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2010, Issue 2
Healthcare Reform-Mental Health and Addiction Services
LEADERS SPEAK
Editorial
Healthcare Reform — Let’s Get Down to Business!
Linda Rosenberg
This is Not Healthcare Reform!
Meena Dayak Interviews Howard Dean
Will We Need a Separate Mental Health System?
Michael Hogan
Capital Perspectives
Robert Bernstein, Mark Covall, John Draper, Daniel Fisher, Michael Fitzpatrick, Robert Glover, Carol Goodheart, Pamela Hyde, Ron Manderscheid, Clarke Ross, Becky Vaughn, Paul Samuels WITH Harold Graham, William Bierie, Klaas Schilder
State Views
Rusty Selix, Andrea Smyth, Debra Wentz
Finishing the Unfinished Business of Healthcare Reform
Charles Ingoglia
Substance Abuse Treatment — Can Reform Close the Gap?
Rob Morrison, Kara Mandell, Rick Harwood
Advocacy Works! Parity Tills the Soil for Health Reform Harvest
Carol McDaid
The Parity In Healthcare Reform
Pamela Greenberg
INFRASTRUCTURE AND PAYMENT REFORM
Guess Who’s at the Core of Your Workforce
John Morris, Michael Flaherty
Reform a Game Changer Only if You Create a New Game
Brad Zimmerman
Rush Hour on the Reform Timeline — Management Matters
Patrick Gauthier, Kathryn Alexandrei
No Health Without Health IT
Dennis Morrison
What Is Meaningful About “Meaningful Use” for Behavioral HIT?
Michael Lardiere
Comprehensive Coverage: The Minnesota Mix
Ron Brand, Mohini Venkatesh
No Reform Without Payment Reform: The Massachusetts Experience
VicDiGravio, Stephanie Hirst
Transitioning Patients from Safety Net to Insurance Coverage
Norah Mulvaney-Day
Health Integration — Are You Covered?
Nicholas Bozzo
Contracting With Managed Care Organizations
Julianna Gonen
Healthcare Reform Toughens Up On Compliance
Mary Thornton
SYSTEM REDESIGN
Be Prepared or Be Trampled: The Next 36 Months
Monica Oss
Payment Reform, Pilot Programs, and the New Alphabet Soup
Dale Jarvis
Fostering System Reform for Adults With Serious Mental Illness
Joseph Parks, Arthur Evans
Patient-Centered Medical Homes: Caring for the Whole Person
Barbara Mauer
SERVICE DELIVERY
Are Your Full Caseloads Really Full?
David Lloyd
No More No Shows
Noel Clark
Stop Waste, Eliminate Wait… Save $200,000
Scott Lloyd
Prevention Is Better than Cure
David Shern, Kirsten Beronio
Workplace Wellness — On a Budget
Anna Konger
Weaving Mental Health First Aid into Workplace Wellness
Meena Dayak
Comparative Effectiveness — Cost Control or Quality Improvement?
Linda Rosenberg, Charles Ingoglia
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
2010 National Council Awards of Excellence Honorees
Errata
Page 78, Article contained incorrect information, which was accidently inserted during the publishing process. These sentences, “With several healthcare reform proposals on the table from Congress and the incoming Secretary of Health and Human Services, former Senator Tom Daschle, we will be working on a number of fronts to advance children’s behavioral healthcare in the new Administration. Certainly at the top of our policy goals for 2009 will be additional Medicaid support through increased SCHIP funding and Federal Medical Assistance Percentages. In addition, we will work closely with our federal partners to include behavioral health issues for children and youth in federal initiatives. We recently cosigned a letter from the Alliance for Children and Families to the Senate Finance committee to ensure ‘that the unique healthcare needs of children are a priority in any health reform proposal.’ ” have been deleted. The National Council regrets this error.
2010, Issue 1
Beyond Bars: Mental Health-Addictions and Criminal Justice Collaborations
Magazine Table of Contents
What Happened to Me, Not What Was Wrong With Me
Tonier Cain
Editorial: Improving Public Safety and Maximizing Taxpayer Dollars
Neal Cash
Human Rights at Home: Mental Illness in U.S. Prisons and Jails
David Fuller
Ending an American Tragedy: Addressing the Needs of Justice-Involved People with Mental Illnesses and Co-Occurring Disorders
National Leadership Forum for Behavioral Health/Criminal Justice Services
Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Collaboration: Where Does the Buck Stop?
Interview with Linda Rosenberg
Decriminalizing Mental Illness: Miami Dade County Tackles a Crisis at the Roots
Steven Leifman, Tim Coffey
Jails and Prisons, Our New Mental Asylums
Interview with Pete Earley
Reducing Justice Involvement for People with Mental Illness: Strategies that Work
Interview with Fred Osher
Funding for Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Programs
Henry J. Steadman, Samantha Califano
Back to Basics: Evaluating Opportunities to Serve the Justice-Involved Population in Community Behavioral Health
John Petrila
Advocate to Give Youth a Second Chance: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act
Mohini Venkatesh
FROM THE FIELD
Center for Health Care Services, Centerstone, Citrus Health Network, Community Partnership of Southern Arizona, Community Psychiatric Clinic, Chrysalis, Hands Across Long Island, John Eachon Re-entry Program, The Kent Center, Mental Health Center of Denver, MHMR Tarrant County, River Edge Behavioral Health Center, River Oak Center for Children, Seacoast Mental Health Center, Spanish Peaks Mental Health Center, Wayne State University Project CARE
Double Tragedies: Speaking Out Against the Death Penalty for People with Mental Illness
Ron Honberg
Reinstating Medicaid Benefits: Life in the Community after Incarceration
Alex Blandford
Incarceration and Homelessness: Breaking the Tragic and Costly Cycle
Andy McMahon
Mental Health First Aid Equips Police Officers to De-escalate Crises
Richard Leclerc
E-learning in Corrections: Viable Training Option in a Tough Economy
Diane Geiman
2009, Issue 3
Housing for Mental and Addiction Disorders
Housing is a basic right for all people, including those with mental illnesses and substance use disorders. Today there is growing recognition of the fact that persons with psychiatric disabilities need stable housing to support their recovery and integration into the community. Supported housing — which allows persons with psychiatric disabilities and substance use disorders to live independently and privately in subsidized apartments and link to support services such as home visits by case managers and supports for community integration — is becoming increasingly popular and has a growing evidence base of effectiveness.
National Council members across the nation who provide critical housing services discuss their accomplishment and barriers in this issue. Housing experts share best practices and provide policy perspectives. And most importantly, persons with mental illnesses and addictions that have received housing and support services share their stories of recovery through exclusive interviews for National Council Magazine (their stories are featured throughout this issue). We are grateful to all our contributors and appreciate your commitment to making a difference.
Beyond the Open Door
Peter Campanelli, founder of Institute for Community Living discusses the role housing plays in the recovery process for those with mental illness and addiction disorders.
Why Housing First Works
Interview with Sam Tsemberis on the importance of housing first and lessons he has learned in overseeing the housing first program at Pathways to Housing.
A Chance to Live with Dignity
Linda Rosenberg, President and CEO of the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare discusses implications of recent court ruling in New York that seeks to expand the rights of those with mental illness.
From the Field
National Council members share their experiences in creating and implementing supportive housing programs for the communities they serve.
Housing Changes Lives
Consumers talk about how they benefited from supportive housing programs in their battle against mental illness and addictions.
Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental & Addiction Disorders
If we truly value an improved quality of life for all Americans, we can no longer afford to overlook prevention and early intervention in behavioral health. National Council Magazine profiles member programs in prevention–early intervention for mental and substance use disorders, examining a broad range of initiatives — public education, screening in primary care, school-based initiatives, suicide prevention, employee assistance programs, and more. The magazine also features the views of policy and clinical experts on why prevention-early intervention is critical as we attempt to piece the healthcare puzzle together.
Successful prevention-early intervention programs featured include:
- Mental Health First Aid USA, the groundbreaking public education program that is improving the mental health literacy of communities across the country.
- Harlem Children’s Zone, described by the New York Times as “one of the most ambitious social service experiments of our time” and chosen by President Obama to be replicated nationwide — featuring an exclusive interview with founder Geoffrey Canada.
- Nurse Family Partnership, the highly successful, evidence based home visitation program that targets first-time parents living in poverty and offers health, social, and economic supports.
- The Early Detection and Intervention for the Prevention of Psychosis Program, led by Dr. William McFarlane, recently highlighted in a Time magazine article
- College Dreams, an Oregon program that promotes healthy development in middle school students at risk for school dropout, substance abuse, and delinquency.
Plus, many more success stories “From the Field.”
2009, Issue 1
Behavioral Health and Primary Care Collaboration
The National Council has played a leading role in advocating for policies and practices that break down barriers to integration and collaboration, developing clinical and business models that support seamless and comprehensive healthcare, and fostering collaborative opportunities. Advocating for funds to bring primary care services to behavioral health organizations has been a National Council legislative priority. We've also been active on the practice improvement front and have helped member organizations and their primary care partners overcome clinical, cultural, and communication barriers to collaboratively provide comprehensive healthcare.
This issue of National Council Magazine features the policy and practice landscape in collaborative healthcare and shares examples "From the Field" of how members across the country are collaborating to provide total healthcare for mind and body to those they serve.
2008, Issue 3
Toward a Brighter Future: New Opportunities for Children & Youth
This special edition of National Council Magazine portrays the current landscape in children’s mental health and addictions.
The magazine outlines the challenges in funding, policy, and practice; and highlights innovative and effective community services and supports that are increasingly available to children and youth with behavioral health challenges and to their families. We point to what still needs to be done — with all of us working together — to provide a better future for our young people. The magazine speaks to our progress and also to
the possibilities that lie ahead.
2008, Issue 2
Veterans on the Road Home
As increasing numbers of soldiers return home from Iraq and Afghanistan bearing the scars of battle in the form of mental illnesses and addiction disorders, the need for treatment far exceeds the capacity of the Veterans Administration. Across our nation, more than 2,000 community-based mental health and addictions organizations are ideally equipped to treat our troops for disabling mental and substance use disorders and help them reintegrate into civilian life. With deep roots in their communities, these providers deliver critical mental health and addictions services to nearly six million Americans annually and now they’re opening their doors and extending their services to veterans and veterans’ families.
The veterans issue of National Council Magazine highlights the difficult road home and what treatment organizations around the country can do to make homecoming easier for our wounded heroes.
CORRECTION
We regret the error on pages 4 and 14 of the print issue of the veterans magazine. The correct statistic should read "Nearly 1 in 5 (300,000) soldiers who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan have posttraumatic stress disorder or depression..."
