2008 Fall Policy Conference: Turning Policy into Action

Fall Policy Conference

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008

Opening Plenary

David Shern, President and CEO, MHA
Julie Clark, Vice President for Healthcare Reform

Parity and Policy Makers: Update from Capitol Hill

Julio Abreu, Senior Director, Legislative Affairs, MHA
Kirsten Beronio, Senior Director, Government Relations, MHA

Parity Update
Parity Law FAQ(MSWord DOCUMENT)
Appropriations Update

Mental Health Appropriations Chart (MSWord DOCUMENT)
U.S. Congress: Spending Bill Article(MSWord DOCUMENT)

PARTNERSHIPS: Federal Efforts Promoting Integrated Health

Facilitator: Cynthia Wainscott, National Council on Disability and SAMHSA National Advisory Council

NCD Report: Inclusive Livable Communities for People with Psychiatric Disabilities

Speaker: Kathryn Power, Director, Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA

PARTNERSHIPS: Nothing About the Community Without the Community

Speaker: Terry Gock, Director, Asian Pacific Family Center, Pacific Clinics

PLANNING: Resource Mapping as a Policy Tool

Facilitator: Anita Bertrand, Executive Director, Mental Health America of Tennessee

Biography/Contact Information

Speaker: Timothea Howard, Program Manager, CentroNia

PREPARATION: Using a State “Integration Readiness” Assessment

Facilitator: Shel Gross, Director of Public Policy, Mental Health America of Wisconsin

Biography/Contact Information

Speaker: Chuck Ingoglia, Vice President for Public Policy, The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2008

Practicalities: State Fiscal Policy

Speaker: Nick Johnson, Director, State Fiscal Project, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Practicalities: Getting Creative When the Dollars are Tight

Speaker: Shel Gross, Director of Public Policy, Mental Health America of Wisconsin

Reimbursement of Mental Health Services in Primary Care Settings (PDF)
Wisconsin Medicaid and BadgerCare Update (PDF)
Wisconsin Medical Journal: Mental Illness (MSWord DOCUMENT)
Integrating Mental Health Treatment into the Primary Care Setting (PDF)

Perseverance: Using the “Collaboration Continuum” Tool to Move Mountains

Speaker: Kathy Reynolds, Executive Director, Washtenaw (Michigan) Community Health Organization

Peer Power: Consumer-Directed Wellness Initiatives

Speaker: Traci Jacobs, Associate Director, Gathering Hope House

Speaker: Ethel Nemcek, Director, Maryland Office of Consumer Advocates, Inc.

Politics and Persuasion: After the Votes are Counted – Mental Health and National Health Reform

Speaker: Christopher Jennings, President of Jennings Policy Strategies, Inc. and Former White House Senior Health Advisor

Biography/Contact Information
No presentation available at this time

Public and Private Employers: Working with Employers to Promote Integrated Health and Wellness

Speaker: Dr. Hyong Un, National Medical Director, Aetna Behavioral Health

Biography/Contact Information
No presentation available at this time

Speaker: Clare Miller, Director, Partnership for Workplace Mental Health

Biography/Contact Information
Partnership for Workplace Mental Health
Mental Healthworks, a free quarterly newsletter

Speaker: Arlene Remick, Director, Public Education, MHA

Biography/Contact Information

PUERTAS A SALUD: Cultural Competence and Integration

Speaker: Teresa Chapa, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Minority Health, HHS

Speaker: Henry Acosta, Executive Director, National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental Health

POINT/COUNTERPOINT: The Hidden Controversies Shaping Integration Policy

Moderator: Tammy Seltzer, Progressive Policy Solutions, Washington, DC

Presenter: Laurie Alexander, Program Officer, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health

Biography/Contact Information
Link: The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health has published a comprehensive resource guide on integrated health care that is now available online. It provides an overview of the research literature (on the rationale for integration and the different approaches), the financing of integrated care, and model programs (in Texas and around the US), as well as list of key resources. You can download the resource guide as a PDF at: http://www.hogg.utexas.edu/programs_RLS15.html.

Presenter: Jeffrey Goodie, Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences