Archives

The following are archived announcements, press releases, and other similar items from NASMHPD's "What's New" listings on the NASMHPD home page.

2007

Presentations from the Winter 2007 Commissioner's Meeting

Selected presentations from the 2007 Winter Commissioner's Meeting, held on December 9-11, 2007, in Scottsdale, Arizona, are now available for download in pdf format.

NASMHPD Winter 2007 Commissioners Meeting

Legal Division 2007 Annual Meeting

Interstate Compact Coordinators for Mental Health & Mental Retardation 2007 Annual Meeting

Forensic Division 2007 Annual Meeting

Older Persons Division 2007 Annual Meeting

Sunday, August 26 through Tuesday, August 28 at the Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. Register

Children, Youth and Families Division 2007 Annual Meeting

Monday, July 30 through Tuesday, July 31 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in New Orleans, Louisiana. Register

Presentations for the Summer 2007 Commissioner's Meeting now available

Selected presentations from the 2007 Summer Commissioner's Meeting, held on July 15-17, 2007, in Denver, Colorado, are now available for download in pdf format.

Summer 2007 Commissioners Meeting

Final Agenda - Sunday, July 15 through Tuesday, July 17 at the Westin Tabor Center, in Denver, Colorado. CSG/NASMHPD Pre-Meeting Saturday, July 14 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Register

Presentations for the Fifth National Summit of State Psychiatric Hospital Superintendents now available

Selected presentations from the 2007 State Psychiatric Hospital Superintendents conference, held on May 6-8, 2007, in Bethesda, Maryland, are now available for download in pdf format.

Presentations for the nonTSIG State Technical Assistance Conferences available

Presentations for the Western Regional conference, held in New Mexico, are available here.

Presentations for the Eastern Regional conference, held in Philadelphia, are available here.

New Alternatives to Seclusion and Restraint Grants Available

The Center for Mental Health Services is accepting applications for fiscal year 2007 for State Incentive Grants to Build Capacity for Alternatives to Restraint and Seclusion.  The purpose of this program is to support States in their efforts to reduce and ultimately eliminate the use of restraint and seclusion in institutional and community-based settings that provide mental health services. Applications are due by May 11, 2007. The announcement is available here, at the SAMHSA website.

NASMHPD, and the current seclusion and restraint grantee sites, have made available various summary site experiences detailing activities by these grantees. These reports can be viewed here. If you would like to post a summary of your experiences, please click here to access our online Invitation to Showcase Successful Seclusion and Restraint Reduction Activities. If you have any questions please contact NASMHPD .

NASMHPD’s Statement Submitted to the Department of Defense Task Force on Mental Health 

NASMHPD submitted a statement to the Department of Defense (DoD) Task Force on Mental Health. The Task Force, charged with examining matters relating to mental health and the Armed Forces, will submit a report to Secretary of Defense with an assessment of, and recommendations for improving the efficacy of mental health services provided to service members by the DoD.

Fifth National Summit of State Psychiatric Hospital Superintendents

Sunday, May 6 through Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda Hotel, in Bethesda, Maryland. Final Agenda

Register

2006

Winter 2006 Commissioner presentations available

Selected presentations from the Winter 2006 NASMHPD Commissioners Meeting, held on December 10-12, 2006, in Austin, Texas, are now available for download in pdf format.

Senate Approves Dr. Terry Cline as Next SAMHSA Administrator

Winter 2006 NASMHPD Commissioners Meeting

The Winter 2006 NASMHPD Commissioners Meeting, will be held Sunday December 10, 2006 - Tuesday December 12, 2006 at the Driskill Hotel in Austin, Texas. Register. The final agenda is also available for download.

November 21, 2006 - Letter to CMS Regarding Rules Governing the Use of Seclusion and Restraint

NASMHPD sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) objecting to any weakening of rules governing seclusion and restraint procedures in hospitals that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

CMS' Final Rule addressing the use of seclusion and restraints in hospitals that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs was published in the February 8, 2006 Federal Register.

October 2006 - NASMHPD Medical Directors Council Publications and Reports

NEW! Morbidity and Mortality in People with Serious Mental Illness (pdf)

NEW! Morbidity and Mortality in People with Serious Mental Illness Slides(ppt)

NEW! Smoking Policy and Treatment in State Operated Psychiatric Facilities (pdf)

NEW! Smoking Policy and Treatment in State Operated Psychiatric Facilities Slides (ppt)

October 10, 2006 - NASMHPD's Comments on Proposed PHP Rates

NASMHPD submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to a proposed rule to reduce by 15 percent the per diem payments for Medicare Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP) services for CY 2007. The Final Rule includes only a 5 percent reduction in the PHP per diem rate. See CMS' November 1, 2006 press release for details.

NASMHPD Position Statement on Smoking Policy and Treatment in State Operated Psychiatric Hospitals

NASMHPD Position Statement on Smoking Policy and Treatment in State Operated Psychiatric Hospitals. Approved by the NASMHPD Membership on July 10, 2006.

June 2006

The Fifth National Dialogue of the Joint Task Force on Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Disorders: Final Report and Strategic Action Plan

Select Summer 2006 Commissioner Meeting Presentations Available

Selected presentations from the Summer 2006 NASMHPD Commissioners Meeting, held on July 9-11, in Kissimmee, Florida, are now available for download in pdf format.

Medicare Part D Web Site

NASMHPD, working in partnership with the American Association of Community Psychiatrists, the American Psychiatric Association, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, the National Mental Health Association, and Treatment Effectiveness Now, launched a new web site to serve as a central resource on Medicare's new prescription drug benefit. Click here to access the Mental Health Part D web site.

CMS Announces Medicare Payment Increase for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities

On May 1, 2006, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reported that Inpatient psychiatric facilities will receive an average 4 percent increase in Medicare payments, beginning July 1, 2006.   The payment increase will go to approximately 1,800 inpatient psychiatric facilities, including hospitals limited to psychiatric treatment, distinct part psychiatric units of acute care hospitals, and critical access hospitals that are paid under a prospective payment system (PPS).  Government-operated psychiatric hospitals will receive the largest share of these total increases.  Additional information is provided in CMS’ press release and in its interim final rule (May 9, 2006 Federal Register - pdf).

Grants avaliable under the Justice and Mental Collaboration Project

The Consensus Project has developed an on-line newsletter designed to assist interested entities with potential applications for the Bureau of Justice Assistance grants under the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (authorized under the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004). Grants may be used to develop, implement and expand a wide variety of programs designed to improve collaboration between criminal justice and mental health systems.

White Papers 2006

Responding to Childhood Trauma: The Premise and Practice of Trauma Informed Care (pdf )

Technical Reports 2006

Phase II Technical Report, Mental Health Recovery: What Helps and What Hinders? A National Research Project for the Development of
Recovery Facilitating System Performance Indicators (pdf)

Consensus Project Advocacy Handbook Released

The Criminal Justice / Mental Health Consensus Project has released its Advocacy Handbook. The Advocacy Handbook is a how-to guide for advocates who want to improve the response to people with mental illness who are in contact with the criminal justice system. The Consensus Project is coordinated by the Council of State Governments and is assisted by several partners, including NASMHPD.

Program on Reducing Seclusion & Restraints

View a webcast on "Reducing Seclusion and Restraints in Psychiatric Facilities", sponsored by CMS. The program includes a presentation by NASMHPD staff, faculty and provider agencies on the six core strategies to reduce the use of S/R in inpatient mental health facilities and also provides a brief history of the initiative, emerging findings on effectiveness, and a review of the theories and literature behind the six core strategies. The program can be viewed for up to one year. Contact Lu Lathan at 703-605-6186 to order a copy of the webcast.

Violence against Women with Mental Illness

The Consensus Project, which is sponsored by the Council of State Governments and NASMHPD (as a project partner), is pleased to announce the release of a new issue brief: "Violence against Women with Mental Illness." The issue brief summarizes the latest research regarding this issue, identifies some programs and resources that serve women with mental illness who are recent victims of crime, and recommends an action agenda for the federal government.  You can download the Report from the Consensus Project here.

The Voice Awards

NASMHPD is a program partner of the Voice Awards. The Voice Awards were developed to acknowledge entertainment writers and producers who give a voice to people with mental health problems by incorporating dignified, respectful, and accurate portrayals of these people into film, TV, and radio productions. For more information about the Voice Awards, click here.

2005

Winter 2005 Commissioners Meeting Presentations Available Online

The presentations from the Winter 2005 NASMHPD Commissioners Meeting, held December 11-13, in Washington, D.C. are now available for download.

September 2005 Call for Additional Resources in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina

The Campaign for Mental Health Reform issued a September 14, 2005 letter to Congress requesting emergency assistance for Hurricane Katrina victims and first responders.

Forensic Division 2005 Annual Meeting Presentations Available

Older Persons Division 2005 Annual Meeting Presentations Available

July 2005 Housing Position Statement

A revised position statement on Housing and Supports for Individuals with Mental Illness was approved by the NASMHPD membership on July 10, 2005

July 2005 Campaign for Mental Health Reform releases its Call to Action

The Campaign for Mental Health reform has released Emergency Reponse: A Roadmap for Federal Action on America's Mental Health Crisis. For more information, please visit the Campaign's website.

Summer 2005 Commissioners Meeting Presentations Available Online

The presentations from the Summer 2005 NASMHPD Commissioners Meeting, held on July 10-12, in Chicago, Illinois, are now available for download.

May 2005 Fourth National Summit of State Psychiatric Hospital Superintendents Presentations Available Online

The presentations from the Fourth National Summit of State Psychiatric Hosptial Superintendents, held on May 1-3, 2005 in Washington, DC, are now available for download.

April 2005 Quarterly Transformation Report Released

NASMHPD, supported by its Targeted Technical Assistance contract with the Center for Mental Health Sevices, has produced its first Quarterly Transformation Report. This report surverys responding state mental health agencies about currently ongoing transformative efforts. The Report is available in PDF form.

February 2005 Report on Co-Occurring Disabilities Released

The report, formally released in February 2005, was the result of a 2003 NASMHPD and CMHS sponsored conference entitled Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Developmental Disabilities: Systems Barriers and Strategies for Reform. The report details implications of serving co-occurring developmental disabilities and mental illnesses. The report is available in PDF format.

January 2005 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(1-800-273-TALK)

NASMHPD, Columbia University and Rutgers University are operating under subcontracts with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services to partner with Link2Health Solutions, the prime contractor and independent affiliate of the Mental Health Association of New York City, to administer the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(1-800-273-TALK). For more information, please view NASMHPD’s press release or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline web site.

January 2005 Medical Directors Reports Released

The NASMHPD Medical Directors Council has released two new reports. They are:

Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care Services: Opportunities and Challenges for State Mental Health Authorities (pdf); and

Prevention Approaches for State Mental Health Authorities (pdf) (cover page- pdf).

January 2005 Trauma Position Statement Released

In January 2005, NASMHPD released its Position Statement on Services and Supports to Trauma Survivors. The Trauma Position Statement is the latest in a series of position statements released by NASMHPD. Those position statements are available on our Position Statement page.

Implementing Recovery-based Care: Tangible Guidance for SMHAs

This NASMHPD/NTAC e-Report on Recovery features a collection of essays and information from a variety of national experts on psychiatric rehabilitation. The report includes a panel discussion on workforce issues, a preview of measurement tools now in development, case studies of successful systems and ideas at the state and local levels, and print and online resources for more information.

Fourth National Summit of State Psychiatric Hospital Superintendents Presentations Available Online

The presentations from the Fourth National Summit of State Psychiatric Hosptial Superintendents, held on May 1-3, 2005 in Washington, DC, are now available for download.

2004

NASMHPD & NASADAD Report Released

The report entitled "The Evolving Conceptual Framework for Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: Developing Strategies for Systems Change", was the result of a National Dialogue of the Joint Task Force on Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders held October 28-29, 2004. The report is available in PDF format.

Cultural Competency Measure for SMHAs

Based on discussion at two national experts meetings, Cultural Competency: Measurement as a Strategy for Moving Knowledge into Practice in State Mental Health Systems (pdf) is a report that outlines the rationale for implementing cultural competence, the approaches to implementation, including the measurement of cultural competence as a strategy, and steps that a state mental health commissioner/director can take to move the cultural competence agenda from research into practice.

Final Report from the Re-Entry Policy Council Now Available

NASMHPD has served as a partner with the RPC - a bipartisan group of practitioners, policymakers, and advocates - in an effort to produce a report that provides comprehensive policy recommendations for improving the likelihood that adults released from prison or jail will make a safe and successful return to their home communities.

The final report is available at the Re-Entry Policy Council's website.

Winter 2004 Commissioners Meeting Presentations
Available Online

The presentations from the Winter 2004 NASMHPD Commissioners Meeting, held on December 5-7, 2004 in Washington, DC, are now available for download.

State Activities Since
the President's New Freedom Commission Final Report

Click here (pdf) for a brief look at how states are implementing the vision of Achieving the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Care in America

In-patient Core Measure Set

JCAHO Teams up with NAPHS, NASMHPD, and NRI to Identify Core Measure Set for In-patient Psychiatric Services

• read the press release (pdf)

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