LINKING YOU to Important Kids’ Behavioral Health News
The Colorado Center for Systems Integration (CSI) puts together a monthly newsletter providing updates for kid’s behavioral health news from a rich variety of sources. This month’s updates come from: Building Bridges for Children’s Mental Health Colorado LINKS for Mental Health Colorado System of Care Collaborative Colorado Youth Development Team Click here to read the…
Read MoreSenior Reach Needs Your Vote!
Senior Reach, the collaborative program with Jefferson Center for Mental Health, Seniors’ Resource Center, and The Mental Health Center Serving Boulder and Broomfield Counties, is a finalist in the Ashokas Changemakers and Robert Wood Johnson Foundations "Rethinking Mental Health: Improving Community Wellbeing" international competition…this program is one of 12 finalists IN THE WORLD!!! Please take a…
Read MoreCan Accountable Care Organizations Improve the Value of Health Care by Solving the Cost and Quality Quanderies?
Kelly Devers and Robert Berenson of the Urban Institute have completed a policy brief supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation examining Accountable Care Organizations in the United States. Critical questions still exist about how ACOs should be structured, but their approach to addressing coordination of care issues and improving fragmented health care delivery systems…
Read MoreMINDS ON THE EDGE: Facing Mental Illness
"MINDS ON THE EDGE: Facing Mental Illness Produced by the Fred Friendly Seminars for broadcast on PBS stations nationwide, the one-hour program effectively reveals the personal dilemmas facing individuals and families, the medical practices that can be obstacles to treatment, and the public policies that are falling short." Many organizations are using this program for…
Read MoreThe Journey of Asian Adoption: Building a Multicultural Family
The Asian Pacific Development Center is excited to announce their outreach effort to the adoption community by hosting a Western Region Adoption Conference entitled “ The Journey of Asian Adoption: Building a Multicultural Family”, on October 9 and 10 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Denver Tech Center. This Adoption Conference will be a great resource for…
Read MoreResource Center for Primary Care and Behavioral Health Collaboration Now Available Online
The National Council for Community Behavioral Health recently introduced an online Resource Center for Primary Care and Behavioral Health Collaboration at www.TheNationalCouncil.org/ResourceCenter. The Online Resouce Center Includes: Resources and guidelines for working with FQHCs Integrated care models and screening tools Report on "Person-centered Healthcare Homes for Persons with Serious Mental Illness" National Council Magazine on behavioral…
Read MoreClosing the Addictions Treatment Gap
"Unforseen Benefits: Addiciton Treatment Reduces Health Care Costs", is a study published by the Open Society Institute detailing how effective addiction treatment will contribute to containing costs in reforming the U.S. healthcare system, as well as yield better healthcare outcomes. Click here to read the publication. This study will also be available in the CBHC Library in…
Read MoreScreening 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 MoreRepresentatives Engel and Matsui Introduce Amendment for Federal Designation
"A definition for “Federally Qualified Behavioral Health Centers (FQBHCs)” was included in proposed federal legislation for the first time yesterday. The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, which has championed the creation of FQBHCs, commends Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) for introducing the definition in an amendment passed by the House…
Read MoreNew Preferred Drug List Now Available
The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing is now posting the new Preferred Drug List (PDL) that becomes effective July 1, 2009. This PDL applies to Medicaid fee-for-service clients. It does not apply to clients enrolled in Rocky Mountain Health HMO or Denver Health Medicaid Choice. To view the new PDL, CLICK HERE.
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