Behavioral Health – Page 25 – AZ Dept. of Health Services News

New Behavioral Health Service Package

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:19-07:00May 7th, 2010|Behavioral Health|

Our behavioral health team has completed work on the new behavioral health service package for our folks that are receiving services but don't qualify for AHCCCS benefits. We've posted a Guidelines Fact Sheet or you can view ADHS guidance to contractors regarding services to Non-Title XIX members with serious mental illness, services to individuals experiencing a [...]

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Behavioral Health Crunch Time

By Will Humble|2010-05-03T08:17:17-07:00May 3rd, 2010|Behavioral Health|

Last week was very busy for our behavioral health team. Staff held several community meetings all across the state and met with the people in charge of the Regional Behavioral Health Authorities regarding on the upcoming service package reductions for folks that don’t qualify for AHCCCS benefits. You can see our ADHS Continues to Seek [...]

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Behavioral Health Community Meeting Schedule

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:20-07:00April 19th, 2010|Behavioral Health|

As I’ve mentioned in earlier posts, the covered services will be changing for adults with serious mental illness who do not qualify for Medicaid in response to recent budget reductions. We’ve established a dedicated project team to research strategies to responsibly implement the benefit reductions. The project team, composed of peers, family members and agency [...]

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Proposition 100 Voter Registration Deadline

By Will Humble|2010-04-16T08:47:09-07:00April 16th, 2010|Behavioral Health, General|

Monday, April 19 is the registration deadline to vote on Proposition 100- which is the Special Election for the 3 year, 1% sales tax that would benefit education, public safety and health services (including behavioral health). The election will be held on May 18, but many people will be voting using early mail-in ballots. If [...]

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Behavioral Health Information Center

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:20-07:00April 9th, 2010|Behavioral Health|

We updated our home page this week and added an information hub for behavioral health. The information at this site will be regularly updated in the coming weeks as we begin to implement behavioral health service reductions for folks that don’t qualify for benefits under AHCCCS. Our commitment is to continually share updated information with [...]

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Underage Drinking Prevention

By Will Humble|2010-04-06T10:05:32-07:00April 6th, 2010|Behavioral Health|

Our Behavioral Health Office of Prevention http://www.azdhs.gov/bhs/ops.htm provides tools, resources and technical support to promote the resiliency and prevention of behavioral health/substance abuse disorders in our communities. Our goal is to empower communities and kids to make healthier choices by collaborating with Arizona’s prevention workforce, including our Tribal/Regional Behavioral Health Authorities and local communities; strategically [...]

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Greater AZ RFP Awards

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:22-07:00March 17th, 2010|Behavioral Health|

Today, we announced who will handle behavioral health care in Arizona except for Maricopa County starting in July. Northern Arizona Behavioral Health Authority, Cenpatico Behavioral Health of Arizona, and Community Partnership of Southern Arizona won the contracts. We're excited about the content in these new contracts. They are taking consumer choice and voice to a [...]

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Arnold v. Sarn Stipulation Agreement

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:23-07:00March 16th, 2010|Behavioral Health|

I haven't written much about the Arnold v. Sarn lawsuit because its so complicated and difficult to explain. Basically, it's a lawsuit filed against ADHS in 1981 (adding the Governor as a defendant in 2000) that has held the Department accountable to certain court orders about community-based behavioral health services for adults with serious mental illness in [...]

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Behavioral Health Milestone

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:52:28-07:00February 1st, 2010|Behavioral Health|

The tumblers have clicked, and we’re well down the road of significantly improving the behavioral health system in Maricopa County. A few months ago, we joined forces with Magellan of Arizona (our contractor for behavioral health services in Maricopa County) to begin development of a revolutionary new outcomes dashboard that will improve transparency & accountability [...]

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