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White House to Host Mental Health Summit Next Week

The White House will host a mental health summit next week that is expected to highlight mass shootings in the United States.

NABH staff will attend the summit, where mental health advocates, government officials, and other experts will discuss a host of other behavioral healthcare issues, including teen suicide, workforce issues, and low reimbursement rates for healthcare providers, according to news reports.

The White House has not indicated whether President Trump will attend or if his administration will introduce any policy proposals. President Trump had proposed steps to address gun violence in the United States following the shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas in August.

CDC Requests Priority Topics for Community Preventive Services Task Force

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking public comment to identify important public health topics that will form the basis of the Community Preventive Services Task Force’s (CPSTF) evidence-based recommendations.

According to CDC’s notice in the Federal Register, the agency will use this information to support the CPSTF as it selects priority topics for the next five years.

CDC will accept all written comments on or before Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020.

Please Update Your NABH Member Information Today!

Last week, all System Members received a link to update their System’s information. NABH is preparing the association’s 2020 Membership Directory and requests that all System members provide the most up-to-date information on their organizations.

To help ensure we have the most accurate data on our members, please contact Emily Wilkins, NABH’s administrative coordinator, at emily@nabh.org for a personalized link to enter information about your organization’s facilities.

The deadline to submit your information to NABH is Thursday, Jan. 9.

As always, thank you for your time and for all you do to provide quality behavioral healthcare to those who need it most.

NABH Annual Meeting Exhibitor & Sponsor Information Now Available

General information, tips, and shipping details for exhibitors and sponsors at the 2020 Annual Meeting are now available on the association’s Annual Meeting homepage.

Also, starting next week, NABH will send Annual Meeting Alerts to keep members, exhibitors, sponsors, and other attendees apprised of details about the meeting.

If you haven’t done so yet, please visit the Annual Meeting homepage to register for the meeting and reserve your hotel room. We look forward to seeing you in March!

Fact of the Week

In 2017, 17.2% of behavioral office visits were to an out-of-network provider compared with 3.2% for primary care providers and 4.3% for medical/surgical specialists.
 
For questions or comments about this CEO Update, please contact Jessica Zigmond.