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Launch of the first social media “home” for clinical social work!
The Center for Clinical Social Work is pleased to announce the launch of the American Clinical Social Work Association (ACSWA), the first social media “home” for clinical social work!
Save The Date-ACMHA Policy Forum: Harnessing Community Support for Health and Well-being
Save the Date ACMHA Policy Forum: Harnessing Community Support for Health and Well-being December 4-5, 2012: Washington, DC ACMHA: The College for Behavioral Health Leadership will convene a Policy Forum on Capitol Hill toexamine a critical policy issue: how to promote the natural role of our communities in supporting equitable access to healthcare, improving emotional and […]
SBIRT training opportunity Sept 5th Washington, DC
We are offering this as a pre-conference workshop prior to the IntNSA conference (www.intnsa.org). Though the full conference is geared toward nurses working in the addiction space, our workshop is geared for the broader workforce of medical and behavioral healthcare professionals working in a range of settings (hospitals, primary care, community mental health, clinics, health […]
Obama administration takes new action to improve public health
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2012 Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced new investments that will help strengthen the nation’s public health workforce and fight disease and illness. “These investments are part of our work to promote public health and they will […]
Health Affairs Briefing: “Payment Reform To Achieve Better Health Care”
Health Affairs Briefing: Payment Reform To Achieve Better Health Care August 22nd, 2012 by Chris Fleming Register HERE. “On Friday, September 7, Health Affairs will hold a briefing to unveil its September 2012 issue, “Payment Reform To Achieve Better Health Care.” The volume contains a thorough examination of the present state of and future challenges for payment reform, […]
Mapping America’s healthcare costs: Intensive care
“Among the chart’s most arresting stats: the out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drugs was 96% in 1960; today it is a mere 19%—the federal government pays more than half the costs… (And this seemingly “socialised” healthcare spending, it bears noting, predates Obamacare.)” See Full Article HERE at The Economist.
Dialogue Newsletter: April 2012
April 2012 Issue> Upcoming Training Events from Central East U.S. Hispanic/Latino Street Gangs Workshop April 11-12, 2012. 14 credit hours with full attendance. The 2012 Mid-Atlantic Behavioral Health Conference – Partners in a New World May 9-11, 2012. CEUs available. > Online Continuing Education Opportunities The National Association of Social Workers is offering free CEUs online through […]
Joint Meeting of SAMHSA’s Advisory Committees Live Webcast Meeting
August 9, 2012 | 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time Agenda Report from the SAMHSA Administrator Update on SAMHSA’s budget Discussion regarding the impact of Federal health reform and state budgets on mental health and substance abuse programs Update on health care reform: The following advisory councils and committees will be participating […]
SAMHSA Recovery Definition Updated
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has recently revised its working definition of recovery to give more emphasis to the role of abstinence in recovery from addictions, and also indicate that recovery may be from a mental disorder, a substance abuse disorder or both. Read more about it here: Recovery from Mental Disorders […]