brought to you by the u.s department of health and human services. [music] awakenings program is a special substance abuse program designed for the deaf and the hard of hearing. i have worked here for 20 years. that's a long, long time, so i've seen awakenings program grow bigger and bigger and bigger. before, we only had six beds, men only. so now it's an integrated co-ed program, and it's expanded to 14 beds. we provide 14 beds plus outpatient services to about 20 clients. then, recently, we added a new program- it's a dmh program for the department of mental health for the deaf.

health for individuals with a disability. joining us in our panel today are dr. h. westley clark, director, center of substance abuse treatment, substance abuse and mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and human services, rockville, maryland. john de miranda, executive director, national association on alcohol, drugs and disability inc. and president and chief executive officer, stepping stone of san diego, san diego, california. dr. barbara l. kornblau, j.d., disabilities attorney and professor, school of health professions and studies, university of michigan-flint, flint, michigan. ed hammett, consumer advocate, marbury, maryland. dr. clark, how many people in the united states have a disability? that number is not exactly clear, but we estimate roughly 53 million people have a disability, and it may be larger because, again, it turns on new classification schema. but at least 53 million. john, how do we define a disability? well, a disability is really kind of a legal and an administrative term. and in some quarters you might be considered disabled, but by another jurisdiction you might not be considered disabled. but i use the term, often, physical sensory, cognitive, and developmental di

director, center for substance abuse prevention, substance abuse and mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and human services, rockville, md; jane callahan, director, national community anti-drug coalition institute, community anti-drug coalitions of america, alexandria, va; jordan burnham, mental health advocate, active minds inc., washington, dc; dr. wendy greene, assistant director of trauma and critical care and program developer, screening, brief interventions and referral to treatment program, howard university hospital, washington, dc. fran, what is the definition of behavioral health, and how do we distinguish between prevention, early intervention, and treatment within that definition? the definition for behavioral health for samhsa is we are taking the substance abuse and mental health prevention, intervention, and treatment programs, and we are encasing it within the disorder realm. so substance abuse, prevention, intervention, and treatment are exactly the same, same levels, and so is mental health. we are finding that mental health properties for prevention, especially, are very similar

brought to you by the u.s department of health and human services. [music] awakenings program is a special substance abuse program designed for the deaf and the hard of hearing. i have worked here for 20 years. that's a long, long time, so i've seen awakenings program grow bigger and bigger and bigger. before, we only had six beds, men only. so now it's an integrated co-ed program, and it's expanded to 14 beds. we provide 14 beds plus outpatient services to about 20 clients. then, recently, we added a new program- it's a dmh program for the department of mental health for the deaf. people should know that awakenings program is the largest service provider in the u.s. specifically for the deaf and the hard of hearing. and so here at awakenings program all of the staff is able sign an asl very fluent. and at all times everybody is comfortable and able to express their feelings and work on their background and develop a better treatment plan to help them meet their goals. being around deaf culture, being around other deaf helps, yeah. it's more of the ab

brought to you by the department of health and human services. [music] the cool thing is that i'm at the level now of the recovery movement, that i'm at the federal level with samhsa and the white house, you know what i mean, and seeing how the top, how really still today, when we say that stuff rolls down hill. so the cool thing is that thirteen years ago, when csat and dr. clark said, you know, hey we're going to do a peer-to-peer recovery community support, and then i was part of that in '97-'98, and thirteen years later where we are today. so we've come a long way from thirteen years ago of just advocating for recovery, prevention, and treatment. but i think again five years from now, we're going to come a long way, because now, everybody's on board. i mean, this year is like really turning point and historical point, because we got not only the federal, but we also have the state, i'm involved at the state level and the local level. and everybody's doing the same work right now, transformation of behavioral health leadership integration and d

of the places where individuals can go and get help because there are so many pieces to this. richard, you were talking about the office of national coordinator? yes. inside of the department of health and human services there's an office that is in charge of all the health information technology and they give grants to states and they have worked with individual providers to sort of really bolster the expansion and the responsible use of health information technology. and they are very sensitive to the issues of behavioral health consumers that were brought up. and so it is really that office, the office of national coordinator for health information technology where people should contact with these issues. but john, there is also other offices that provide the consumer with information as to how to reach the exchanges, talk about the health homes, talk about all of the other components, correct? yes. out of the office of the secretary, out of hhs, there is a web site, a very good web site around the affordable care act. and it is incredibly user friendly, provides information about the act. it is also being populated now with information that is state specific about what is being covered and insuran

resolution authorizing the san francisco department of public health to accept and expend a grant from department of health and human services, substance abuse and mental health services, and center for mental health services in the amount of $473,485 to fund the primary and behavioral health care integration for the period september 1, 2011, through august 31, 2012. supervisor chu: thank you. we have tony from the department of public health, i believe. >> good morning, chair person, supervisors. good morning on this beautiful day. i am here today to come before you with approval to accept and expand the grant for community behavior health services with integration of primary care and behavioral health. this is an exciting opportunity for us. we are fortunate to have this opportunity, given the national picture where health care is headed. we submitted this claim in 2009. we receive the actual spores, which were very high, but it was a very competitive picture at that time. we receive notification during the summer that with that the application, we could move forward with funding health care as proposed in the grant applic

that comes from the department of health and human services. >> i can't prove it but i don't believe you. >> would you like to bet me on that stat? >> i bet you a paycheck? >> bill: happy to do it. come on. let's go. >> oh, no. no, no. >> happy to do it. >> calling his bluff. how about this if i win you donate your paycheck for a week to charity. >> okay. >> bill: i think you frightened him. i don't want to put miller out of business but i can see it now o'reilly and letterman. >> no, you can't. >> even bolder and oh so fresh. >> bill: dave and i. you know why i go on there gutfeld. >> yeah. >> bill: why? >> to sell books. nothing better than watching two rich guys betting their paychecks. >> bill: he wouldn't bet it? >> it's his money. >> bill: the stat i was talking about comes from the department of health and human services 9% are addicted to substance. my question. >> 9.7. >> bill: round it up small man. my thing is i will pay more in tax but you got to discern do you want to pay all their bills people drink drinking gin all day? after the letterman appearance my book moved up t

special investigators with the department of health and human services tell us here, news of the recent prosecution is just the tip of the iceburg. he traveled up and down interstate 5 purchasing $34,000 worth of antipsychotic drugs. he used stolen identifications to get deep medicare disdowns and then sold the drugs to organized crime rings 9 aa profit. >> i think this is just the tip of the iceburg. we are 100% involved in investigating the cases and yes, it's a problem we are seeing growing little by little. >> the department of justice reports more than 731 up from last year. >>> a state audit shows a disturbing number of sex offenders could be living or working with children. more than 1,000 addresses match those of licensed group homes and foster homes. it only looked at three counties. california law prohibits sex offenders from becoming foster parents or running group homes, but not necessarily prohibit them from living in those facilities. >>> san francisco police will be on alert this weekend, even though the city will not hold an official halloween celebration. in the past, t

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. >> reporter: the department of health and human services set up disposable drug bins at the libraryit's a good idea. there is not a lot of places to dispose of drugs. >> in the first hour of the program they filled up a third of this bin. the people who dropped this stuff off said if not for this program the bottles would still be taking up space in their medicine cabinet. and peterson brought anyway shopping bag full of medicine left over after her mom passed away last year. >> i didn't want my dad to have them. >> reporter: the bins were out from 10-2 today, so if you missed, it federal agents say check with your local police department. many also accept unused prescription medications. in walnut creek, allie ras us in ktvu channel 2 news. >>> doctors who treat drug addiction disagree on whoa position to take over medical marijuana the american society for addiction medicine is set to meet in washington, d.c. tomorrow to discuss a report from three california members. that report recommends that california should do away with its medical marijuana law and instead legalize and tax

and make sense of life again. for information, treatment referral, and, most importantly, help, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s department of health and human services cam was originally started back in the '90s to address the alcohol and drug treatment needs and mental health needs of people specifically with disabilities. cam stands for the consumer advocacy model, and it was established with the idea of the individual is the expert on what their needs are. so it's a team model. nothing here is decided based on any one philosophy or any one strict practice. we look at what is holistic. it's a strength-based approach of using the individual's own strengths and applying them to the clinical model. the benefits of using technology-assisted care for people who have disabilities and/or for people who have co-occurring disabilities, or sud disorders, are that it provides an arena of access for folks who might not normally be able to get to a treatment facility or might not be able to be served in a traditional setting. ecam is taking all the services that someone would get in a traditional model-counseling, group counseling, and case management- and put

. >> the department of health and human services set up prescription drug disposal bins at the walnut dreek library. >> i think it is a good idea. there is not that many places to dispose of drug when they're not use. >> in just the first hour of the program, they had already filled up a third of this card board bin. the people who dropped the stuff off said if it witness for the program, these bottle. >> and peterson brought in a shopping bag full of medicine left over when her mom passed away. >> i have teenagers. they don't know anything about that, so -- but -- and i just didn'tn't want my dad to have them. >> the bins with outs only from 10 until 2 today. many also accept unused prescription medications. in wal nut creek. >> it could be a while before the government proceeds with the testing of an anthrax vaccine on children. a federal review board said yesterday that a separate review board should consider the ethical issues of testing on children. the government has stockpiled the vaccine in the e of a bioterrorist attack. testing has within done on adults, but not on children.

department of health and human services [music] so, screening and brief intervention is what we call a secondary prevention approach. so, it is a way of intercepting people who might be already engaging in risky substance abuse behavior and trying to reduce their abuse and reduce the harm that they might experience from their substance use. we decided to do our intervention in this mental health clinic. and that's something that hadn't been done before, so we decided to use this very brief screening and brief intervention tool called the assist. it is the alcohol smoking and substance involvement screening test, which was developed by the world health organization. well, we use the assist results in intervention planning quite immediately; that is part of the beauty of the assist, that it has kind of a built-in intervention that, based on the score that is deduced from the eight questions of the assist, you are kind of guided to do a validating response, a brief intervention, or an intervention with kind of a referral to treatment or a discussion about kind of getting further treatme

and make sense of life again. for information, treatment referral and most importantly help, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. when i lacked courage in myself, i was lent courage. when i didn't believe in myself, somebody believed in me. when i was hopeless, folks had hope for me. when you first get into recovery, you're looking back and you're thinking all you can see is that wreckage. and what we are, we understand that wreckage, but we're that light. we're that hope. we had that wreckage, too, and this is where we're at today. i've been there. i've done this. i know what you are going through. i can help you if you will allow me to help you. the recovery mentor program, the group of staff that have been there done that. when you say you are going to call me, then you need to call me. because a mentor can speak to somebody far differently than i can speak to somebody about motivating them for help and also seeing through all the filters. is this an opportunity you really want? comes with supportive housing, folks get people tied into the recovery community. they take them to 12-step meetings. they take the

department of health and human services. the chief actuary's assessment is important to understand the true impact and long-term viability. mr. foster doesn't have an ax to grind. he simply offered his analysis based on the data and the obama administration ignored it. not only did the obama administration officials ignore mr. foster, they stopped requesting his input. but mr. foster wasn't alone. in the fall of 2009, the department of health and human services office of the assistant secretary for planning and evaluation also raised the red flag. according to the report, one employee wrote in an e-mail on october 22 -- quote -- "seems like a recipe for disaster to me." he said "i can't imagine that "class" would not have high levels of adverse selection given the significantly higher premiums compared to similar policies in the private market." mr. president, just a week after senator thune released this stunning new report on the floor of the senate, media out lets indicated that the department of health and human services

the department of health and human services said, "we explored and are open to other definition of religiousizations to ensure organizations that have religious objections to covering contraception can choose whether or not to cover services." some analysts warn even if a university is founded as a religious institution, once us highers employees and invite students who do not share the same faith exemption is lost. >> for an institution to say, to everybody oh, c'mon, we'll hire you all. c'mon, come and study at our institution. by the way, in term of basic healthcare and basic piece of women's well-being, forget it. >> comment period for proposed legislation is now closed. whether or not it's modified it is set to take effect next august in washington, shannon bream, fox news. >> bret: the president hits the road on million dollar bust to gen up support on jobs bill, stimulus package and talk re-election. we talk about all of it with the fox all-stars when we come back. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while goin

and universities would not be considered religious employers. may i suggest that this is not the kind of sensible approach that the president had in mind when he spoke here. the department of health and human servicesxplored and are open to other definitions of religious organizations to ensure organizations that have religious objections to covering contraception can choose whether or not to cover these services. some analysts warn that even if a university is founded as a religious institution, once

according to the department of health and human services, about 9% of americans have some kind of substance dependence, most of those people cannot earn a living. so let's do the math. 15% poor. 9% addicted. maybe poverty is not exclusively an economic problem. joining us now from los angeles are tavis smiley and professor cornell west who teaches at princeton university. so professor, dealing with you, where am i going wrong here? >> well, i think you're going wrong because i think the lens that you're using still is not acting on fact that 1% of the population, we've had 100% income growth go to the top 10 peppers. 1% of population had 81% of the income growth in the last 25 years. what does that mean? those brothers and sisters there at the plaza, i was blessed to be there with them. and i'm blessed to be part of their movement, they're not calling for entitlements. they want jobs with a living wage. they know that corporations do not pay taxes. $2.3 trillion of off shore tax havens for the well to do. working people pay the taxs and they're also losing jobs so you have to look at, my de

department of health and human services. >>> a new study suggests women who eat a healthy diet in theear before getting pregnant are less likely to deliver a child with birth defects. researchers found the newborns of women who ate a high fiber, low fat diet had fewer problems with cleft lip. >>> now that we made it through this week's storm, i think we have a nice warm weekend ahead, right bill. >> there you go doing the forecast. >> we're so excited about it. >> you're absolutely right. your weather is changing around for your bay area weekend. and i am just kidding about it. the forecast will clear these clouds out. san jose a few high clouds. lingering showers a few hours ago. but the showers have moved out of the area. here come the rainfall totals, they are impressive, we did call for scattered showers but i didn't expect a half inch in oakland. i expected more .8 of .10. we got a little more rain than expected. we did have that thundershower and everyone a report of a thundershower. thunderstorms overnight, they're going to be called. the system goes out. behind that front is t

of plans for long-term care insurance program for the elderly and disabled. it was called the community living assistance service and supports program, or c.l.a.s.s. the department of health and human services said premiums would be so high few healthy people would sign up for it. house subcommittees held a hearing earlier this week. this is just over an hour. >> the subcommittee will come to order. the chair recognizes himself for five minutes for an opening statement. on october 14, 2011, after 19 months of review and $15 million, hhs announced what most people, including many members of congress, independent analysts, and cms' own actuary, have known about the class program since before the health care bill became a law.ogram sie it is completely unsustainable.m after determining that the class t is program cannot meet the law'sted 75-year solvency this provision of the law. this shouldn't be a surprise months before it became law, the warning was being sounded. on july 9th, 2000 - cms actuary richard foster wrote, quote, 36 years of actuarial experience lead me to believe that this program would collapse in short order and require significant federal subsidies to continue. also

and nutrition space we do through state agencies. typically the state department of education, department of human -- health and human services, or thetment of agriculture. those state agencies work with local schools. local schools make the decisions about from whom they will procure the foods. every school in the country has the option of procuring from a list of usda foods which used to be called a commodity to than there are about 182 down that list. they can pick which of those -- 180 foods on that list. for the rest of that, they can go to local vendors, typically what is done. host: pa., independent caller. welcome, fred. caller: thank you for taking my call. how do they collect the data from all of these different schools all over the country as far as complying with the requirements for the goals of his program? is it objective data or is it self reported? guest: we collect data from schools and state agencies and then there are provisions to audit the data as well. in the health the under-three kids act -- hunger-free kids act, the audits have increased. we are promoting access to something called direct certification. in t

. >> that comes from the department of health and human services. >> i can't prove it but i don't believe>> would you like to make a bet? would you like to bet me on that stat? >> i'll bet you a paycheck in. >> happy to do it. come on, let's go, let's go. happy to do it. >> oh, no. >> i'm not going to do it. >> now we are sure that was all in good fun or at least we hope so. and could it be a fresh start for donald trump and rosie o'donnell? they are known for going many rounds in their wicked war of words but tonight there's a new twist. but tonight there's a new twist. she has new tv show and trump said he would like her to be successful. but when asked if he would go on her show, trump said i don't think so. and this is one for animal lovers. imagine to play with your pet even when you are not home? new technology is making it possible to control cat toys remotely. it installs robotic pets in the same room as your cat and you control them through a control option. now people can play with their new friends b- even adopting them. there you have it. it's the best of the rest. coming up,

the obama administration has dropped a major component of its health overhaul law, long-term care insurance. the department of health and human services announced today it cannot guarantee the voluntary program will pay for itself, as required. for that to happen, enough healthy adults would have to sign up to cover the benefits for those who become disabled. anti-wall street protesters in new york city claimed victory today after plans to clean up their camp site were delayed. several hundred demonstrators celebrated when the owner of the private park postponed the cleaning. activists had claimed the real goal was to evict them from a site they have been using for a month. >> it has been a lot of tension, a big fight to have this protest and to continue it. and this morning something really interesting and surprising happened. somebody blinked. the mayor was ready to use the nypd to come in here. people were very skeptical that it was about cleaning. they thought he wanted to just clear the plaza and this morning they put out a statement and said we're position poning everything. >> sreenivasan: meanwhile in denver, riot police clear

the department of health and human services announced today that the part "b" premium for outpatient care will be just less than $100 a month for 2012. that's an increase of $3.50, instead of the more than $10 that was forecast. the search for earthquake victims in turkey yielded more bodies today and another survivor, four days after the quake hit. a young man was pulled alive from the rubble, and rescuers carried him away from the debris. one of them described how they found the man. >> ( translated ): we had just about lost hope. we had sent in the canine teams and listening devices but couldn't hear anything. just as we were about to start recovery operations we heard a sound. then we started looking and thank god we were successful. >> holman: officials said the likelihood of finding more survivors was dwindling, as the death toll reached 534. in iraq, twin bombings killed 18 people in northeastern baghdad. at least 36 others were wounded. the attack began with a blast outside a music store in the city's u.r. district-- a mostly shi-ite neighborhood. the second bomb exploded as r

department of health and human services released their healthy people 2020 report. in this report is the culmination of a major undertaking initiated under the bush administration and completed by the obama administration. it sets goals and objectives with 10-year targets designed to guide national health provision -- mo pro-motion and disease prevention efforts to improve the health of all people in the united states. in healthy people 2020, h.h.s. sets the goal to reduce the american people's exposure to mercury. mercury can cause aggravated asthma, irregular heart beat, heart attacks and premature death in people with heart and lung disease. in addition mercury is a potent neurotoxin. it is toxic to all of us but it is particularly dangerous to our children. that's why as part of the healthy people 2020 report h.l.s. set a goal to reduce concentrations of mercury found in children's blood samples by 30% by 2020. children who are exposed to mercury during pregnancy can suffer from a range of developmental and neurological be a normalities including delayed onset of

and used authority of the congress to track paper trails. as the chairman of the house of appropriations committee that oversees the department of health and human services, i requested internal hhs documents revealing the insol vent nature of the program. when it passed. we were told that class is a true insurance program where the premiums cover the benefits paid out, but as we dug deeper, that cover story began to fall apart. new factings came to light. every actuary agreed that as currently written, class simply will not work or pay for itself. the government is exposed to tens of billions of dollars of cost according to the cbo, and then earlier this month, we got the equivalent of a full confession. the department of health and human services rightfully decided to cancel the program. thftion a profound -- this was a profound development. once we stripped away the spin, brushed off budget gimmicks and cut through the bureaucratic jungle, there was a president's health care law for what it really was, truly a ponzi scheme that apparently was included in the bill solely to help the bill appear deficit neutral. there's a problem. class is not gone. not

and nutrition space we do through state agencies. typically the state department of education, or department of health and human services, or the departmentf agriculture in about a half a dozen states, and the state agencies work with local schools. the local schools make the decision from whom they're going to procure the foods. now, every school in the country has the option of procuring from a list at usda foods what used to be called commodity foods. there are about 180 foods on that list. but schools can choose which of those foods they want. and that amounts to about 15-20% of the food in the school lunch and breakfast program. but for the rest of it, they can go to local vendors. that's typically what's done. they do it on a bit process. >> host: fred, independent color. welcome to the conversation. >> caller: good morning. thanks for taking my call. i'm just wondering how do they collect the data from all these different schools all over the country as far as complying with the requirements or the goals of this program? is it objective data or is it self-report? >> guest: no, we collect data from both schools here from state agenc

of disablty. the problem is that congress knew this is very expensive and before passing it, they required that the department of health and human servicest cost taxpayers a dime for 75 years. we, today after concluding that study, the secretary of hhs sent congress a letter that says in part quote, despite our best analytical efforts, i do not see a viable path for word for class implementation at this time. so that means this one piece of the health care law will not be impleme implemented, this class act. administration officials insist to cnn this does not impact the rest of the health care law. none of the coverage aspects in the health care law beyond this one discreet part is affected. >> but it does represent an embarrassment to the obama administration after making that ea earlier suggestion it wouldn't cost anything for all those years and now, all of a sudden, they realize they were wrong. >> they're saying this this is a -- because they recognize that, they're taking it out of the legislation. >> jessica yellin, watching the story. thanks very much. >>> panic stricken conversations, confused pilots. just some of the chilling