Life After Lockdowns: RCPA Member Wellspan Philhaven Sees Increase in Mental Health Services After Stress of Past Few Years
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RCPA’s Behavioral Health Division committees and work groups are the foundation of our legislative and advocacy efforts on behalf of members. Member involvement in these groups provides unique perspectives on operational and service-level experiences that shape our positions and strategies.
There are larger bi-monthly Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Adult and Children’s Mental Health Division meetings that include stakeholder updates and discussions. DDAP, OMHSAS, OCYF, and guest speakers from across the continuum of human services typically participate in these meetings. Additionally, we have several active specific work groups that include:
SUD Committees | Adult MH Committee |
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Opioid Treatment Programs | Adult Mental Health Steering Committee |
Centers of Excellence | 988/Crisis Services |
SUD Regulatory Reform | ACT Program |
SUD Legislative | Regulatory Reform |
Children’s MH Committees | Combined SUD/MH Committees |
Children’s Steering Committee | Telehealth |
IBHS Work Group | Criminal Justice |
Children’s Residential Services | Value-Based Purchasing |
School-Based Behavioral Health | ICWC/CCBHC |
Early Intervention | Workforce |
Family-Based Services Ad Hoc Group |
Several of the groups are open only to provider members, while others include any interested member. Participation in the groups is open to individuals that you feel best fit the needs of your organization. If you would like to participate in any of the committees or work groups, please contact your Behavioral Health Division Directors Jim Sharp or Jason Snyder. We look forward to collaborating with you in the future.
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RCPA is looking for a policy analyst to support substance use disorder and mental health policy-related work within its Behavioral Health Division. View the job description here or contact Jason Snyder with questions. Thanks! #job #mentalhealth #behavioralhealth #SUD #addictiontreatment #work
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The RCPA 988/Crisis Regulations Work Group meeting has been rescheduled to Monday, February 6, 2023, at 3:00 pm. The group was originally slated to meet on March 23, 2023, but there was a request from the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) to meet with our members to review several important crisis system updates as well as information regarding a small provider work group to collaborate with OHMSAS for a specific project around mobile crisis.
In addition to the OMHSAS updates, we will revisit the activities of the work group to date, prepare for the OMHSAS section of the call, and map out a strategic agenda in preparation for the release of the crisis regulations.
Register for the meeting here. If you have any questions, please contact RCPA Policy Director Jim Sharp.