NASMHPD Annual 2017 Meeting

NASMHPD held its Annual 2017 Meeting on July 30-August 1, 2017, in Arlington, Virginia. Presentations from the meeting are available below:

Meeting Materials:

Final Agenda

NASMHPD Strategic Plan

Participant List

Publications of Interest

Policy Statement on Tobacco Cessation in all Behavioral Health Settings

Information on the A Historical Overview of the Origin, Purpose, and Impact of the Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG): A Two-Part Webinar Series

Tennessee's Public-Private Psychiatric Delivery System: A Joint Plan of Action

Presentations:

Sunday, July 30, 2017

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Helping People Move from Inpatient Settings to the Community 

• Paul M. Grant, Ph.D., Aaron T. Beck Center, Perlman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Beyond Beds: The Continuum of Care as a Public Health Approach                                                             

• Doris Fuller, Chief of Research and Public Affairs, Treatment Advocacy Center, Arlington, Virginia (Moderator and Presenter)
• Debra A. Pinals, M.D., Medical Director of Behavioral Health and Forensic Programs, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, State of Michigan
• Edgar Wiggins, Executive Director, Baltimore City Crisis Response, Baltimore, Maryland
• Kevin Martone, L.S.W., Executive Director, Technical Assistance Collaborative, Boston, Massachusetts

NASMHPD Commissioner and Division Breakouts

• Commissioner Agenda
• Children, Youth, and Families Division Agenda
• Financing and Medicaid Division Agenda
• Forensic Division Agenda
• Legal Division Agenda
• Medical Director's Council Agenda
• NAC/SMHA Agenda
• Older Persons Division Agenda

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Strengthening the Public Health Safety Net

• Shari Sinwelski, M.S./Ed.S., L.P.C.C., Associate Project Director, Mental Health Association of New York City 
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Overview
• Disaster Distress Helpline One Pager
• Funding Opportunity – Lifeline Network State Capacity Building Initiative

National Trends and the Role of State Mental Health Commissioners As Seen by Former Commissioners

• Katharine (Kate) Lyon, Ph.D., Former Director of the Department of Mental Health, Department of Children and Families, State of Florida
• Barbara Leadholm, Former Commissioner of Mental Health, State of Massachusetts
• Gina Eckart, Former Director of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Family and Social Services Administration, State of Indiana

International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership (IIMHL)

• Kathy Langlois, Canada and USA Liaison for the IIMHL
• IIMHL Leadership Exchange Flyer
• International City and Urban Regional Collaborative Flyer
• IIMHL Links
• SPARK Report

Timely Competency Services: Washington State's Journey to Meet the Constitutional Mandate of Trueblood v. DSHS

• Carla Reyes, Assistant Secretary, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
• Nick Williamson, JD, Assistant Attorney General, Washington State Office of the Attorney General

Washington Update

• Stuart Yael Gordon, J.D., Director of Policy and Communications, NASMHPD, Alexandria, Virginia
• Al Guida, J.D., President and CEO, Guide Consulting Services, Inc. Washington, D.C.

Primary Prevention of Criminal Justice System Involvement: A Facilitated Discussion 

• Mike Norko, MD, Director of Forensic Services, Connecticut Department of Mental Health
• President's Report: Primary Prevention of Criminal Justice Involvement

Monday, July 31, 2017

Opening Remarks

• Lorrie Rickman Jones, Ph.D., NRI Board President
• Tim Knettler, M.B.A., C.A.E., Executive Director/CEO NRI, Falls Church, VA

National Trends in Inpatient Psychiatric Beds

• Ted Lutterman, Senior Director of Government & Commercial Research, NRI, Falls Church, VA (Moderator)
• Ron Manderscheid, Ph.D., NRI Board member and Executive Director, National Association of County Behavioral Health & Developmental Disability Directors
• Lynda Zeller, NRI Board Member and Deputy Director, Michigan Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Administration

Trends in Forensic Patients in State Psychiatric Facilities: 1996-2016

• Vera Hollen, M.A., Senior Director of Research & Consulting, NRI, Falls Church, VA 

Competency Evaluation and Restoration: Washington State Experience 

• Carla Reyes, Assistant Secretary, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services 
• Nick Williamson, Assistant Attorney General, Washington State 
• W. Lawrence Fitch, J.D., Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland Law School and Medical School

 Lessons Learned from Two States Successfully Exiting Settlements 

• Kristin Neylon, M.A., Research Associate, NRI, Falls Church, VA (Moderator)
• Donna Migliorino, RN, NE-BC, MPH, Deputy Assistant Director, Office of Olmstead, Compliance, Planning and Evaluation, NJ Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services
• Domenica Nicosia, M.S., Research Scientist, Office of Olmstead, Compliance, Planning, and Evaluation, NJ Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services
• Melissa A. Smith, M.A., Planner, Delaware Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities

Rapid Science to Service: First Episode of Psychosis Programs

• Mihran Kazandjian, M.A, Research Associate, NRI, Falls Church, VA (Moderator)
• Robert K. Heinssen, Ph.D., ABPP Director, Division of Services and Intervention Research NIMH 

Challenges and strategies for implementing early intervention for psychosis in rural county systems 

• Adriana Furuzawa, LMFT, CPRP Division Director, PREP - Prevention and Recovery in Early Psychosis, BEAM - Bipolar Early Assessment and Management, Felton Institute 
• Phillip Hershon, Peer Support Specialist, PREP - Prevention and Recovery in Early Psychosis, San Mateo, CA

Effective peer-led crisis alternatives to hospitalization

• Missy Rand, L.P.C., C.S.A.C., Clinical Quality Educator, NRI, Falls Church, VA (Moderator)

Peer Respite Services

• Laysha Ostrow, Ph.D., M.P.P., Founder and Chief Executive Officer Live & Learn, Inc. 

Forensic Peer Bridger Program

• Robert Eilers, M.D., Medical Director, New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services Department of Human Services
• George H. Brice, Jr., MSW, Assistant Professor and Trainer, Supported Employment and Education Specialist, Coordinated Specialty Care at Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care

Leveraging existing data to depict strengths & opportunities to improve the continuum of care

• Lucille Schacht, Ph.D., Senior Director of Performance & Quality Improvement, NRI (Moderator)
• Sheri Dawson, R.N. Director, Division of Behavioral Health Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services 
• Linda Wittmuss, Deputy Director, Systems Integration, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
• Timothy Santoni, M.A., Administrator, Data Management, University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry

Serving Individuals with Complex Care Needs and High Costs in a Changing Healthcare Environment

• Joe Parks, M.D., NRI Board Member and Medical Director, National Council for Behavioral Health (Moderator) 
• Richard G. Frank, Ph.D., Margaret T. Morris Professor of Health Economics in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School 

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Dialogue with SAMHSA

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• Kana Enomoto, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, SAMHSA, Rockville, Maryland
• Paolo Del Vecchio, M.S.W., Director, Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), SAMHSA, Rockville, Maryland
• Fran Harding, Director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), SAMHSA, Rockville, Maryland
• Kimberly A. Johnson, Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
• Marla Hendriksson, M.P.M., Director, Office of Communications, SAMHSA, Rockville, Maryland
• Mirtha Beadle, M.P.H., Acting Director, Office of Policy Planning and Innovations (OPPI); Director, Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy, SAMHSA, Rockville, Maryland
• Dr. Anita Everett, Chief Medical Officer; Director, Office of Policy Planning and Innovations (OPPI), SAMHSA, Rockville, Maryland
• Larke Huang, Ph.D., Director, Office of Behavioral Health Equity, Office of Policy Planning and Innovations (OPPI), SAMHSA, Rockville, Maryland
• Brian Altman, J.D., Division of Policy Innovation (DPI); Acting Director of Legislation, Office of Policy Planning and Innovations (OPPI), SAMHSA, Rockville, Maryland
• Christopher Carroll, M.Sc., Director, Health Care Financing and Systems Integration, Office of Policy Planning and Innovations (OPPI), SAMHSA, Rockville, Maryland

Keynote - The Honorable Judge Steve Leifman: Keeping People with Mental Illness Out of Jails and Implications for Services

• Judge Steve Leifman, Associate Administrative Judge, Miami-Dade County Court, 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami, Florida
• Resources:
• Miami-Dade County Court Mental Health Agreement
• Criminal Mental Health Project Program Description
• Diversion Facility Service Capacity and Fiscal Impact Estimates
• Miami-Dade Heavy Users Data 
• Mental Health Diversion Facility Overview
• New England Journal of Medicine: Decriminalizing Mental Illness - The Miami Model

• Lynn Fallin, Deputy Director, Behavioral Health Administration, Department of Health, State of Hawaii (Moderator)
• Carrie Slatton-Hodges, Deputy Commissioner for Treatment and Recovery Services, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, State of Oklahoma
• Tracy J. Plouck, Director, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, State of Ohio