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The Recovery Institute: An Overview of Systems-Focused Programs
This webinar features staff and collaborators of The Recovery Institute at Via Hope in Texas. Listen as they reflect on factors that promote mental health recovery at both the individual and organizational levels. The presenters share their personal journeys, along with their initiatives that help organizations to hire and supervise peer support staff as part of an institutional paradigm shift to person-centered, recovery-oriented care. (Note, this webinar includes non-graphic content regarding trauma and mechanical restraint.)
Health Policy Webinars
Innovative Solutions to Address Social Isolation in Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This webinar was sponsored by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) and the Administration for Community Living (ACL) Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs (ONHPP). Highlighted were innovative solutions to address social isolation among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our Center Director, Dr. Judith Cook, discussed how Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) helped older adults in Illinois overcome isolation and improve wellness.
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The Role of Medicaid in COVID-19 Response
Learn about the role of Medicaid in the COVID-19 pandemic and the financing challenges presented as enrollment increases due to its impact. (60 minutes) Access the transcript |
COVID-19 Legal & Policy Strategies to Promote Mental Health
Hear about the role of laws and policies in responding to the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. (60 minutes) Access the transcript |
Improving Mental Health During & After the Pandemic
Learn about how COVID-19 is affecting mental health, along with evidence-based and sustainable solutions. (60 minutes)
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The Role of Law & Policy in a Comprehensive Suicide Prevention ApproachHear how experts are addressing the social determinants of health to prevent suicide. (60 minutes) Access the slides |
Advocacy Series: Updates on Federal SUD FundingHear about initiatives moving forward at the Department of Health and Human Services to address substance use disorder treatment, prevention, and recovery. (90 minutes) Access the slides |
Increasing Access to Quality Care through Supportive HousingHear about successes and best practices among supported housing staff to increase access to quality care. |
Engagement in Mental Health Treatment Among Young AdultsLearn about a young adult engagement program and findings from a randomized clinical trial. |
Health Policy Podcasts
Overview of patient-centered behavioral health models in Medicaid managed care
Sam Says Podcast on patient-centered behavioral health models in Medicaid managed care with Dr. Judith Cook & Samantha Olds Frey
hosted by the IL Association of Medicaid Health Plans
hosted by the IL Association of Medicaid Health Plans
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 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 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 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 |
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 |
Self-Determination Policy Podcasts & Webinars
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. (7 minutes)
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. (9 minutes) Download the transcript View an interactive map of the national peer workforce. |
Developing and Implementing State Olmstead Plans to Increase Access to Community-based services for Adults with Serious Mental Illnesses or Children with Serious Emotional DisturbancesHear strategies for creating effective Olmstead Plans, examples of how states have approached Olmstead planning, and examples of activities in Olmstead plans. Access the slides 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 SystemA series of sessions from ACL about how a long-term services and supports system successfully embraced person-centered planning and practices. |
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. (25 minutes) Download the transcript |
Housing as a Critical Component of Re-EntryLearn about the importance of housing for people as they transition to the community after incarceration. (90 minutes) |
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