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Overview
In 2022, the Behavioral Health Forum allocated $1.2 million dollars of integrated managed care funds to initiatives that support the regional behavioral health workforce. In 2023, the Forum is designing and launching these initiatives. Up-to-date information about initiatives is located on this page.

June Meeting Information

June Agenda

Helpful Information:

• April 2023 Meeting Notes

• List of initiatives with dollar amounts and descriptions

• Workforce Initiatives Landing Page – updated regularly to reflect status of new small bucket initiatives

Meeting Notes

Forum Slides

Full Recording

If you have additional comments to add to the June meeting record, please send an email to hannah@betterhealthtogether.org before 5 pm on 6/14. For general idea-sharing and discussion, contact Hannah any time. Thank you!

Announcements

• Community Colleges of Spokane Corporate & Continuing Education Opportunities:

  • SUDP Alternative Certification coursework for licensed MH clinicians is enrolling now for a summer quarter start date (July 3, 2023). BHT will cover the cost of eligible practitioners who are serving Medicaid clients in the six-county BHT region. More details about the program: https://www.campusce.net/spokane/course/course.aspx?c=1052 Contact Hannah at BHT (Hannah@BetterHealthTogether.org) about the funding opportunity.

  • Mental Health First Aid is being offered on July 18. Cost is $50 and the last day to register is July 3. Link: https://www.campusce.net/spokane/course/course.aspx?c=1042

• Northwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Network Training and Events Calendar – free June webinars on topics of interest to Forum members

  • De-escalation: How to Approach Volatile Behavior in a Clinical Setting, June 20

  • Trauma-Informed Decision-Making for MH Professionals, June 23

  • Trauma-Informed Systems of Care: How to See Your Setting Through a Survivor’s Eyes, June 27

  • Trauma-Informed Supervision & Resilience, June 30

• Free Training: ODD, ASD, ADHD & Mood Disorders: Over 50 Behavior-changing Techniques for Children

  • Friday, June 30

  • CE Credits are available

  • Sponsored by the North Sound Accountable Community of Health

  • Flier with registration link

Have an announcement to add to this page? Email the information to Hannah: Hannah@BetterHealthTogether.org.

Guiding Principles document

Member Agreement

Previous meeting materials posted here

Overview
In 2022, the Behavioral Health Forum allocated $1.2 million dollars of integrated managed care funds to initiatives that support the regional behavioral health workforce. In 2023, the Forum is designing and launching these initiatives. Up-to-date information about initiatives is located on this page.

April Meeting Information

April Agenda

Helpful Information:

• February 2023 Meeting Notes

• List of initiatives with dollar amounts and descriptions

• Workforce Initiatives Landing Page – updated regularly to reflect status of new small bucket initiatives

Meeting Notes

Forum Slides

Full Recording

If you have additional comments to add to the April meeting record or want to register vote(s) on any of the discussion topics, please send an email to hannah@betterhealthtogether.org before close-of-business on 4/13. For general idea-sharing and discussion, contact Hannah any time. Thank you!

Announcements

• The UW Psychiatry Consultation Line is open to any health care provider (both prescribers and non-prescribers) in the state with a question about a mental health and/or substance use condition. Providers can schedule a consult online or by phone or email. More information on this flyer.

• The UW CoLab is offering a webinar on April 21 from 12 to 1:30 pm — Supervising Clinical Mental Health Providers: A Discussion with Community Supervisors. Register to attend using this link.

• Community Colleges of Spokane is offering a 6-hour Mental Health First Aid class on April 27. Cost is $50 and the last day to register is this Friday, April 7. Link to register: https://www.campusce.net/spokane/course/course.aspx?c=1042

• Ron Tussey, Clinical Practice Manager at Pioneer Human Services, is available to give tours and share more about the regional stabilization center. Contact him by emailing Ron.Tussey@P-H-S.com

• Contact Hannah@BetterHealthTogether.org to submit additional announcements for this page

Guiding Principles document

Member Agreement

Previous meeting materials posted here

Overview
In 2022, the Behavioral Health Forum allocated $1.2 million dollars of integrated managed care funds to initiatives that support the regional behavioral health workforce. During meetings in February, March, and June 2023, the Forum will discuss progress on active initiatives and continue planning to launch initiatives that are still in the design phase.

February Meeting Information

February Agenda

Helpful Handouts:

• Year in review blog post

• List of initiatives with dollar amounts and descriptions

• December 2022 Meeting Notes

Meeting Notes

Forum Slides

BHT Youth/Young Adult Program Presentation Slides

Full recording

If you have additional comments or to register vote(s) on any of the discussion topics, please send an email to hannah@betterhealthtogether.org. Thank you!

Announcements

• The UW Psychiatry Consultation Line (PCL) is a free, state-funded service that provides consultation regarding diagnosing and treating patients experiencing mental health and/or substance use conditions. As of a January 23 expansion, any mental health or substance use care provider in Washington may call the PCL with questions about medications or diagnosis. This includes prescribing providers and non-prescribing providers. Read more about the expansion here.

• The Office of Behavioral Health Advocacy (OBHA) will be hosting a Behavioral Health Monthly Forum on the second Wednesday of each month from 3 to 4:30 pm. Hosted by Gail Kogle, Program Director East, OBHA, this Zoom gathering is for community members to talk about the region’s behavioral health system: what’s going well? Where can we improve? What are the biggest barriers to providing care? Click this link to view the flyer with full details. For an email invitation or additional information contact SpokaneRegion@obhadvocacy.org or call 509-655-2839.

• The results of Better Health Together’s Community-based Care Coordination Landscape Analysis are available on this web page. The project’s goal was to identify the current state of care coordination and opportunities to create an improved whole-person model that will better meet the needs of residents and communities. Behavioral Health Forum members contributed to a focus group and participated by taking the survey. Follow the link to see full information including the report, appendices, a roadmap, and next steps.

• Better Health Together is in the process of forming a Community Health Worker (CHW) Apprenticeship Program in Washington State that will need to be reviewed and approved by Washington State Labor & Industries (L&I) in July 2023. BHT is seeking people in Eastern Washington with experience in the CHW field to participate on the Apprenticeship Committee. They will be responsible for helping develop the Program Standards and making sure that the Program follows WA L&I guidelines as long as the Program remains active. The Committee needs to be comprised of an equal number of CHW employers and CHWs and can have 4-12 total members. We are offering an optional stipend for CHW representatives and/or those who work in smaller community-based organizations to help offset costs associated with their participation. More information about the committee and the application to join are available here:  https://forms.office.com/r/m0gb7d2NG5. Please apply by Friday, February 10. 

• Contact Hannah@BetterHealthTogether.org to submit additional announcements for this page

Guiding Principles document

Member Agreement

Previous meeting materials posted here