Upcoming WUMH Events

• WUMH Quarterly Meeting
  December 10, 2010
  9:00 - 11:00 am (RSVP deadline for breakfast was December 6)
  NEW LOCATION - NAMI WI
  

News from WUMH Partners

The AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) Health Care Innovations Exchange (www.ahrq.innovations.gov) featured the Invisible Children's Program of Mental Health America Wisconsin in its October 27, 2010 issue.  Read the Innovation Profile: Intensive Case Management Aids Parents with Co-Occurring Disorders and Their Children, Leading to Healthy Families

If you know of an organization that employs Peer Specialists and you would like them highlighted in the Winter 2010-2011 issue, please forward their info to Alice Pauser by December 16. Email: AliceP@accesstoind.org or phone 608-242-8484 x224 or Toll Free 800-362-9877


Other News

Data from National Depression Screening Day: Recent research showing stigma worsening

Pediatric Mental Health Program Increases Access in Massachusetts - Internal Medicine News

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is soliciting public comments on personal health records.  The public comment period is open now through December 10. ONC would like the public’s input on the following topics:

• Privacy and Security and Emerging Technologies
• Consumer Expectations about Collection and Use of Health Information
• Privacy and Security Requirements for Non-Covered Entities

Visit the ONC website to submit your comment by December 10: http://healthit.hhs.gov/blog/phr-roundtable/?page_id=18


Monthly Feature

Highlights of mental health and prevention or wellness provisions in the Affordable Care Act

• The [Affordable Care Act]'s emphasis on prevention, means that consumers purchasing new plans will no longer have to face copayments or other forms of cost-sharing for preventive services, such as depression screening, drug and alcohol misuse screening, and smoking cessation efforts. - Health Reform: What You Need to Know, SAMHSA
  
  
• As of October 2010 states gained more flexibility in offering home- and community-based services under Medicaid. - The Affordable Care Act Timeline, SAMHSA
  
  
• Starting January 2011 Health Homes will begin for people with serious or multiple chronic health condition - What are Health Homes?, SAMHSA
  
  
• Starting October 11, 2011: A new Community First Choice Option allows states to offer home- and community-based services to people with disabilities via Medicaid rather than institutional care in nursing homes. - The Affordable Care Act Timeline, SAMHSA
  
  
• Starting January 1, 2013: States receive new funding to cover preventive services for Medicaid patients at little or no cost.- The Affordable Care Act Timeline, SAMHSA
  

SAMHSA’s 10x10 Wellness Campaign - The Wellness of People with Mental Health Problems

• The program promotes the importance of addressing all parts of a person's life in hopes of increasing life expectancy for persons with mental health problems by 10 years over the next 10 years.  The eight dimensions of Wellness include: social, physical, emotional, spiritual, occupational, intellectual, environmental, and financial.
  
  
• Methods of promotion include: Tools, Resources, and Training Teleconferences