NASMHPD 2015 Commissioners Meeting

NASMHPD held its 2015 Annual Commissioners Meeting on July 19-21, 2015 at the Renaissance Dupont Circle Hotel in Washington, DC. Select presentations from the meeting are available for viewing below.

"Washington Update"

To view the presentation slides, please click here(link is external).
Presenters:

  • Stuart Yael Gordon, J.D., Director of Policy and Health Care Reform, NASMHPD, Alexandria, Virginia
  • Christy Malik, M.S.W., Senior Policy Associate, NASMHPD, Alexandria, Virginia
  • Justin Harding, J.D., Senior Policy Associate, NASMHPD, Alexandria, Virginia

"Meeting the Needs of the People We Serve: Dialogue with SAMHSA and CMS Leadership"

To view Kana Enomoto and Christopher Carroll's presentation slides, please click here.
To view Matthew Press' presentation slides, please click here(link is external).
Presenters:

  • Kana Enomoto, Principal Deputy Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, Maryland
  • Christopher D. Carroll, M.Sc., Director, Health Care Financing and Systems Integration, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, Maryland 
  • Matthew Press, M.D., M.Sc., Senior Advisor and Medical Officer, Office of the Director, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Baltimore, Maryland

"Being Part of the Solution: Lessons Learned in Strengthening the Relationship Between State Mental Health Agencies and State Medicaid Directors"

To view Tracy Plouck's presentation slides, please click here(link is external).
To view Joseph Park's presentation slides, please click here(link is external).
Presenters:

  • Tracy Plouck, NASMHPD President; Director, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, State of Ohio
  • Joseph Parks, M.D., Director, Missouri HealthNet Division, State of Missouri 
  • Lynda Zeller, Deputy Director, Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Administration, Department of Community Health, State of Michigan

"Council of State Governments Justice Center (CSG) and National Association of Counties (NACo) Initiative on Reducing the Number of People with Mental Illness in Jails"

Presenters:

  • Tracy Plouck, NASMHPD President; Director, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, State of Ohio (Introduction)
  • Steve Leifman, County Judge, State of Florida 11th Judicial Circuit, Miami, Florida

"NASMHPD Housing Survey Findings and Housing and Employment Technical Assistance Opportunities"

To view Lynn Kovich's presentation slides, please click here(link is external).
To view Kevin Martone and Patti Holland's presentation slides, please click here(link is external).
Presenters:

  • David Miller, M.P.Aff., Project Director, NASMHPD, Alexandria, Virginia (Moderator)
  • Lynn A. Kovich, M.Ed., NASMHPD Housing Task Force Co-Chair and Assistant Commissioner, Division of Mental Health & Addiction Services, Department of Human Services, State of New Jersey
  • Kevin Martone, L.S.W., Executive Director, Technical Assistance Collaborative, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Patti Holland, Director, Human Services Practice, Technical Assistance Collaborative, Boston, Massachusetts

"Transformation of Behavioral Health Agencies: National Trends and State Evidence for Strategy and Support"

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Presenters:

  • Tim Knettler, M.B.A., Executive Director/C.E.O., NRI, Inc., Falls Church, Virginia (Moderator)
  • Patrick Fox, M.D., Interim Chief Medical Officer, Colorado Department of Human Services, State of Colorado
  • Vera Hollen, M.A., Senior Research Analyst, NRI, Inc., Falls Church, Virginia
  • Ted Lutterman, Senior Director of Government & Commercial Research, NRI, Inc., Falls Church, Virginia