Congratulations Carl Clark, MD

Posted on Aug 9, 2011

National Council Elects Carl Clark as New Board Chair

Washington, DC (July 8, 2011) — Carl Clark, MD, assumes leadership of the board of directors National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (National Council) as the association advances an aggressive agenda to protect and expand safety net mental health and addictions treatment services. Clark will lead a board committed to recovery and a life in the community for persons with mental illnesses and addiction disorders.

In Memory of Bob Whaley

Posted on Aug 9, 2011

Robert E. Whaley, executive director of Southeast Mental Health Services, passed away August 5. He was a member of the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council and served on several committees. He was loved by many and will be truly missed. For information on the memorial service:  Click Here To read more about him and the impact he made [...]

Congratulations Jefferson Center for Mental Health!

Posted on Jul 5, 2011

    The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (National Council) has chosen five community behavioral health organizations to participate in a Depression Care Collaborative to improve the quality of treatment for persons with depression. This year-long project seeks to measure patient responses to depression treatment to guide improvements in care.  Click here to download the [...]

Read the Summer 2011 Integration News

Posted on Jun 29, 2011

Check out this quarters Integration News. Cynthia James, CBHC Conference Keynote speaker is featured!  Transforming Healthcare, to paraphrase Cynthia James, calls us to carry an inspired vision for ourselves, our communities and the people we love; to make a commitment to transforming lives with that vision; and to build community in which tosustain our vision. [...]

Centennial Selected to participate in the SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions’

Posted on Jun 28, 2011

Centennial was recently selected to participate in the SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions’ Integrated Health Provider Learning Collaborative. The award letter indicated Centennial’s application was rated very highly among an especially talented and large number of applicants. Participation in this Collaborative will greatly assist Centennial to respond to the important question: How can community [...]

Great Read on Primary Care! Check It Out!

Posted on Jun 7, 2011

Family Experiences with Primary Care: New Report NAMI released a survey report on family experiences with primary care doctors in treating children and adolescents living with serious mental illness, exposing a broad gap between family needs and practitioner knowledge and resources. The report also summarizes comments from doctors that families have found most helpful in [...]