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This webinar was held on November 7, 2022.

The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act offers new funding for states to develop a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Demonstration program. A new CCBHC Planning Grant Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for states has just been released with a deadline of Monday December 19, 2022. During this webinar – a follow up to our October 6 webinar – experts from HMA and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing provided an overview of the CCBHC Demonstration program NOFO, offered strategies for using CCBHC as a strategic transformational opportunity for systems improvement, reviewed the NOFO requirements and key changes from previous opportunities, and outline strategies for developing a successful response.

Learning Objectives

• Review requirements of the new CCBHC Demonstration Planning NOFO for states and how it varies from previous efforts.
• Understand the importance of aligning the CCBHC model within a larger state behavioral health and integrated care strategy.
• Learn key considerations for states in responding to the opportunity and steps to improve the quality of a response.

Speakers

Kristan McIntosh, Principal, HMA

Heidi Arthur, Principal, HMA

Josh Rubin, Principal, HMA

Rebecca Farley-David, Senior Advisor, Public Policy and Special Initiatives, National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Did You Miss Part 1 of our CCBHC Planning Grant Webinar Series?

In case you missed it, experts from HMA and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing were joined by state leaders from New York and Michigan (two current CCBHC Demonstration states) for a pre-NOFO release discussion on October 6, 2022. During this prior webinar, we shared lessons learned and strategies states have used to successfully plan for the CCBHC Demonstration Program and leverage the CCBHC initiative as a transformation opportunity that can help behavioral health care systems achieve their broader health quality and access goals. The recording, slide deck, and an associated Q&A document from that previous session can be found here.

This webinar was held on October 5, 2022.

With the help of newly available federal funding, states like Minnesota are poised to dramatically advance crisis systems and services to address the needs of individuals who experience behavioral health crises. During this webinar, speakers provided an overview of key behavioral health crisis initiatives nationwide, including a look at specific community efforts that can inform the development of improved systems and services in Minnesota.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the differences between crisis systems and crisis services.
• Find out how communities are advancing crisis systems and services by leveraging national opportunities.
• Assess the implications of SAMHSA’s focus on block grant funding for crisis services.
• Learn how the new national 988 call number and allocations for 988 infrastructure support can drive improved crisis response.

Speakers

Sue Abderholden, Executive Director, NAMI-MN
Suzanne Rabideau, Senior Consultant, HMA
Robin Trush, Principal, HMA
John Volpe, Principal, HMA

This webinar was held on October 6, 2022. 

The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act offers states new funding for expansion of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Demonstration. The next CCBHC Planning Grant RFP for states is anticipated to be released in the fall of 2022. In this webinar, the first of a two-part series, experts from HMA and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing discussed:

• The CCBHC Demonstration opportunity and what the evidence for the model demonstrates
• How states have used the CCBHC model as a transformational opportunity that can help behavioral health care systems achieve broader health quality and access goals
• Lessons New York and Michigan have learned from their CCBHC efforts, including key takeaways from the application and implementation processes

Speakers

Kristan McIntosh, Principal, HMA
Heidi Arthur, Principal, HMA
Dave Schneider, Managing Principal
Rebecca Farley-David, Senior Advisor, Public Policy and Special Initiatives, National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Download the CCBHC Demonstration Program Webinar Q&A

Check Out Part 2 of our CCBHC Planning Grant Webinar Series

In our follow-up webinar, HMA and National Council for Mental Wellbeing reviewed the specific requirements of the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Notice of Funding Availabilities (NOFA) and shared recommended activities for states to have a successful application. The recording and slide deck can be found here.

This webinar was held on September 29, 2022. 

Behavioral health organizations are benefitting from unprecedented access to public and private grant funding. But there are significant risks to simply “chasing funds,” such as mission drift and increased staff burnout within an already overburdened workforce. During this webinar, speakers from HMA and LAPA Fundraising outlined concrete steps behavioral health organizations can take to ensure they are pursuing the type of grants that support their overall mission.

Join us to:

• Garner strategies and approaches for successfully winning grant dollars
• Obtain an overview of current and upcoming funding opportunities that behavioral health agencies can use to build capacity and better serve their communities
• Understand the tools and tactics organizations need to enhance their ability to attract both public and private grants
• Develop a long-term strategy for diversifying agency funding for use in both growing existing behavioral health programs and seeding new and innovative initiatives

Speakers

Kristan McIntosh, Principal, HMA
Jessica Williams, Managing Director of Grants, LAPA Fundraising