcalcagno@cccbha.org for scheduling appointments. For general inquiries, contact Eliza Caliolio, communications and membership manager at ecaliolio@cccbha.org.
CBHA recommends to schedule your return flights later than 6:30 PM as meetings may last throughout the day.
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CBHA’s discounted group room rate of $219.00 ends March 17, 2018
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April 24-25, 2018
Crown Plaza Hotel
(Ask for the CCAPP Rates)
Complimentary Parking
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April 5-6 | Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown
The Symposium will consist of high-quality presentations relating to strategies that are culturally relevant, focused on the unique needs of the substance use disorder population, and focused on strategies and tools for successful implementation.
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos transformed retail. He got into media buying The Washington Post and took on supermarkets with the purchase of Whole Foods. Now this disruptor is taking on health care. His partners on the project have their own histories of redrawing maps. Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway and Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase are working with Jeff Bezos...
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Here’s the good news about the announcement this week that Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase are forming a new company to cover health care for their employees: If you’re one of the million-plus people who work at these companies, or a family member of one, you’re likely to get cheaper, better health care pretty soon. Here’s the bad news: If you’re one of the approximately 300 million other...
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Roberta Buffett Elliott, the sister of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, has donated $105.8 million to a California health-care foundation to support children’s behavioral health. The gift to Montage Health Foundation "will be devoted exclusively to creating an innovative approach to child and adolescent behavioral health," according to a news release...
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Even as thousands of local residents continue to deal with the emotional and psychological scars caused by last year’s devastating fires, Sonoma County is planning multi-million budget cuts that would slash both county staff rolls and funding to nonprofits that provide mental health and drug abuse services. Barbie Robinson, the county’s director of health services...
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[Last Chance] Nonprofit Employer Challenges Survey
A UST Survey of Nonprofit Executives and Leadership Staff
Thanks to the many nonprofit employers who have already participated in our survey... If you haven't yet, you've still got 1 week to be a part of this special report on the nonprofit sector. Plus, you'll be entered to win a Google Home!
SURVEY CLOSES WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28
th
END OF DAY!
START NOW
Survey Objective: To understand how well nonprofit organizations are executing talent acquisition and leadership development. What services are they using? Are there major differences in generational outlook toward the labor market? Do hiring costs line up with expectations?
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We want to hear
YOUR
voice. Please help UST—and the nonprofit sector—and
take the short survey
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o help us answer questions for our 2018 Whitepaper.
Thank you in advance of your participation!
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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
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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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