National Council Calendar of Events

Optimizing CCBHC Efficiency: Practical Solutions With Relias

Join the National Council for Mental Wellbeing’s CCBHC Success Center and Relias for a CCBHC training and technical assistance webinar, Optimizing CCBHC Efficiency: Practical Solutions With Relias. This webinar explores how CCBHCs can enhance workforce efficiency, reduce compliance burdens and support staff development and retention through automated training, competency tracking…

Workforce Solutions Jam: Skilling Up the Behavioral Health Workforce

Practical Solutions From Higher EducationThere’s never been a more urgent need to prepare current professionals to meet growing mental health and substance use treatment needs. Substantial shortages are projected across key roles by 2037, including mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, addiction counselors and social workers. These shortages are…

CCBHC Demonstration Sites: June Office Hours

Coming up: Creating a Measurement Informed CCBHC Office Hours on June 13, 1-2 p.m. The Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Success Center invites CCBHC Demonstration sites to join monthly Office Hours for a welcoming, open forum where you can get answers about the month’s topic, upcoming focus areas or…

Low-threshold Access to Care: Initiating MOUD in the Emergency Department and Encouraging Treatment Retention

Join the Providers Clinical Support System – Medications for Opioid Use Disorders (PCSS-MOUD) and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing on June 12, 12-1 p.m. ET, as we learn from a leading emergency department (ED) and addiction medicine expert about the benefits of initiating MOUD in…

Creating a Measurement-informed CCBHC

Measurement is essential to understanding the efficiency and effectiveness of health care services, but it can be challenging to develop an organizational culture that embraces measurement in its long-term strategy and day-to-day operations.  We will investigate how to develop a plan to be measurement-informed in the context of continuous quality improvement…

Act With Hope: Clinical Care 

Peer recovery support services are evidence informed and complementary to treatment for substance use challenges. When integrated effectively, peer recovery support specialists (PRSSs) contribute to improved clinical outcomes and greater client engagement. This webinar will explore best practices for creating collaborative, validating partnerships between PRSSs and clinical teams. Learning Objectives: Identify best…

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Learning and Action Series – Session 1

This three-part training series will serve as an in-depth introduction to psychiatric rehabilitation. The 90-minute webinars will enhance your understanding of each phase of psychiatric rehabilitation using lectures, case studies and group exercises. In the weeks after each webinar, there will be an office hour session for any follow-up questions.Join…

Integrating Minds and Models: Exploring the Comprehensive Health Integration Framework in School-based Health Centers

Integrated mental health care presents a powerful opportunity to address the multifaceted needs of young people. But what might this look like in a school-based setting? Join us on Tuesday, June 3, 3-4 p.m. ET, for Integrating Minds and Models: Exploring the Comprehensive Health Integration Framework…

Strengthening Integrated Care Systems and Cross-agency Collaboration

As health care systems work to address the increasingly complex needs of individuals with cooccurring physical and behavioral health conditions, integrated care models have become essential to improving service access, coordination and health outcomes. Join us on Wednesday, May 28, 3-4 p.m. ET, for a discussion about the role of…

Crisis Response: A Strategy for Supporting Youth With Complex Needs and Their Families

Join the National Council for Mental Wellbeing in partnership with University of Connecticut’s Innovations Institute for A Strategy for Supporting Youth With Complex Needs and Their Families. This webinar is for Wednesday, May 28, 1:30-3 p.m. ET, and is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental…

Integrated Care Services Session 3: Data Points and Metrics

This short webinar series will provide content focused on the elements of primary care screening and monitoring with an emphasis on the implementation of the Comprehensive Health. This Learning and Action Session focuses on continuous quality improvement (CQI) in primary care screening and monitoring.  

Financial Reporting and Management in a PPS Environment

Effectively managing financial reporting and performance is essential for Certified Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) operating under a prospective payment system (PPS). Financial Reporting and Management in a PPS Environment will provide hands-on training on the new financial reporting processes required to successfully navigate a CCBHC PPS rate, highlighting key differences…