U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy to Address Attendees at Annual Meeting Policy Breakfast
NABH is pleased to announce
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) will address attendees at the 2023 Annual Meeting policy breakfast on Wednesday, June 14 at 9:30 a.m. ET.
Sen. Murphy serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and the Appropriations Committee. Before he was elected to the Senate, Sen. Murphy represented Connecticut’s fifth congressional district for three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Murphy is known in Congress as a leading voice for stronger anti-gun violence measures, a smarter foreign policy, and reform of our nation’s mental health system.
Before he was elected to Congress, Murphy served for eight years in the Connecticut state legislature. Murphy graduated with honors from Williams College in Massachusetts and received his law degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law.
Please help us welcome Sen. Murphy on June 14. And if you haven’t done so yet, please be sure to
register for the Annual Meeting.
NABH Education and Research Foundation to Present Workforce Panel at Annual Meeting
The NABH Education and Research Foundation is pleased to lead a panel discussion about workforce challenges and potential solutions during the Annual Meeting on Monday, June 12 at 4 p.m. ET.
New Season/Colonial Management Group CEO Jim Shaheen, the foundation’s vice president, will moderate the hourlong panel that will feature Hackensack Meridian Health Carrier Clinic President Donald Parker, the foundation’s president; Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital and Clinics President Mary Pawlikowski, the foundation’s secretary; and Susan Wright, director of BayCare Behavioral Health’s Behavioral Health Operations and this year’s Annual Meeting program chair.
Panelists will discuss best practices on a variety of topics and answer questions from Shaheen and audience members. The panel will follow a 3 p.m. workforce presentation from John Pallasch, founder and CEO of One Workforce Solutions and former assistant secretary for employment and training at the U.S. Labor Department. Pallasch will participate later in the panel’s question-and answer period.
Please join us for both sessions in the Salamander’s Grand Ballroom on the Annual Meeting’s first day. We look forward to seeing you there!
Reminder: Hill Day is Back!
NABH is excited to welcome its members and guests back to Hill Day during the 2023 Annual Meeting!
This year NABH is working with the firm Advocacy Associates to help schedule congressional meetings and briefings on Capitol Hill for interested Annual Meeting attendees during Hill Day on
Tuesday, June 13 from 1:30 to 5 p.m. ET.
NABH will help prepare interested attendees by providing materials through a mobile app. There is still time to take advantage of this free opportunity. Please indicate that you want to participate in Hill Day when you
register for the 2023 Annual Meeting or contact
Emily Wilkins at NABH.
SAMHSA Awards Grants to Bolster Mobile Response Teams for 988 Lifeline
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded 13 grants to communities to create new or enhance existing mobile crisis response teams to support the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
In an announcement, HHS noted the Biden administration has invested about $3.8 billion through the
American Rescue Plan and more than $800 million through the
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act through SAMHSA programs as part of President Biden’s effort to improve access to mental healthcare, prevent overdoses, and save lives.
“The expansion of mobile crisis response across the country is a big part of our efforts to achieve comprehensive, responsive crisis care services,” HHS Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and SAMHSA leader Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D., said in an announcement. “Responding effectively to behavioral health crises in our communities will involve strong partnerships among first responders, community-based support services, and 988 Lifeline call centers.”
Click
here to view the list of grant awardees.
Reminder: HRSA’s Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program Now Open
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR LRP) application is open now through mid-July.
Anyone who is a behavioral health clinician or support worker, clinical support staff, or trained in substance use disorders may apply to the STAR LRP and receive up to $250,000 in loan repayment. In exchange, loan recipients must work full time for six years in a STAR LRP-approved facility.
The application process ends on Thursday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Click
here to learn more.
Reminder: Please Submit Data to Enhance NABH’s Managed-Care Advocacy Efforts
Thank you to all members who have submitted data to NABH’s denial-of-care portal!
We are still seeking data from additional members to support advocacy on health plan denials and prior-authorization timeliness. If you are a new participant, please e-mail NABH Administrative Coordinator
Emily Wilkins for support.
Fact of the Week
More than half of Americans who suffer from schizophrenia or another mental illness didn’t get the care they needed in 2021, the National Alliance on Mental Illness
reports. A recent analysis in
Kaiser Health News shows that coverage often depends on where you live—and how coverage of early psychosis treatment can be lifesaving.
For questions or comments about this CEO Update, please contact Jessica Zigmond.