[PC-BH-Integration] National Council - Conference Offerings on PC/BH Integration

[Laura Galbreath]

I wanted to make sure that each of you are aware of the Integrated Care and Health Promotion track at the National Council's upcoming conference. In addition, I am excited to share that we are extending a special conference registration rate to members of the PC/BH listserv. We hope that you can join us in Orlando for a dynamic lineup of PC/BH sessions and networking opportunities. Please email or call if you have any questions.

Laura Galbreath
Director of Health Integration and Wellness Promotion
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare


National Council Conference
March 15-17, Walt Disney World, Florida
www.TheNationalCouncil.org/Conference<http://e2ma.net/go/2778039763/2512103/90667078/2738/goto:http:/www.TheNationalCouncil.org/Conference>


Join us for behavioral healthcare's biggest and best conference - and consider inviting someone from your local community health center or primary care provider to come with you. Attend as a team and we'll give you a very special registration rate for the main conference as well as our preconference sessions on integrated health. Contact Shellee Chen at ShelleeC at thenationalcouncil.org<mailto:ShelleeC at thenationalcouncil.org> or 202.684.7457 to ask about this limited time offer.
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Partnerships between mental health-substance use organizations and community health centers are becoming more critical than ever before. The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare has long been a leader in the field and presents a wealth of new resources and learnings on primary care-behavioral health integration at its 40th Annual Conference, March 15-17, 2010 in Disney World, Florida.

You'll hear from experts and providers on the ground about


 *   Effective working relationships between community behavioral health centers and community health centers to ensure that physical and mental healthcare are effectively coordinated.
 *    How primary care clinics can screen persons for mental health conditions and coordinate specialty treatment with local community behavioral health organizations.
 *    Innovative ways in which community mental health and substance use treatment centers are able to extend primary care services to persons with serious mental illnesses.
 *   Financing, clinical, operational, technology, and cultural competency resources and toolkits for collaboration, referrals, communication, tracking, and outcomes monitoring.
 *   Staff and consumer engagement as well as peer supports to ensure that health integration works on the ground.
Kathy Reynolds, the National Council's Vice President, Health Integration and Wellness Promotion, will offer free one-on-consultations (by appointment only) to help kick start or troubleshoot your integration efforts.

Plus, a preconference One-day University on March 14 highlights the "Patient-Centered Healthcare Home" to address significant health disparities for people with serious mental and addiction disorders. The university discusses recent National Council reports on the Person-Centered Healthcare Home, which call for creating a medical home for people with serious mental illnesses and substance use disorders by introducing general healthcare capacity within behavioral health organizations, or by nurturing seamless partnerships between behavioral health and primary care providers.

Learn about other conference offerings and register at www.TheNationalCouncil.org/Conference<http://e2ma.net/go/2778039763/2512103/90667079/2738/goto:http:/www.thenationalcouncil.org/Conference>

For integration resources from the National Council visit our Resource Center at www.TheNationalCouncil.org/ResourceCenter<http://e2ma.net/go/2778039763/2512103/90667080/2738/goto:http:/www.thenationalcouncil.org/ResourceCenter>

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Laura Galbreath, MPP
Director of Health Integration and Wellness Promotion
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
202-684-7457, ext. 231
703-965-0812 cell
LauraG at TheNationalCouncil.org


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