Advancing Public Policies for people with Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorder and/or Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
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NYS Office of Mental Health Releases Parity Compliance Toolkit
The New York State (NYS) Office of Mental Health (OMH) has developed a Parity Compliance Toolkit to support insurers, providers, and consumers in understanding parity and NYS' efforts toward achieving mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD) parity compliance. This toolkit is a compilation of Federal and State information and resources regarding MH/SUD parity in the State of New York.
The NYS Office of Mental Health Parity Compliance Toolkit is accessible on the OMH main parity webpage.
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UPCOMING EVENTS &
TRAININGS
April 20, 12 - 1 pm, PsychU
Integrating Peer Support to Expand the Workforce for Individuals with Behavioral Health Challenges - Part 2
April 20, 1:30 - 2:30 pm, SAMHSA's GAINS Center
Benefiting from COVID-19 Lending Programs: A Practical Guide for Healthcare Organizations
April 20, 2 - 3 pm, Manatt Health
Supporting Older Adults Part 2: Life Transitions April 20, 3 - 4:30 pm, The Academy of Peer Services
The Critical Role of Mentors in Veterans Treatment Courts April 21, 12 - 1:30 pm, SAMHSA's GAINS Center
1135 Waivers in Action: Flexibilities, Limits and Next Steps for States and Providers
April 21, 1 - 2 pm, Manatt Health
April 21, 3 - 4 pm, Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network
PSYCKES Access and Implementation
April 22, 11 am - 12 pm, OMH
Designing a Law Enforcement-Friendly Crisis Service
April 22, 2 - 3 pm, SAMHSA's GAINS Center
April 23, 12 - 1 pm, PsychU
April 28, 2 - 3 pm, Open Minds
Use of Telemedicine & Technology in the Treatment of Mental Health During the COVID-19 Crisis - Webinar #1
April 29, 12 - 1 pm, PsychU
April 29, 1 - 2 pm, LexisNexis Risk Solutions - Health Care
April 29, 3 - 4 pm, OMH
May 6, 12 - 1 pm, PsychU
Best Practices for Drug Courts: Implementing Effective Programming for People with Methamphetamine Use Disorder
May 13, 2:30 - 4 pm, SAMHSA's GAINS Center
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Children & Families Committee Meeting
April 21: 11:30 am - 1 pm, GTM
MAY 2020
Executive Committee Meeting
Developmental Disabilities Committee Meeting
Children & Families Committee Meeting
May 19: 11:30 am - 1 pm, GTM
CLMHD Full Membership Call
May 20: 9 - 11:30 am, GTM
CLMHD Office Closed - Memorial Day
May 25
Contact CLMHD for all Call In and Go To Meeting information, 518.462.9422
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CLMHD Analysis of FY2020-21 Executive Budget
On April 3rd, two days past the start of the State's new fiscal year, the Legislature approved a $177 billion "crisis" budget amidst a pending revenue shortfall estimated at $10-$15 billion due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Several of the Governor's priorities outlined in his Executive Budget proposal were not approved as part of the Enacted Budget, including cannabis legalization and the authorization to shift Medicaid costs on to the counties.
The last few weeks leading up to final negotiations, the Governor and Legislature had suggested moving towards a bare bones/fiscal only budget in the wake of the financial uncertainty created by the COVID-19 virus. However, just days before the budget was due, lawmakers pivoted and agreed to include several policy initiatives that included various changes to bail reform, a ban on vaping products, and a single statewide formulary for opioid addiction medications, just to name a few. Read more
here.
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Mother Cabrini Foundation: 2020 Grant Portal is Open; Includes Coronavirus Emergency Support Grants
The Mother Cabrini Foundation is pleased to announce that its
online grants portal is now open
and accepting Letters of Inquiry for eligible applicants for our Statewide Grants Program through June 3rd.
In addition, recognizing that many organizations across the state are working to assist those impacted by coronavirus, organizations may submit proposals for projects related to the COVID-19 pandemic via the online portal. More information on how to be considered for a Coronavirus Emergency Support Grant can be found by visiting the FAQs on our website. Letters of Inquiry for our Statewide Grants Program and for the Coronavirus Emergency Support Grants will be submitted through the same online form.
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Not-for-Profit Human Services Providers - Performance Requirements for Funding during COVID-19 Disaster Emergency
Certain New York state agencies will be able to amend contracts for human services providers struggling to meet
performance requirements because of the coronavirus. Nonprofits must document the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on their respective agencies. The new rules apply to the following state agencies for contracts awarded before March 7: the Office of Children and Family Services, the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, the Office of Addiction Services and Supports, the Office of Mental Health, the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, the State Office for the Aging, the Division of Criminal Justice Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health.
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Nikki King was 17 years old when she left the mountain hollow where she was raised by her grandparents and sneaked off to the University of Kentucky under cover of darkness. It was 2009, and the advice of her late grandmother Sue King echoed in her head as she drove: Leave. Go to college. And do not let anybody from the bigger, wider world think they're better than you.
Sue died of a heart attack in 2000, when Nikki was 9. The opioid epidemic had already begun to infiltrate eastern Kentucky by then, and in Nikki's mind the drug problem turned into a drug crisis shortly after Sue's death, when her family went from sleeping with the screen door unlocked to buying new doors-without glass panes, which could be knocked out by burglars. Around that time, Nikki went to a birthday party where her friend's mom stumbled and smashed the cake into the kitchen counter. Nikki later found her passed out on the toilet, surrounded by vomit and pill bottles.
By high school, Nikki had just one friend who lived with both parents. She remembers a teacher asking her classmates what they wanted to be when they grew up. Read more
here.
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Coronavirus Pandemic Breakout Moment for Virtual
Mental Health Care
With the coronavirus pandemic causing unprecedented levels of stress and grief, companies offering virtual mental health care say they're seeing a massive surge in interest - and are scrambling to meet that demand by introducing new services, accelerating launch timelines, and bringing more staff on board.
Covid-19 could prove to be a breakout moment for these businesses, which had been trying to address the shortage of in-person mental health care by providing virtual coaching, monitoring, and educational content long before the coronavirus outbreak. If the companies can bring in more users and corporate customers now, they might convince them to stick around after the pandemic is over. But that depends on whether the companies -whose mental health offerings have been relatively small in scale up until now - can handle the uptick in demand. Read more
here.
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Pandemic Highlights Need for Proactive Health Care, Tech Companies Say
As the Covid-19 pandemic strains providers and shines a light on disparities, health care technology companies hope investments made now will benefit their business later.
Health tech firms across the city were coming off funding rounds and client wins in the months before the virus struck, but now they've turned their attention to responding to new requests and rolling out more offerings in a matter of weeks.
The long-term result they're looking for is greater industry-wide recognition that their digital tools can help drive better results.
"The health care industry was caught flat-footed," said Adam Sabloff, founder and CEO of Manhattan-based VirtualHealth. "Moving forward they'll need additional screening tools."
VirtualHealth provides a software-as-a-service platform designed to help health plans and other clients
identify interventions to reduce preventable issues. It launched in 2012 and now has 9 million members being managed by its clients. It has
raised about $25 million to date. Read more
here.
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