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2012, Issue 1
The Future of Behavioral Healthcare
Table of Contents
Editors’ Picks: Top 7 Trends of the Future
The Real Revolution
Linda Rosenberg
Science and Service
70 Yards to the Health Reform Touchdown
Tom Daschle interview
The Brain: The Last Frontier
Thomas Insel interview
Community Psychiatry, Setting the Agenda
Kenneth Thompson
Lessons in Early Intervention from Down Under
Patrick McGorry
BH 3.0: Kodak Moment or Fuji Forever?
David Covington
I Believe the Peers Are Our Future
Larry Fricks
Informed Minds, Healthy Lives
Carl Clark interview
Mind the Gap: Engaging Children and Families
in Mental Health
Mary McKay interview
Review of Psychotropic Medications for
Children in Foster Care
Advertorial, Cenpatico
Hope for People with Schizophrenia
National Council Program Report
Trauma-informed Care: New Norms
Lead the Way at the VA
Melanie Perez et al
Leadership
The Corner Office, Up Close and Personal
Adam Bryant interview
Drive: For Humans Not Horses
Daniel Pink interview
Girls WILL Rule! A Woman’s Guide to the Top
Pam Bilbrey interview
How to Be: Leadership Insights from a Survivor
Jeff Brown
Integration
Will We Need a Separate Mental Health System in the Future?
Michael Hogan
Who Will Take Ownership?
David Cutler interview
Integration Will Succeed When Integration Is Obsolete
Kathleen Reynolds
Tracking the Future — How Health Homes
Are Coordinating Care and Saving Lives
Joseph Parks
Don't Do What I Did: Failure, Email,
and the Future of Integration
John Kern
Olmstead: Upholding the Community Integration Mandate
Alison Barkoff
The Next Generation of Behavioral Health
and Criminal Justice Interventions
Steven Leifman, Tim Coffey
Come Together: The Theme Song for Behavioral Health
William Moyers interview
Connecting Mind and Body, Building Consensus for Change
Betsy Schwartz interview
Policy, Payment, and the Environment
May We Have the Definition Please? FQBHCs
Rebecca Farley, Charles Ingoglia
Nonprofits Provide Significant Economic Stability
Advertorial, 501c Agencies Trust
Show Me the Data! The Secret to Change Management
Scott Lloyd
The Future Is Now: The Sick Care to Health Care Revolution
Dale Jarvis
ACOs and Health Homes: Get Ready for Healthcare’s Future
Laurie Alexander
Will One Size Managed Care Fit All?
Charles Curie
Innovative Performance-Based Contracting
Advertorial, OptumHealth
Are We Ready for the Real World? Six Indicators
of Healthcare Reform Readiness
David Lloyd
Education, Technology, and Social Media
That’s the Power of Mental Health First Aid
Linda Rosenberg interview
Blended Learning and Web 2.0
Advertorial, Essential Learning
A Public Voice for Docs: Social Media Sets the Stage
Kevin Pho interview
HIT or Miss: The Future of Behavioral Health
Is In Technology
Michael Lardiere
Virtual Learning for MSW Allows
Network of Field Placements
Advertorial, USC School of Social Work
Experience the Future of Education
Paul Maiden & Stephen Green interview
Behavioral Health Anywhere: The Promise of Telehealth
Don Miskowiec
There’s An App for That! So What’s the Caveat?
David Gustafson
A New Dance: Letting Patients Lead
ePatient Dave interview
2011, Issue 2
Trauma-Informed Behavioral Healthcare
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
We Must Do More
Linda Rosenberg
EDITORIAL
Breaking the Silence
Kathryn Power
ACEing Trauma-informed Care
Jeannie Campbell
Is Anyone Really Listening?
Beth Filson
Shining the Light on Trauma-informed Care
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
Sine Qua Non for Public Health
Susan Salasin
Virtual Veteran to Help Grad Students Learn
Advertorial, University of Southern California School of Social Work
The Invisible Suffering of War
Jason Schiffman
Art Expressions
Gayle Bluebird, Sharon Wise, Beth Filson
When Disaster Disrupts
Linda Ligenza
Helping Children Cast Off the Shackles of Trauma
Kelly Decker, Susan Ko
Culture Shock
Roger Fallot, Maxine Harris
The Rest of the Story
Anthony Salerno
Promises to Keep
Interview with Ann Jennings
A Community Safety Net to Prevent Youth Suicide
Advertorial, Hazelden Publishing
It’s All About Relationships
Cheryl Sharp
Are You One of Us?
Benedict Carey in the New York Times
Mobile Integrated Health Clinic Drives Recovery
Advertorial, OptumHealth
Trauma-informed Care From the Field: Stories of Change
Anchorage Community Mental Health, AK
A New Leaf, AZ
Beech Brook, OH
Bridges to Recovery, CA
Central Washington Comprehensive Mental Health, WA
Community Care Behavioral Health Organization, PA
Congreso de Latinos Unidos, PA
Grafton Integrated Health Network, VA
The Guidance Center, MI
Institute for Health and Recovery, MA
Kentucky River Community Care, KY
King County Mental Health, Chemical Dependency Services Division, WA
Livingston County Human Services Collaborative Body, MI
Mental Health Center of Denver, CO
Mental Health Connection, TX
Peace4Tarpon, FL
Seminole Behavioral Healthcare, FL
Spectrum Health Systems, MA
Star View Adolescent Center, CA
Tri-County Mental Health Services, ME
Truman Medical Center Behavioral Health, MO
Interviews
Almazar Consulting, IL
The Kent Center, RI
Massachusetts Correctional Institution, MA
Naval Consolidated Brig Miramar, CA
Redwood House at Caminar, CA
Women’s Community Correctional Center, HI
Intentional and Informed Connections
Beth Filson, Shery Mead
Peer Support Guides the Way
Darby Penney
And That’s How They Do It In Brooklyn
Jo Ann Ferdinand
The Healing WRAP
Matthew Federici, Cheryl Sharp
Interview with Walter Hudson
Seeking Safety: Coping Skills
Lisa Najavits
A Matter of Faith
Andrea Blanch
A Sanctuary for Change
Sandra Bloom
Trauma-informed Care Training Resources
Cheryl Sharp
2011, Issue 1
Workforce Excellence
Errata: We regret the error in page 70 of the print version of this issue (Joan Gillece's title was incorrect).The error has been corrected in the PDF version.Joan Gillece, from the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, directs two SAMHSA initiatives — the National Center for Trauma-Informed Care and the National Technical Assistance Center to Promote Alternatives to Seclusion and Restraint through Trauma-Informed Practices.
Table of Contents
Doing What I Love to Do
National Council Staff
EDITORIAL: Be the Change
Linda Rosenberg
National Council Practice Improvement Initiatives
The Hill Agenda: Workforce Advocacy Update
Chuck Ingoglia
Practice Change: Are We Underestimating the Complexity?
Linda Rosenberg
Tuning Up While Driving: The Evidence-based Practitioner
Anthony Salerno, Mary McKay, Kimberly Hoagwood
Can Community Behavioral Healthcare Providers Become Learning Healthcare Systems?
Advertorial, ORTHO-McNeil Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
Interviews
Carl Clark, Leadership on the Couch
Susan Blue, Professional Development Through the Ranks
Larry Johnson, Creating A Culture of Excellence
Dave Pilon and Paul Barry, Meaningful Work for a Meaningful Life
Sherry Jenkins Tucker, Suit Up and Show Up
Bill Kyles, Diversity from the Top Down
Henry Acosta, The Latino-friendly Workforce
Alexander Blount, A Case Manager By Any Other Name
Mady Chalk and Joan DiLonardo, The Addictions Workforce: An Integrated Life
Interview with Joan Gillece
Advertorial, USC School of Social Work
Psych-ed Up to Lead
Mohini Venkatesh
Eliminating Disparities: Health Equity For All
Larke Huang, Rachele Espiritu, Trina Dutta
Building a Bilingual Behavioral Health Workforce
Pierluigi Mancini, Fred Sandoval
Preventing Sexual Misconduct
Ronald Zimmet
Board Primer: Top Ten Tips for Engagement
Elizabeth Funk, Kara Sweeney
2010, Issue 3
Whole Health
Table of Contents
BREAKING NEWS
SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions
EDITORIAL
Mental Health First Aid: A ‘Radical Efficiency’ in Health Promotion
Linda Rosenberg, Meena Dayak
ABCs of Wellness special 
tearout section
ENVIRONMENT AND POLICY
Consider the Environment: A Public Health Perspective on Integration
Benjamin Druss
Policy Update: The Victory Is Won, the Crusade Continues
Charles Ingoglia
National Council Leads the Way: A Journey in Bidirectional Care
Barbara Mauer
Survival In the New Health Ecosystem
Dale Jarvis
Substance Use Treatment: New Links in the Chain
Rick Harwood
IMPLEMENTING INTEGRATION
Reform Means Planning for Healthcare System Wellness
Laura Galbreath, Jeff Capobianco
Who Pays for Integrated Care?
Kathleen Reynolds
Pledge for Wellness
SAMHSA 10 X 10 Campaign
If You Don’t Measure It, You Won’t Manage It
Jeff Capobianco
Learn Together: The Power of Collaboration
Kathleen Reynolds
INTEGRATION STATE SNAPSHOTS
Champions in More Than Football
Molly Brooms
Whole Health Plans Embark in the Sailing Capital
Herbert Cromwell
Great Examples from the Great Lakes State
Mike Vizena
“Show Me” the Integration
William Kyles, Kimberly Connor
In the Comfort of Their Own [Healthcare] Homes
Aileen Wehren, Beth Wrobel
LIFE AS AN FQHC
Where Patient Outcomes Drive Payer Outcomes
Dennis Freeman, Bob Franko
Where One Plus One Equals Three
John Van Camp
Where Interaction Shapes Integration
Inman White, Rick Roberts
Ending Separate Histories: Innovation in Integration
Benjamin Miller, Larry Green
Progress Notes from SAMHSA Integration Grantees
Care Plus NJ, Center for Children and Families, CODAC Behavioral
Health Services, Shawnee Mental Health Center, Southeast, Inc.
From Case Managers to Health Navigators
Kathleen Reynolds
Staff Training Persists Despite Cuts: Many Agencies Turn to
Online Formats
Essential Learning Advertorial
WELLNESS INFORMED CARE
Wellness: It’s More Than Being Well
Peggy Swarbick, Lauren Spiro
Peers Lead by Example
Meghan Caughey
Personal Trainers Keep “Recoverers” In-SHAPE
Kenneth Jue
Building a Stronger Foundation for Recovery
Vinland Center Advertorial
When Psychiatry Saved a Foot
Meena Dayak Interviews Jeanie Tse
Wellness Self-Management for Chronic Illnesses
Anthony Salerno, Paul Margoiles
FROM THE FIELD
Wellness and Health Promotion Spotlight
AspenPointe, Cherokee, Chrysalis, Cobb Community Services
Board, Community Support Services, Genesee County, Hartford
Dispensary, Lexington Clubhouse, Jefferson Center for Mental
Health, Mental Health Resources, Providence Center, Skyland
Trail, Stepping Stones Clubhouse, Truman Medical Center-
Behavioral Health, University Behavioral HealthCare, Western
Montana Mental Health
HEALTH PROMOTION
Bringing Mental Health Into the Mainstream, Worldwide
Vijay Ganju
Making the Workplace Mentally Healthy
Clare Miller
Stress Busters: Promoting Mental Wellness
David Shern
Addressing Depression In the Workplace
Julie Totten
New Research in Employee Health and Wellness
UNICARE Advertorial
Innovations Beyond Our Borders
Francis Silvestri
Smartphoning Your Health: A Sampling of Wellness and
Medical Apps
Harvard Health Letter
Errata
On the article on page 58, the title should have referenced that it was a reprint from another publication.
Peggy Swarbrick, PhD, OTR, CPRP
Reprinted from Swarbrick, P. (2010). Defining Wellness. Words of Wellness Newsletter.
2010, Issue 2
Healthcare Reform-Mental Health and Addiction Services
Table of Contents
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
In the print version, article on page 78 contained extraneous matter in the opening paragraph, which have been deleted in the PDF. The National Council regrets this error.
2010, Issue 1
Beyond Bars: Mental Health-Addictions and Criminal Justice Collaborations
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
