TA Telegram May 05, 2015

Notable News

Registration is open for two of the SAMHSA sponsored small group meetings! Applications are not
required for these two meetings.

Strategies to Meet the Behavioral Health Needs of Diverse Populations: Building Culturally Responsive
and Comprehensive Provider Networks and Interventions. The purpose of this meeting is to identify
effective and best practices as states and communities meet the challenges serving an increasingly
diverse population. Click here for more information. Register here.

The Building Bridges Initiative 2015 Summer Training Event! The purpose of this event is to support the
use of best practices in residential and community services that result in sustained positive outcomes
post-discharge for youth and families receiving residential interventions. Click here to learn more and
click here to register.

Announcing the 2015 School Justice Partnerships Certificate Program - The Center for Juvenile Justice
Reform (CJJR) at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy is pleased to announce that
the application window for the inaugural 2015 School-Justice Partnerships Certificate Program:
Fostering Success for Youth At Risk is now open through July 10, 2015. The program will run September
28-October 2, 2015 at the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center. For more information,
click here.

The Summer Issue of Focal Point The focal point, issued by the Research and Training Center for
Pathways to Positive Futures (jointly funded by Dept. of Ed/RSA and SAMHSA/CMHS), is devoted to
addressing trauma-informed care and its relevance to services and supports for children, youth, and
their families. To view the focal point, click here. Check out these SAMHSA articles: to view the first
article, click here and to view the second article, click here.

Proposed Rule Open for Your Comments - The Health IT Certification Criteria (2015 Edition) proposed
rule serves as a key component in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology's (ONC) commitment to establishing an interoperable nationwide health information
infrastructure. The 2015 Edition of the proposed rule builds on the foundation established with the 2011
and 2014 Editions, and incorporates changes designed to foster innovation, open new market
opportunities, and provide more choices to the care community when it comes to electronic health

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information exchange. The proposed rule is open for public comment until May 29, 2015. To view the
proposed rule, click here.

Interested in Joining the Psychotropic Medication Virtual Learning Collaborative? - The learning
collaborative will occur throughout the year and kicked-off with the webinar "Monitoring of
Psychotropic Medications in Children and Youth". To view the webinar recording, click here. To register
for the virtual learning collaborative, click here.

Health Affairs Blog Post on Reducing Inappropriate Psychotropic Prescribing for Children and Youth In
Foster Care - This blog highlights key lessons for states in developing psychotropic medication oversight
and monitoring programs. Kamala Allen, CHCS vice president for program operations and director of
child health quality, draws from the experiences of six states participating in CHCS' quality improvement
collaborative to illustrate how these lessons can be operationalized to improve outcomes for this
vulnerable population. To read the blog, click here.

10th Anniversary of SAMHSA's National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day- To celebrate, a
national event, hosted in collaboration with the American Psychiatric Association, the American
Psychiatric Foundation, the Clinton Foundation, and the Jed Foundation, will be held on May 7 at the
Shakespeare Theatre Company's Lansburgh Theatre. To learn more, please click here. There are two
infographics that provide more details on the activities and event. To view the first infographic, click
here. To view the second, click here.

Don't forget to Register for the National Wraparound Implementation Academy! - The academy, which
will focus on implementation of high quality, research-based Wraparound care coordination, will be held
July 14-15, at Portland State University, Portland, OR. For more information, click here. To register,
please visit the NWIC website.