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New! California Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Forum 

Feburary 14, 2013 

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California Department of Health Care Services Business Plan

 

The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has retained the California Institute for Mental Health (CiMH) and the Alcohol and Drug Policy Institute (ADPI) to develop a stakeholder informed business plan for addressing critical mental health and substance use disorder services. This business plan will inform the actions of DHCS and counties in preparing for and responding to a myriad of changes facing the delivery of mental health and substance use disorder services in California...to read more of the DHCS announcement click here.
 
The number of stakeholders to this project is expected to grow as it moves forward. A detailed and current list of stakeholders can be found here.
 
If you would like to register to participate in the online survey and receive updates, please click here.
 
Current UPDATE (S)
 
DHCS Plan Decission Makers Meeting- Janurary 3rd 
 

 

DHCS Business Plan Stakeholder Comment Period and Meeting- December 18th-21st
 

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DHCS Business Plan Stakeholder Meeting – November 16th.
 
 
 
 
DHCS Business Plan Stakeholder Meeting 
 
On July 1, 2012, the responsibility for community mental health, Medi-Cal specialty mental health services , and the Drug Medi-Cal program became the responsibility of the State Department of Health Care Services.  As a result of these transfers, DHCS initiated planning for development of a business plan to help establish priorities. DHCS contracted with the California Institute for Mental Health (CiMH) and the Alcohol and Drug Policy Institute (ADPI) to assist with this work.CiMH and ADPI have been actively interviewing and conducting focus groups to learn the priority concerns of mental health and substance use disorders stakeholders. In the interest of transparency, DHCS will conduct a first in a series of stakeholder meetings to review the findings thus far regarding priority concerns.  Your participation is appreciated.
 
The meeting was held on October 24, 2012 from 1 pm to 4 pm at CiMH, 2125 19th Street, Second Floor, 
Sacramento, CA 95818.
 
 
Thank you and please let us know if you have questions.
 
Victor Kogler
Executive Director
Alcohol and Drug Policy Institute
(916) 623-5415
 
Sandra Naylor Goodwin, PhD, MSW
President and CEO
California Institute for Mental Health
2125 19th Street, Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 556-3480 Ext. 103

Full Service Partnership (FSP) Toolkits

 

Full Service Partnership (FSP) programs were designed under the leadership of the California Department of Mental Health DMH) in collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders including the California Mental Health Directors Association, the California Mental Health Planning Council, the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, individual mental health clients and their family members, mental health service providers. Since their inception in 2005, FSP programs continue to develop and improve by identifying and implementing key practices that consistently promote good outcomes for mental health clients and their families...Read more and download Tool Kits

Briefing Papers: Health Exchange Benefits – A Series of Five Policy Papers on the California Health Benefit Exchange

 

The impact of health care reform in California on county mental health systems is a dynamic and somewhat complex issue. Understanding the basic "lay of the land", the meaning of essential health benefits, and the implications of expanded legibility and benefits onsystem capacity and workforce developments are all components. In a series of 5 relate briefing papers, Dale Jarvis and John Freeman, along with CiMH, have tried to provide clear and concise analysis of what is known about health care form implementation as of June, 2012, and what the implications are for all stakeholders in California and recommendations for actions steps as appropriate.
 
 
Authors: Dale Jarvis and John Freeman
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Distributed Learning: Toolkit for the California Community Mental Health Workforce

 
Workforce development continues to be a challenge for California's public mental health system. There are issues related to the capacity of the workforce and having enough trained and skilled staff available to provide high quality recovery oriented services. 　This has both shared and distinct implications for the existing workforce as well as the education and 　training "pipeline". Moreover, training and supporting peers and family members as part of the workforce is a special need--especially as the value of this component of the overall workforce is better appreciated and the role of these workers is expanded. Continued advances in telecommunications capacity and the improved distribution of broadband services can provide exciting new solutions by supporting distributed education and distance learning in a range of formats. However, there are gaps in understanding what is available and how best to access and utilize these resources. Donna Jensen MSW and a team of experts from Cal State University, Chico, have prepared a comprehensive resource that is useful for administrators, educators and student alike.
 
 
Authors: Jensen, Hunter, Jones, Schuldberg and Sehrawat