PPT-Mental Health Parity: Assuring Equal Access to Treatment for Children and Youth in California

Nancy Shea Mental Health Advocacy Services Inc August 16 2017 What This Webinar Will Cover Why this matters What is mental health parity Overview of mental health parity under state and federal laws. Mind-body Integration improves patient outcomes and reduces cost. Healthcare Reform. . Payment streams for psychiatric and substance . use care are distinctive and poorly understood. Scope of the relative sectors – public, . Mental Health and Addiction Parity Laws: . Summary and Recent Policy Developments. Children’s Mental Health Campaign. Supporter’s Meeting. January 29, 2013. Health Law Advocates. Jenifer Bosco, Staff Attorney. SERVICES AND RESOURCES. Total Unduplicated Youth. Youth with Mental Health Diagnosis. % . 2007. 6718. 375. 5.58%. 2008. 6218. 573. 9.22%. 2009. 5638. 781. 13.85%. 2010. 5155. 722. 14.01%. Youth with a Mental Health Diagnosis. R. eform. Getting Up to Speed Before Advocating for Key Mental Health Provisions in the ACA. Food for Thought. “. As the President and Vice President have made clear, mental illness should no longer be treated by our society – or covered by insurance companies – differently from other illnesses. An Introduction for Child Welfare Professionals. Agenda . Day One. Welcome and Introduction to Adult Mental Health. DSM-5. Crosswalk between the Adult Mental Health and Child Welfare Systems. Adult Mental Health Disorders. Family and Children’s Service of Greater Lynn, Inc. . Linda Demerjian, LICSW. Jackie Trahan, M. . Ed.. Lauren Harless, LCSW. Maria Alvarado, BA. The What and Why of Mental Health in Youth. What is mental . What you need to know. “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”. “A journey is not a destination.”. “..…this is all good information but what do you want me to do differently?”. Behavior is best understood and managed in “context”. BY. L.Nicole Cervantes, MSW (Spring 2013). A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE. Problem Statement. Each year, more than 2 million children AND youth come into contact with the juvenile justice system.. Danunumb.alrc@gmail.com. . . Improving Access to ABA Through Legal Knowledge and Advocacy. Federal Mental Health Parity. Wellstone-Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). Applies to large group including self insured. medical management standards limiting or excluding benex00660069ts based on medical necessity or medicalappropriateness or based on whether the treatment is experimental or investigative includingplan Actionable . Steps to Support Mental/Behavioral Health. Dawna-Cricket-Martita Meehan, Ph.D.. Center for School-Based Mental Health Programs. Miami University. Learning Objectives. At . the end of this session, participants will be able . Shelli . Avenevoli. , Ph.D.. Deputy Director, NIMH. NIH Advisory Committee to the Director. June 8, 2023. This presentation has presenter notes. . Welcome and Agenda. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health. Perspectives of California Pediatricians. May 11, 2018. Diane Dooley MD, MHS, FAAP. Maria Salazar Sperber JD. John Takayama MD, MPH, FAAP. Janice Kim MD. AAP, California Chapter 1. Pediatricians are, and will continue to be, an important first resource for parents who are worried about their child's behavioral problems. lori@ccamh.org. 831-239-2015. Our children are suffering…. The challenges today’s generation of young people face are unprecedented and uniquely hard to navigate. [...] And the effect these challenges have had on their mental health is devastating..