The actual title is: The Pivotal Role of Medicaid in Enhancing State Services for Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Co-Occurring Behavioral Health Disorders: Advancing Collaborations between Medicaid, Mental Health, and Developmental Disability State Authorities
In 2015, the Oregon Health Authority, found that there was a growing issue with children, youth and young adults being boarded in the Emergency Departments associated with hospital systems. After looking at the data, and learning about the unique challenges this was presenting for children and families a new program known as the Emergency Department Diversion began.
Technology has offered us the opportunity to provide people with far reaching, easy to access, and anonymous mental health supports.
About 7.5 million Americans age 65 and over have a mental illness (such as depression, dementia, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia). As the baby boomer generation ages, this number is expected to double to 15 million by 2030.
Despite passage of a federal parity law, many Americans still struggle to find quality, affordable mental health and substance use care. Many people struggle to find in-network care and face restrictions on the type of care they need. In addition, many people are also unclear of their rights under the law.
There is scientific evidence that adding peer support to traditional mental health and substance use services decreases substance use, reduced psychiatric hospitalization, improves social functioning, and increases the likelihood of stabilization, well-being and recovery. There is also a growing body of evidence that the addition of peer support within housing services, when implemented effectively, results in stronger engagement, decreased symptoms and increased self-efficacy
Description: With the PAX Good Behavior Game (PAX for short), Children and adults who care about them in school, at home, and in the community are the heroes of making the world better, and bettering themselves.
