SPOTLIGHT
NRI’s Resources Instrumental in Supporting Coordinated Specialty Care Programs for First Episode Psychosis
A recent article about Washington State's Early Psychosis Program highlights services received through a coordinated specialty care (CSC) program called New Journeys. NRI has produced numerous resources designed to help states implement and fund coordinated specialty care programs. Additionally, these resources help CSC programs adhere to best practices and to be culturally competent serving a diverse client base. You can access these resources on our website.
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See What Your State Did in 2019 to Address Health Coverage and Costs
Early in 2019, more than 20 governors identified affordable insurance coverage and rising health care costs as critical policy issues that needed to be addressed in their state of the state addresses. Learn more.
State Justice Institute Funds New National Initiative to Address Mental Illness and the State Courts
The state courts are experiencing increasing complexity in handling individuals who have mental illness, and oftentimes a co-occurring substance use issue. To address this issue on a national level, SJI has awarded a major grant to the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), which will work in partnership with the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and the Conference of State Court Administers (COSCA) on a mental illness in the courts initiative. Learn more.
Many U.S. Counties Have No Child Psychiatrists, See Study to Find Your County
Though the total number of child psychiatrists in the United States increased between 2007 and 2016, a shortage remains in large swaths of the country, particularly in lower-income areas, according to a study published in Pediatrics. Read more.
GAO Report Finds Limited Parity Compliance Monitoring by States, Federal Government
In December, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report recommending that the Federal Department of Labor (DOL) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) evaluate whether relying on targeted oversight is effective for ensuring compliance with mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SU) parity requirements or whether alternative approaches are needed. Read the report.
CMS Awards Funding to Combat Opioid Misuse Among Expectant Mothers and Improve Care for Children Impacted by the Crisis
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on December 19 announced the agency had selected 10 states to receive funding under the Maternal Opioid Misuse (MOM) Model and that the agency had issued across seven states eight seven-year cooperative agreements to launch the Integrated Care for Kids (InCK) Model in January 2020. Learn more.
Congress Dedicates Resources to the Fight for Suicide Prevention
On December 19, Congress passed the Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. Included in this appropriations bill is a $7 million increase in funding for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-TALK) (from $12 million to $19 million), a $2 million increase in funding to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center (from $7,988,000), a new $10 million funding stream for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention for suicide prevention efforts, as well as increased funding to the National Institute of Mental Health for research. Read more.
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Subtle Cognitive Deficits May Precede Amyloid Accumulation in Alzheimer’s, Study Suggests
In the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), subtle cognitive difficulties may develop prior to or alongside the early phases of amyloid accumulation, according to a study published Monday in Neurology. Read more.
Knowing Others in Treatment May Encourage People With Depression to Seek Care
People with depression may be more likely to seek treatment if they know of others with emotional problems or others who have sought treatment for emotional problems, suggests a study in Psychiatric Services in Advance. Read more.
Heavy Alcohol Use Associated With Higher Risk for Suicide
Alcohol use may raise the short-term risk of suicide in patients who receive outpatient mental health treatment, according to a study published in General Hospital Psychiatry. Read more.
Report Examines Changes in Suicide Patterns Among U.S. Army Personnel Over Time
Suicide rates among active-duty U.S. Army personnel increased during the wars in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq—reversing a trend dating back to the late-19th century in which suicides decreased among soldiers during wartime, according to a report in JAMA Network Open. Read more.
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FREE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
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JANUARY 21: GAINS Screening and Assessment across the SIM Part 2
SAMHSA’s GAINS Center presents two webinars to support the use of screening and assessment across the Sequential Intercept Model. This second webinar will walk participants through various real-life scenarios to learn how to apply screening and assessments at various points across the intercepts. Register now.
JANUARY 30: Innovative Approaches to Housing for People with Opioid Use Disorder
Join Abt experts and representatives of HomeSafe (FAMILYConnections NJ) and HousingNow (Pathways to Housing PA) during this free webinar to learn about challenges and solutions to providing housing for individuals with OUD, including how these models can be replicated in other communities. Register now.
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Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness (Deadline: January 24, 2020)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2020 Assisted Outpatient Treatment Grant Program for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness (Short title: Assisted Outpatient Treatment [AOT]). This four-year program is intended to implement and evaluate new AOT programs and identify evidence-based practices in order to reduce the incidence and duration of psychiatric hospitalization, homelessness, incarcerations, and interactions with the criminal justice system while improving the health and social outcomes of individuals with a serious mental illness (SMI). Learn more.
Implementing and Sustaining Evidence-Based Mental Health Practices in Low-Resource Settings to Achieve Equity in Outcomes (Deadline: January 24, 2020)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) supports pilot work for subsequent studies testing the effectiveness of strategies to deliver evidence-based mental health services, treatment interventions, and/or preventive interventions (EBPs) in low-resource mental health specialty and non-specialty settings within the United States. Learn more.
Clinical High Risk for Psychosis Research Network (Deadline: January 31, 2020)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications to establish research network(s) focused on rapidly recruiting a sufficient number of participants to dissect the heterogeneity of the clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR) syndrome so as to predict differential CHR outcomes. Results from these studies will inform future treatment development efforts. Learn more.
Grants for Expansion and Sustainability of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (Deadline: February 3, 2020)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2020 Grants for Expansion and Sustainability of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances (Short title: System of Care (SOC) Expansion and Sustainability Grants). The purpose of this program is to improve the mental health outcomes for children and youth, birth through age 21, with serious emotional disturbance (SED), and their families. Learn more.
Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking (Deadline: February 3, 2020)
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is seeking applications to support housing assistance for victims of all forms of human trafficking throughout the United States. This program furthers the Department’s mission by enhancing the field’s response to victims of human trafficking. Learn more.
Improving Quality of Care and Patient Outcomes During Care Transitions (Deadline: February 5, 2020)
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to produce evidence to make health care safer, of higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and with other partners to make sure that the evidence is understood and used. The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite applications to produce health services research that will rigorously test promising interventions aimed at improving communication and coordination during care transitions. Learn more.
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HELPFUL LINKS AND RESOURCES
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2020 marks the 30th Anniversary of America’s Health Rankings. First published in 1990, America’s Health Rankings Annual Report provides the longest running state-by-state analysis of the nation’s health. Read America’s Health Rankings Annual Report for 2019 and Executive Highlights.
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David Shern, Ph.D., President
Lynda Zeller, Vice President
Lisa Clements, Ph.D., Treasurer
Ann Marie Sullivan, M.D., Secretary
Members At Large
Lorrie Jones, Ph.D., Past President, Joyce Allen, M.S.W., Barbara Bazron, Ph.D., Sheri Dawson, Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D., Judy Fitzgerald, Ron Manderscheid, Ph.D., Joe Parks, M.D., Matthew Salo, Dena Stoner, Katherine Warburton, M.D., Tim Knettler, M.B.A., CAE, Ex-Officio
Executive Leadership
Tim Knettler, M.B.A., CAE, Executive Director/CEO, Board Member, Ex-Officio
Ted Lutterman, Government & Commercial Research
Lucille Schacht, Ph.D., Performance & Quality Improvement
Jennifer Bronson, Ph.D., Senior Director of Consulting & Research
Vera Hollen, M.A., Senior Consultant |
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