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The NRI Newsletter is a bi-monthly publication offers news and events relevant to the public behavioral health system.
April 21, 2022

State & FederalResearch | Upcoming Events | Funding | Helpful Resources

SPOTLIGHT

Use of Mobile Apps & Technology to Promote Behavioral Health and Wellness

Now more than ever, people turn to the internet and phone apps to understand and manage health issues, including behavioral health challenges. NRI and Michigan Health Endowment Fund presented a webinar on April 5, 2022 that identified popular apps designed to improve behavioral health and wellness symptoms; reviewed key considerations including efficacy, affordability, and privacy; and highlighted the use of apps by Michigan Health Endowment Fund grant partners. 

The webinar was lead by NRI Senior Project Associate, Kristin Neylon and features presentations by NRI Research Associate, Lance Washington; Garth Falkins, Care Resources PACE; and includes a presentation by John Torous, M.D., M.B.I., the Director of the Digital Psychiatry Division in the Department of Psychiatry at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.


Criminal Justice Diversion Programs for Justice-Involved Adults with Mental Illnesses

One of the 15 new State Mental Health Profiles reports released by NRI focuses on criminal justice diversion programs for justice-involved adults with mental illnesses. Diversion programs are generally designed to keep or divert people with mental illnesses out of the criminal justice system and link them to appropriate mental health and/or substance use services. Forty states have crisis response services such as mobile crisis and crisis respite within community mental health systems that are designed to redirect justice-involved adults with mental illnesses into treatment during a crisis and avoid arrests. Thirty-seven states have crisis response services such as crisis intervention teams and embedded co-responders within local law enforcement agencies.



This new NRI state Profiles “Criminal Justice Diversion Program for Justice-Involved Adults with Mental Illnesses” report is available at www.nri-inc.org/profiles. This report is one of 15 new Profiles reports available to the public. SMHA staff have exclusive access to additional state-by-state information that are summarized in the public report. For more information about the State Profiles System, please e-mail profiles@nri-inc.org


Save the Dates: NRI Webinars Planned

On Thursday, May 12 from 3:00 to 4:00 OM Eastern SMI Adviser and NRI will present a webinar on Recognizing and Supporting the Value and Careers of Peer Support Specialists. 

Also in May, NRI, in partnership with NASMHPD, will facilitate a two-part webinar series,Telling the Story: Data, Dashboards, and the Mental Health Crisis ContinuumDetails are being finalized for this two-part webinar series.

If you are interested in learning more about these webinars, please contact Kristin Neylon at kneylon@nri-inc.org

     

STATE AND FEDERAL

New York’s 911 Diversion Program

Now when you call 9-1-1 in Westchester there is a fourth option of mental health crisis to go along with police, fire and EMS. The 911-caller diversion system, through which 911 dispatchers identify and refer individuals to the Crisis Network Team, staffed by St. Vincent’s Hospital crisis personnel, has gone live bringing to life a core element of Westchester County Executive George Latimer’s “Reimagining Policing - Project Alliance” initiative for individuals in behavioral health crisis. Read more.  

New 988 FAQs Resource to Address Some of the Telecom Industry’s Concerns about a 988 Fee

NASMHPD and Vibrant Emotional Health, the administrator of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL) have released a document, FAQs about 988: a Small Price for Strengthening Suicide Prevention, Crisis Response, and Care. Learn more.

CMS Proposes Updates for Psychiatric Facilities

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed update to the prospective payment rates, the outlier threshold, and the wage index for Medicare hospital services provided by Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPF), which include psychiatric hospitals and certain psychiatric units at acute care hospitals and critical access hospitals. Learn more.  

CMS Proposes Updates for Rehabilitation Facilities

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule that would update Medicare payment policies and rates under the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System and the IRF Quality Reporting Program for fiscal year (FY) 2023. Learn more.  

FOCUS: PHI releases new resources on Telehealth and Privacy Resources

The Center of Excellence for Protected Health Information (CoE-PHI) recently released new resources that contain steps for patients and providers to protect privacy while providing or receiving remote substance use disorder and mental health treatment. Learn more.

Best Psychiatry Programs 

These are the top medical schools for psychiatry as ranked by U.S. News and World Report. Learn more.  

Which Healthcare Workers are Most Likely to Quit Their Jobs?

Out of all healthcare occupations, health aides and assistants had the highest turnover rates that continued increasing throughout the pandemic, followed by licensed practical and vocational nurses, according to research published in Health Affairs. Read more.

RESEARCH

Digital Tool May Improve Cognitive Functioning Among Adults With MDD

Adults who continue to experience symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD) while taking antidepressants may benefit from playing a video game-based intervention called AKL-T03, according to a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. Read more.  

Children at Risk for Schizophrenia Show Early Neurocognitive Deficits

Children with at least one biological parent with schizophrenia show deficits in intelligence, attention, verbal fluency, and other neurocognitive measures from age 7 to 11 years compared with children who do not have a parent with schizophrenia, according to a report in JAMA Psychiatry. Read more.  

Mental Health of Rural Veterans May Benefit From Use of Video-Enabled Tablets

Video-enabled tablets may help veterans with mental health conditions who live in rural areas access mental health care, a study in JAMA Network Open suggests. Read more.  

Association Between Physical Activity and Risk of Depression

This systematic review and meta-analysis of associations between physical activity and depression suggests significant mental health benefits from being physically active, even at levels below the public health recommendations. Read more.  

Screening Cancer Patients for Distress May Identify Patients at Higher Risk of Self-Injury

Screening cancer patients for anxiety, depression, and other symptoms of distress may help identify those at heightened risk of nonfatal self-injury, suggests a report in JAMA Oncology. Read more.

     

MEMBER HIGHLIGHT




Dr. Joe Parks is a member at large on the NRI Board of Directors. He serves as the Senior Medical Director for the National Council for Behavioral Health.

UPCOMING
WEBINARS


Apr 22: Suicide Prevention in Indigenous Communities: A Virtual Workshop-Webinar 1

Apr 28: Innovative Data Science to Identify High-Risk Suicide Populations Webinar 1

Apr 29: Optimizing Treatment for your Community: Utilizing Culturally Adapted Evidence-based Treatments and Practices

May 4: Mental Health Solutions: Improving Care

May 4: How to Make Justice Count: Introducing Consensus-Driven Metrics for Criminal Justice Data

May 10 -11: National Training and Technical Assistance Center System of Care Strategy Summit

May 16: 5th Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day

June 15-17: Older Adult Mental Health 3-Day Intensive Certificate Program  

FUNDING

Apr 25: Minority AIDS Initiative – Service Integration

Apr 29: Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant Program

May 2: Statewide Consumer Network Grant Program

May 2: Project Aware (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education)

May 3: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Funding: Broad Pragmatic Studies

May 17: Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Program

May 27: Providers Clinical Support System – Universities

May 31: Demonstrating Policy Effectiveness to Promote Black Youth Mental Health

Jun 2: Building Communities of Recovery

Jun 21:
Pilot Practice-based Research for Primary Care Suicide Prevention (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)

HELPFUL RESOURCES


NRI’s Tobacco Cessation Resources

NRI State Profiling Systems - Public Reports
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