NACBHDD

PUBLICATIONS AND RESOURCE MATERIALS

Newsletter References

"Mental Health Performance Measures" presented by Solano County Mental Health

"Integration of Mental Health in Quality Assurance Policies"

" Any Tick of the Clock" by Dan Ohler

"Mental Health Performance Measures" by Solano County Mental Health

Making Comparative Effectiveness Work for Us
www.behavioral.net/comparativeeffectiveness

Uninsurance and Underinsurance
www.behavioral.net/un-and-underinsured

Telling the Important Story of Child Mental Health
www.behavioral.net/childmentalhealth

From Disparity to Equity
www.behavioral.net/disparitytoequity

ARRA Papers

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Targeted Medicaid Provisions

AMA Paper: ARRA HIT Provisions

Testimony

Presentation by Patrick Fleming, NACBHDD Secretary and Director of Salt Lake County Department of Substance Abuse Services, as part of the NACo Capitol Hill briefing regarding "Restoring the Partnership for American Health" on June, 8, 2009.

Testimony by William Emmet, Director, Campaign for Mental Health Reform
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
January 22, 2009
Testimony by Leon Evans, Chair of NACBHDD Board of Directors, before the NACo Health System Working Group, December 3, 2008.
NACo "County News" report on Health System Working Group hearing.

Publications

Restoring the Partnership for American Health: Counties in a 21^stCentury Health System (NACo Draft Paper and Principles)

Ellen Witman, "More than 2.4 Million Young Adults Live With Mental Illness, GAO Says," The Networker, Summer 2008, NACHSA.

Mary Ann Bergeron, "A Positive Response to a Terrible Tragedy," Behavioral Healthcare, August 2008.

Call to Action Health Reform 2009: Senate Financa Committee Chairman Max Baucus

Reports

SAMHSA Mental Health Services and Substance Abuse Treatment Spending Trends

GAO Report, "Young Adults with Serious Mental Illness," June 2008.

Virginia Tech Review Panel's Report, August 2007

Health Affairs Article: Future Funding For Mental Health And Substance Abuse: Increasing Burdens For The Public Sector , October 2008

Other Resources

PowerPoint presentations from NACBHDD's 2008 Legislative and Policy Conference:

1. Veterans session
Robert Anderson, Allegany County (NY) Community Services

2.  SAMHSA session
     Kathryn Power, Center for Mental Health Services
     Richard Kopanda, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

3.  Electronic Data Systems
     Richard Thoreson, Division of State and Community Programs (CSAT, SAMHSA)
     Ronald Marge, Netsmart

4.  Corrections session
     Gilbert Gonzales, Director of Jail Diversion Initiatives, Center for Health Care
    Services, Bexar County, TX

Printed Materials Distributed at the Conference:

1.    Medicaid information:
       Senate letter on Targeted Case Management
       Letter to Congressional Leadership from National Organizations
       Chart of All Proposed Medicaid Regulations (NASMD)

Additional Resources

Justice

Overview Report of Allegheny County Jail Collaborative Evaluation Findings Results are provided from an evaluation of the Allegheny County Jail (ACJ) Collaborative, a jail inmate collaboration-based reintegration program.

National Association of Counties(NACo) document: Reentry for Safer Communities: Effective County Practices in Jail to Community Transition Planning for Offenders with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders For a hard copy or more information, email: Kati Guerra at kguerra@naco.org

National Council of State Governments' Justice Center: Improving Responses to People With Mental Illnesses The Essential Elements Specialized Law Enforcement-Based Programs

Medicaid materials:

Podcast of CMS call with State Medicaid Directors, other state association heads, and NACBHDD (March 12, 2008)

Veterans issues and articles:

1. Veterans Administration memo on Mental Health Initiatives (June 2007)
2.   Many Returning Troops Struggle To Reconnect (Courant Newspaper - CT)
3.   VA chief vows to tackle rural health problems (Air Force Times)
4.   VA simplifies PTSD claims for some veterans (Navy Times)
5.   New Program for Wounded Warriors (Army News Service)