This webinar was held on June 15, 2023. HMA’s webinar series, 1115 Medicaid Justice Demonstration Waivers: Bridging Healthcare, focused on helping stakeholders optimize the continuity of care for persons in carceral settings and during their transition back to the community. Part 3 focused on optimizing key partnerships before, during and after transition from a carceral … Read More
Webinar replay: opportunities for opioid treatment providers to improve patient outcomes
This webinar was held on May 23, 2023. HMA’s 3-part New Rules in Treatment of Opioid Addiction webinar series is aimed at helping stakeholders prepare for new federal rules that will change how medications are delivered to persons with opioid use disorders. Reducing daily visits will allow persons served to engage in work, family and … Read More
Webinar replay: using 1115 justice waivers to improve carceral healthcare delivery information
This webinar was held on May 18, 2023. HMA’s five-part 1115 Justice Waivers: Building Bridges of Health for Persons Leaving Carceral Settings webinar series is designed to help plans and other stakeholders improve the long-term health outcomes of individuals leaving carceral settings. This webinar focused on the carceral settings operational healthcare practices, including intake screenings … Read More
Webinar replay: Medicaid authority and opportunity to build new programs for justice-involved individuals
This webinar was held on April 6, 2023. This webinar was designed to help states and other stakeholders understand the section 1115 parameters and that will provide insight to states, local government, carceral care settings and providers on how to best plan for implementing such services. Why this is important: On January 26, the Centers … Read More
Webinar replay: state strategies for the certified community behavioral health clinic demonstration planning grant opportunity
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 … Read More
Webinar replay: equity-centered approaches to supporting community prevention and treatment
This webinar was held on November 15, 2022. Deeply rooted structures, systems, and beliefs have perpetuated racial inequities within substance use and mental health treatment and recovery settings. Racism and associated traumas add to these injustices and may influence how people of color experience and seek help for behavioral health needs. During this webinar, hear … Read More
Webinar replay: collaborating with faith-based organizations on reducing overdose deaths and addressing stigma
This webinar was held on November 8, 2022. Substance and opioid use disorders (S/OUD) affect people from all walks of life, including those active in faith communities. Yet many faith leaders do not know how to effectively support members of their congregations and their families who are struggling with these diseases. Faith groups and faith … Read More
Webinar replay: industry-specific outreach and education for reducing overdose deaths
This webinar was held on October 25, 2022. Industry stakeholders are non-traditional partners who can be effective in supporting and expanding opioid overdose prevention efforts. During this webinar, attendees heard about one state’s experience using data to identify and target stakeholders in high-risk industries, including construction and food services. We shared a framework for industry-specific … Read More
Webinar replay: community response teams- reducing overdose deaths and addressing stigma
This webinar was held on October 18, 2022. Community Response Teams are vital cross-sector, data driven, community-based collective action initiatives that address the local opioid crisis through harm reduction education, Naloxone distribution, and data. During this webinar, HMA speakers addressed the rationale, framework, funding, and implementation of successful initiatives that serve as models for other … Read More
Webinar replay: Opportunities for advancing Minnesota’s behavioral health crisis systems and services
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 … Read More