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Current Labor Force Trends are Favorable to the Practice of Supported Employment: New Opportunities for Policymakers
Knowledge of current labor force trends can be used to align public policies concerning workforce development and disability employment, accelerating economic growth and increasing workforce diversity. Learn about one way to do this through supported employment services that address the needs of workers and employers in the new economy.
Health Policy Podcasts
An overview of the CCBHCsLearn about the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) initiative that establishes a federal definition and criteria to improve public behavioral health services. (10 minutes) Download the transcript |
An overview of care coordination in CCBHCsLearn how care coordination provides clients with access to a wide variety of services, as mandated by the CCBHC legislation. (10 minutes) Download the transcript |
An overview of supported employment in CCBHCsHear about how supported employment fits within a CCBHC that offers a comprehensive array of services. (9 minutes) Download the transcript Health disparities affect access to care and health outcomesHealth disparities are differences in rates of disease and health care access that are unfair and avoidable. Learn about disparities faced by people with serious mental illnesses and steps for early detection and prevention. (6 minutes) View the transcript |
A summary of the 21st Century Cures ActLearn about the main behavioral health provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act. (10 minutes) Download the transcript A former CMS Administrator reflects on changes in the Medicaid programInterview with Cindy Mann, former CMS Deputy Administrator, about the dramatic changes in the Medicaid program in recent years. (40 minutes) |
Why more practices are merging behavioral health and primary careThis episode reflects on the challenges and benefits of coordinating physical and mental health care. (8 minutes) Diabetes registries can improve clinic- and patient-level outcomesLearn how diabetes registries improve clinic- and patient-level outcomes, while improving efficiency of care. (7 minutes) View the transcript |
Health Policy Webinars
Expanding disease self-management via cross-system partnerships
Learn how the Administration for Community Living, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Department of Transportation worked together to create livable communities for underserved populations. |
Fostering sustainable integrated services in medical and behavioral health settings
Reviews integrated medical practices and the next steps for the field to foster truly integrated medical and behavioral health care. (60 minutes) |
Alternative payment models for sustaining integration
This webinar considers alternative payment models being implemented to sustain value-added care for medical patients with behavioral health (BH) comorbidity and BH patients with medical comorbidity. Also discussed is the model most likely to succeed. (67 minutes) |
Integrated health care for racial and ethnic minorities: An opportunity to improve access and reduce disparitiesHighlights the delivery of integrated health care to multicultural populations. Features a collaborative project led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health and the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. (60 minutes) |
Integrating peer support in primary careFeatures how peer support can enhance primary care, chronic disease management, and behavioral health. Highlights the role of peer support in patient engagement, its positive impact on health outcomes, and the benefits and challenges of integrating peer support in primary care settings. (60 minutes) |
Medicaid redesign and expansion
Presents various states' experiences with Medicaid expansion and/or redesign. It also explores different options that states have employed to best serve their Medicaid recipients. (60 minutes) |
State strategies for building integrated care infrastructure
Through the State Innovation Model initiative, health home state plan option, and other payment and delivery system reforms, states have made significant investments to better integrate physical and behavioral health care. This webinar explores five key components of this infrastructure and the leading state approaches to building it. (90 minutes) |
Using evidence to achieve effective state health policy
This webinar provides examples of how policy makers are using evidence to inform effective decision-making. Also highlighted is the important role consumers play in the evidence-based policy making process.
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(60 minutes)
Self-Determination Policy Podcasts & Webinars
Jail Diversion Policy and Planning: Using the Sequential Intercept Model to Support Recovery for People Involved in the Criminal Justice SystemLearn how the Sequential Intercept Model can help prevent the unnecessary involvement of people with mental illnesses in the criminal justice system when treatment is the better option. |
Mental health self-directed care participant videosConsumer voices are crucial in effective policy making. Hear from 6 people whose lives changed as a result of receiving mental health self-directed care. Embracing person-centered planning as a system
A series of sessions from ACL about how a long-term services and supports system successfully embraced person-centered planning and practices. |
Peer Support Training and Certification Programs: Policy and Practice Recommendations
Hear about national peer support training and certification programs, and how states can enhance them. |
Workplaces create inclusive policies and cultureDiscussion of why employment is one of the most significant factors in a good quality life for working-aged Americans with disabilities, and how workplaces can create inclusion through their policies and culture. (37 minutes) Effective advocacy strategies for protecting civil and human rightsFeatures how to use communication strategies effectively when advocating for the rights of people with disabilities in America's criminal justice system. (Note, this session uses Adobe Connect and may take a few minutes to load on your computer.) (90 minutes) |
HCBS for individuals with mental health needs & impact of the latest HCBS Rule
Reviews how individuals with a diagnosis of mental illness access HCBS, the basics of the latest HCBS rule, and how the rule may affect individuals with mental health needs. (Note, this session uses Adobe Connect and may take a few minutes to load on your computer.)
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(9 minutes)
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