Screening and Assessing Immigrant and Refugee Youth in School Based Mental Health Programs
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools published this study made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It is a valuable resource for information on mental health screening and assesment of the immigrant and refugee population in the United States; a population that makes up a significant portion of [...]
READ MOREReimbursement of Mental Health Services in Primary Care Settings
The most recent addition to the CBHC Online Library is a study published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Addministration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services titled, "Reimbursement of Mental Health Services in Primary Care Settings." Click here to read this publication in its entirety and to see other items in Healthcare Integration/Coordination Section of [...]
READ MOREMajority of America’s 2 Million Adolescents Suffering from Depression Episodes Did Not Receive Treatment in the Past Year
"A new report which coincides with Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day reveals that 8.2 percent (2 million) youths aged 12 to 17 experienced at least one major depressive episode (MDE) in the past year. Only about two-fifths (38.9 percent) of these adolescents received treatment during this period according to the report by the Substance Abuse [...]
READ MOREPreventing Suicide in Colorado – Progress Achieved & Goals for the Future
Mental Health America and the Colorado Trust have jointly release a new study examining suicide rates and trends in Colorado and evaluating the progress of prevention and intervention efforts based on other reports released within the last ten years. To read this publication, click here. This link will also be available in the CBHC Library, listed [...]
READ MOREBeyond Parity: Primary Care Physicians’ Perspectives On Access To Mental Health Care
Research and support for the integration of the mental and physical healthcare systems has been on the rise in recent years. The Federal Legislature, as well as many of their state counterparts, are backing legislation creating parity, or equitable insurance benefits, for mental health treatment services. Systems and institutions that have been operating entirely exclusively from eachother, are now learning to [...]
READ MOREColorado earns a ‘C’ on mental health services
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has published its 2009 Grading the States Report Card: A Report on America’s Health Care Systemm for Adults with Serious Mental Illness. NAMI has given Colorado a "C" grade. The score is a combination of four categories: 1- Health Promotion and Measurement 2- Financing and Core Treatment / [...]
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National Council News
- Survey Finds Behavioral Health Professionals Earn Less Than Fast Food Workers April 11, 2011
- 2011 Class Chosen for National Council Psychiatric Leadership Program April 7, 2011
- National Council Leadership Program to Eliminate Health Disparities March 14, 2011
- Experienced Voices Portray the Real Needs of Persons with Mental Illness March 14, 2011
SAMHSA News
- TIP 54: Managing Chronic Pain in Adults With or in Recovery From Substance Use Disorders January 1, 2012
- Results from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH): Mental Health Findings December 1, 2011
- Illicit Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits in Metropolitan Areas of the United States: 2009 December 1, 2011