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Mental Health Coverage and Federal Law
November 23, 2014 by
The Federal Mental Health Parity and Addictions Equity Act requiring health plans to provide mental health benefits on par with medical benefits has been in place since 2008.
Final regulations go into effect this January, explicitly stating that health plans must pay for individuals with mental health conditions to receive medically necessary residential treatment as well as other forms of intermediate care, such intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization, in parity with other medical conditions
This is a game changer. Now, families who have a loved one with a serious mental health condition may consider intensive treatment and insurance will have to cover it. Read more.
Affordable Care Act and Childhood Mental Health
May 14, 2014 by
Join NBRC and Project Connect for an important panel discussion and implication for infant/early childhood mental health. To learn more about this event being held Friday, May 16 starting at 1:30, read more here: ACA and Infant Mental Health
Mental Health
NBRC partners with Sonoma, Solano and Napa County Health Services providers to coordinate supports for individuals diagnosed with both a developmental disability and mental health condition. For information and resources targeting the support needs of these individuals, please see links below.
Sonoma County Mental Health Sonoma County’s Behavioral Health Division
Napa County Mental Health Napa County’s Mental Health Department
Solano County Mental Health Solano County Mental Health Services
Project Hope (an MHSA-funded project) provides information on how to support and individual with a dual diagnosis of a developmental disability and mental health condition.
National Association for Dually Diagnosed (NADD) advances mental wellness for persons with developmental disabilities through the promotion of excellence in mental healthcare.
Mental Health Services Act (MHSA)
North Bay Regional Center was awarded funding from the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) in partnership with the California Department of Mental Health and the Department of Developmental Services. Two separate programs were created with this funding:
- Building Bridges: Meeting the Needs of Individuals Diagnosed with a Mental Health Condition and a Developmental Disability, is a 3 year contract that was launched with a conference event March 7 & 8, 2012. The focus is to improve community systems and supports through streamlined collaboration and coordination of services between the tri-county mental health and developmental disability programs. View the conference curriculum here: NBRC- Understanding People with a Dual Diagnosis and NBRC- Supporting Individuals with ID/MH
- Building Bridges: First Responders Training in Solano County June 12, 2014 1:00-4:00pm with Dr. Robert Fletcher, National Association of Dually Diagnosed
- First Responders Training PowerPoint
- Napa County: Napa Taskforce Meeting Minutes MythBusters MOU Project Napa MOU Project
- Solano County: Solano County Building Bridges Meetings
- Sonoma County: Building Bridges-Sonoma County Meetings Sonoma County BB Taskforce Training Draft
Building Bridges- Taskforces Joint Meeting Notes
Building Bridges Project Manual
Building Bridges Follow-up Survey
- Project Connect, the second program, is a three-year project that focuses on mental health and wellness of young children (birth-five years old). The aim of the project is to promote the development of an inter-organizational system of coordinated, culturally appropriate infant-family and early childhood mental health services that support young children’s social-emotional health and well-being in these three counties. To learn more about Project Connect, click here.
Other state MHSA Projects:
- Project Hope provides information on how to support someone with a developmental disability and a mental health condition
Developmental Disabilities Resources for Healthcare Providers
October 24, 2015 by
This project is funded by a grant from the California Department of Developmental Services (DDS) as part of its Wellness Initiative. The Digest is guided by an advisory committee of physicians with specialized expertise in developmental disabilities and implemented by the UCSD CME. The primary goal of this site is to improve the health of persons with developmental disabilities.
- Information on Specific Disabling Conditions
- Issues Related to Developmental Disabilities
- Health Care Providers
- Families
- Resources
- Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Developmental Disabilities & Neurodiversity Conference Survey
November 6, 2023 by
Your input is needed! Special Care Services is hosting a Developmental Disability and Neurodiversity Conference in April 2024. This 2-day conference is geared toward healthcare, developmental providers, caregivers, and families of individuals with special needs. To ensure their sessions and resources are focused on best practices and current research, please take a brief, 5-minute survey and complete by November 17th by visiting the following link:
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