Representatives 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…
New 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.
Reimbursement 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…
Majority 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…
Preventing 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…
Beyond 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…
Depression in Teenagers: Experts Say to Screen All
"About half of all mental illnesses arise by age 14. A new guideline asks pediatricians to be on alert." This article from the U.S. News and World Report, by Lindsay Lyon, draws further attention to a newly highlighted importance on screening youths between 12 and 18 for signs of mental illness, after increasing evidence demonstrates the…
Behavioral Health / Primary Care Integration and the Person-Centered Healthcare Home
The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare recently published a detailed paper addressing the relationship between mental and physical healthcare and the importance of integration of these two systems. Click here to read this publication This paper is also available in the CBHC Online Library. under the Healthcare Integration/Coordination link.
CBHC Webinars Available in CBHC Online Library!
CBHC’s monthly lunchtime Webinars PowerPoints are available online in the CBHC Library. Our most recent presentation, Criminal Justice 101, has just been added to this archive. Click here to see and listen to the Webinar presentation! Click here to see all of the PowerPoints.
New research shows that 1 in 5 young people self harm.
"According to Stonewall’s Prescription for Change research released in 2008; one in five young lesbian and bisexual women deliberately harmed themselves over the year, compared to 0.4 % of the general population. Also half of LB women under the age of 20 have self harmed compared to one in fifteen teenagers generally." – The Lesbian…