New Inpatient Adult Behavioral Health Unit Open in St. Johns, Michigan
Cedar Creek Hospital's Behavioral Health Center in St. Johns, Michigan has opened an additional 11-bed adult unit and is accepting patients.
Cedar Creek Hosptial of Michigan Website

The State of Workplace Mental Health: 2024
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Video:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSK-jYJFv24

Powerpoint: https://www.healthlinkscertified.org/uploads/files/2024_05_15_18_38_53_StateofWorkplaceMH2024.pdf

Session 3 of AAP and AFSP Emergency Medicine Suicide Prevention
May 7, 2024
Lisa Horowitz, PhD, MPH from the National Institute of Mental Health, NIH will be presenting on Conducting a Brief Suicide Safety Assessment (BSSA) in an Emergency Setting at the next webinar for the AAP and AFSP Emergency Medicine Suicide Prevention will take place on May 7, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. PT/2:00 p.m. EST. 

• To join the webinar:
  • Passcode: 0000 
  • Meeting ID: 785-363-5277 
• If joining by phone ONLY: +1 646 558 8656 or +1 669 900 6833
  • Meeting ID: 785 363 5277
  • Passcode: 0000

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Updated Disaster Behavioral Health (DBH): Resources at Your Fingertips
When disasters strike, the ripple effects can be significant. Incorporating disaster behavioral health (DBH) into all phases of emergency management can ensure resident and responder preparedness, an effective, compassionate response effort, and a more resilient community moving forward. ASPR TRACIE recently updated one of their documents to provide information on and links to select DBH programs and resources that can be of immediate use to emergency health care providers, emergency management stakeholders, and other professionals and survivors affected by naturally occurring or human-caused incidents. 
Disaster Behavioral Health: Resources at your Fingertips

Behavior Health Program for Teens (ages 12-17)
​Ceder Creek Hospital of Michigan wants to make the healthcare community aware of an in-patient behavioral health program offering services to teens (ages 12-17). Individualized treatment has an integrated approach to care including meeting with dedicated treatment teams and alternative care options. Please share with your partners especially your Pediatric Champions. This information will be very beneficial to hospital emergency departments who are holding behavioral health patients for days, sometimes weeks, because there are not in-patient beds available.
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Cedar Creek Behavioral Health Flyer

HHS, Through Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Announces Model to Advance Integration in Behavioral Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced a new model to test approaches for addressing the behavioral and physical health, as well as health-related social needs, of people with Medicaid and Medicare. The Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model’s goal is to improve the overall quality of care and outcomes for adults with mental health conditions and/or substance use disorder by connecting them with the physical, behavioral, and social supports needed to manage their care. The model will also promote health information technology (health IT) capacity building through infrastructure payments and other activities.
Read the full press release from CMS

Behavioral Health Integration Webinar Series: Provider Roles: Changing the Way We Practice
January 25, 2024
This webinar will highlight the way both behavioral health and medical providers may have to adjust their usual way of practice to be more inclusive and collaborative to provide more holistic care. The presenters will discuss specific ways in which behavioral health and medical providers change their practice and how this helps to break down silos in the agency.

Flyer for More Information
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Behavioral Health Integration Webinar Series: Nuts and Bolts of Delivering Effective Cultural Programs in Integrated Care Clinics
November 30, 2023
This webinar will focus on the building blocks of effective cultural programs delivered in American Indian/Alaska Native clinics. Objectives include: 

1. Examine the key issues in designing and implementing effective cultural programs.
2. Identify challenges to sustainability of cultural programs in clinic environments.
3. Apply best practices from successful American Indian/Alaska Native cultural programs to improve care delivered in the clinic setting.

1 hour of ACCME, ANCC, AAPA, ASWB, APA credits will be available. 
​Register for the Behavioral Health Integration Webinar Series


American Hospital Association (AHA) Podcast: Better Behavioral Health Care Through Collaboration and Virtual Care
In the U.S. health care system, the demand for behavioral health care has long outpaced availability, with many patients forced to turn to their primary care providers for help. To find a solution, Henry Ford Health System decided to get creative with a new collaborative care program that for the first time integrated primary care with behavioral health. In the latest episode of the AHA's Advancing Health podcast, four clinicians from Henry Ford discuss the beginnings of the program and how collaboration and technology have made it easier to see patients than ever before. 
Listen to the full podcast episode from the AHA

ASPR's behavioral health response team continues assisting adults, children, and families to cope following the Maui wildfires. In all, ASPR's team of responders has provided behavioral health support at over 4,550 patient encounters in response to the Hawaii wildfires. Find out how ASPR is evolving its disaster behavioral health capabilities as emergencies become more frequent and more severe.
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Read the full article in the ASPR Blog

November 17, 2023 

On Friday, November 17, 2023, the Barb Smith Suicide Resource & Response Network is hosting two Suicide Prevention Training for our First Responders at the Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn Lodge. The titles of the training are: 92 Minutes: a suicide presentation for first responders and Start the Conversation: a suicide presentation for healthcare & behavioral health providers (onecause.com).  This is a Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) Registered Training Opportunity. 

The guest speakers are Kevin Briggs and Kevin Berthia. An estimated 700,000 people die by suicide worldwide each year and suicide continues to be a leading cause of death. For first responders, this means it is likely they will encounter individuals who experience thoughts of suicide. The additional stresses brought on by the demanding nature of this work contribute to compassion fatigue and burnout. During this training session, attendees will have the opportunity to hear directly from a caregiver and the man he helped through skilled and empathetic communication.  
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This presentation will give attendees both crisis intervention skills to adequately work with persons suffering from thoughts of suicide, as well as specific tools and skills to manage their own self-care post intervention. 
 
Click the image below to see the flyer. Click here to register. This is approved for EMS credit. ​