department of health and human services. before, addiction and depression kept me from living my life. now, every step i take in recovery benefits everyone. there are many options that make the road to recovery more accessible. it begins with the first step. join the voices for recovery. for information and treatment referral for you or someone you love, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. [music] like a lot of people experiencing mental illness kind of later in life, i really, my symptoms became profound in my 30s. i started having these mood swings, so i decided i should go see a doctor. and i went to my regular doctor, who examined me, but he was not really familiar with psychiatrics and he just said you need a vacation. so i minimized the whole idea in my mind and i continued to get worse and eventually really destroyed my company that i owned at the time. my next step into mental health was that i ended up in a psychiatric hospital. and if we had had the type of care t

of consumer advocacy, mental health america; john o'brien, senior advisor for behavioral health financing, substance abuse and mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and human services. john, healthcare reform, why was it necessary? what benefits are we going to see out of it? well, ivette, we have about 50 million individuals in this country who don't have any insurance at any given point in a year. a number of them use emergency rooms and/or hospitals and that has a very significant cost for both people who have insurance, as well as employers who pay for insurance. we spend about $17.2 billion dollars on uncompensated care for those individuals. we also know that there is a significant number of people with substance abuse disorders who have benefits and don't access care, but there are a significant number of individuals who can't access care because they don't have insurance benefits. and richard, what are the major ways the affordable care act will affect the behavioral health system? the affordable care act, the behavioral health aspects of the affordable care act are based on sort of three principles. one is coverage and parity, two is integration o

department of health and human services. [music] a little over 7 years ago i was sleeping underneath of a bridge on the streets for 19 years eating out of a trash can, going in and out of correctional and mental health systems. i racked up 83 arrest and 66 convictions all due to my substance abuse because i was trying to cope with the trauma that had happened in my life. and i would go in and out of prison, and they would say, "this is how you're going to spend the rest of your life, or you're going to die in the streets." once i was able to go to a program where my trauma was addressed, the tamar children program, my trauma was identified, addressed, and treated. i was able to change my belief system from "i am nothing" to "i am somebody," and i can be anything i want in this world. see, when my belief system changed, my thought process changed. and i started to make the best decisions based on me believing that i was worth a better life. dr. harris, let's focus a little bit on issues of trauma for children and youth. you've

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

bashford and senator have leave to introduce legislation that transfers the management of the youth rehabilitation and treatment centers of kearney and geneva from the department of health and human servicespartment of correctional services. this would create a safer treatment environment at these facilities for the youth and the staff. the transfer will also allow the department of health and human services to put a greater focus on children impacted by the abuse and neglect. we are all in this together. and all of us have a responsibility to improve the system. the accountability starts with you and me to read together, we need to bring stability to nebraska's charnel welfare system. the focus should be on the future and on measurable results. another key issue that we face is the new federal health care law that raises taxes, cuts medicare and contains an enormous on funded medicaid mandates. because it is in the current law, our state is moving forward with the planning and designing of the state health insurance exchange. our state has been working hard for nearly two years to protect nebraska's interests, and i want to assure you of our citizens that nebraska will not default to the

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

department of health and human services. recovery benefits everyone. i started my own company. i got my dad back. my friends believe in me. substance use and mental disorders can be treated. it all starts on day one. join the voices for recovery. for information and treatment referral for you or someone you love, call 1-800-662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. [music] community connections is the largest not-for-profit mental health agency in the district of columbia. we serve probably about 3,500 women, children, and men who are frequently dually diagnosed, have histories of homelessness, and have histories of traumatic victimization. the mission of community connections, first of all, is mental health, making everybody whole, of the people who have suffered from trauma, people who have substance abuse, to give you the tools to be able to manage your mental health issues and your trauma issues such as ptsd, to make you to be able to function on the outside in public despite what thing

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

nonprofit leadership from across the city to review the budget proposals of the department of public health and human services and the department of children, youth, and families. during our work together, the cbo's drafted principles the city should keep in mind when facing budget deficits and making difficult decisions on how we allocate our general fund. eight principles that recommended include, among others, prioritizing services that make -- meet the most basic human needs including housing, food, emergency response, access to health care, and income support. prioritizing services for the most vulnerable, and maximizing and minimizing reductions to services that leverage outside funds. the budget principles of our cdo partners drafted last year served as an important sporting. -- starting point. i agree and will do my best to abide by them moving forward. the city -- we can always make improvements in the work that we do. that is why starting this past fall, my staff and i have worked with the stakeholders to talk about what worked well last year during the last process and what we can improve on. two i

no. ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: my guest tonight serves in the president's cabinet as secretary of the department of health and human services. please welcome back to the program secretary kathleen sebelius. ( applause ) >> jon: thank you for being here. >> glad to be here. >> jon: thank you for being here. i wanted to give you an opportunity. in the time that we are allotted to begin, if you could, tell us how against all odds the affordable care act of american obamas has saved america. go. >> well, two-and-a-half million young americans now have health insurance who didn't have it before. ( applause ) >> jon: that seems like a very good thing. >> that's very good. we have thousands of people all over this country who actually may be in life-saving situations because of the high- risk pools, people who because of their medical condition absolutely could not get covered. i've met a couple of time.çó gail in new hampshire has treatment now for her cancer that she absolutely didn't have and was denied. >> jon: when does the big stuff kick in? the whole deal? >> the whole program will be live come 2014, but pieces of the progr

of our current child welfare system and i've asked senator ashford and hadley to introduce legislation that transfers the management of the youth rehabilitation and treatment centers at karni and the geneva from the department of health and human services to the department of correctional services. this would create a safer treatment environment that these facilities for the youth and the staff to read the transfer will also allow the department of health and human services to put a greater focus on children impacted by abuse and neglect. we are all in this together. all of us have a responsibility to produce me to improve the system. the accountability starts with you and me. together we need to bring stability to nebraska's child welfare system. the focus should be on the future and on the measurable results. another key issue that we face is the new federal health care and all that raises taxes, cuts medicare and contains an enormous and funded medicaid funding. because it is the current law, our state is moving forward with a planning and designing of a state health insurance exchange. our state has been working hard for nearly two years to protect nebraska's interest and i want to share the lead to assure you we and our citizens t

and not preserved meats of. reporter: lifetime fitness dietician paul kriegler says dash is best known for helping treat high blood pressure and has been endorsed by the department of health and human services. >> we encourage people to eat mostly whole foods whenever possible. reporter: the whole foods approach helped dash get good reviews. the dieticians say it's still not right for everyone. >> one place we may differ is we encourage people to get an ample amount of dietary fat, especially from natural sources like olives and avocados and nuts and seeds and even egg yolk. reporter: u.s. news ranked weight watchers as another top choice for easiest diet to follow. you don't have to go far to find fans. >> it's the structure that i need, kind of what you can eat, how much you can eat per day, has a little flexibility to it. reporter: finding a plan to fit in your life can be an uphill battle, but dieters say the payoff is priceless. >> i would just say just educate yourself on nutrition and don't with our about the fad diet. do what works for you. >>> the stores were hopping this holiday season, but that's always translating into a profit, plus a new name for the beltway's hot lane. shawn

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it has been endorsed by the department of health and human services. >> we encourage people to eat mostly whole foods whenever possible. >> reporter: the whole foods approach helped dash get good reviews. dietitians say it is still not ri>> one place where we may differ is we encourage people to get an ample amount of dietary fat from natural sources like olives and avocados and nuts and seeds and even egg yolk. >> reporter: weight watchers was rrchged as another choice for easiest diet to follow. >> it is a structure that i need, kind of what you can eat, how much you can eat per day. it has a little bit of flexibility to t. >> reporter: finding a plan to fit in with your life can be an uphill battle but dieters say the payoff is priceless. >> i would just say educate yourself on nutrition and don't worry about the fad diet. do what works for you. >> coming up, some blunt words from one member of the washington wizards as the team is still searching for its first win. we'll have that coming up next. >>> off the wall is coming up. we are talking football. >> we are talking rd 3. we are ta

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we also worked closely with the department of public health and human services agencies and nonprofits to address their concerns and we did make a number of amendments in committee and i was proud this came out unanimously from budget with a positive recommendation. i ask for your support. president chiu: supervisors kim. supervisor kim: i wanted to express my support for this legislation and think supervisor wiener's office for working on this ordinance and to clean up the code because there was inconsistent language around enforcement which varied among the different types of contracts. i did support supervisor wiener last year in supporting the workers and it is important we do increase the employment transition period for many of our workers. families often come under extreme hardships and some exceptions were made. i also want to thank seiu. and there were a lot of nonprofits that were involved and i am happy to see this come forward. i would like to add my name as a cosponsor is well. president chiu: supervisor campos. supervisor avalos: -- supervisor campos: i want to thank our

and i want to get the other agenda items in time. supervisor wiener: before we proceed, there are two represented this from the department of public health and human services agency that i would like to bring up. they are not the public comment. okubo from dph. phil arnold. if you could come up to address the committee on behalf of your departments. >> phil arnold, a deputy director for finance and administration for the human services agency. we have some issues -- five issues -- with the custodial section of this revised ordinance. the first issue we have is the deletion of the section that applies to contractors to provide training to disabled persons. we have a contract with the arc of san francisco, which does provide some custodial and recycling services to our agency. it employs approximately five developmentally-disabled persons. we pay the contractor a flat rate. i do not think -- i do not know -- but i do not think a flat rate is the prevailing wage. it also includes supervision and administration of the contract. that is one of our issues. supervisor wiener: the minimum wage in san francisco is now -- is about to go to $10.25, if i'm not mistake

total of 22 and last year we had a total of 26. >> i think the -- one of the things the report calls for is a strong partnership between the dod and the va and the department of health and human servicesment of health and human services has taken on somewhat of the cause of family tracking, and i think we need to work closer together. >> but i just would remind everybody. i can't make a family member report a suicide or even attempted suicide. that's one thing that lies outside of our ability even in the military to do. so i look with suspect at even the numbers that i'm collecting. [inaudible] >> particularly, officers and nco wives and we have get our messaging that translates -- oh, microphone, sorry. >> okay. thank you. steve, i believe? >> i'd like to thank you for the report. it's going to spark a lot of conversation. meg, this question's for you. military leaders must eliminate stigma. and eliminating stigma must include a multipronged approach which must include accountability. .. >> i will. thank you. we do think that leaders need to continue to address stigma. that may be the hardest challenge of this report. it is something that leaders at all levels and the military have t

millions of women, seniors and people with disabilities access preventative services. the department of health and human services and the department of justice stopped $3 billion in fraudulent claims in 2011. and we also know that the quality of care is improving because of the affordable care act. i'm talking about an expanded work force including primary care workers, better coordinated care for medicare patients and improving in preventive hospital care just to name a view. in fact, the entire debate in the health care community is changing on how to better keep our citizens well. we know the health care industry is hiring more workers because of the affordable care county a. in fact 5,914 new health care jobs have been created since the affordable care act has been enacted more than a year ago. clearly, mr. speaker, the affordable care act is working and benefits will continue to grow as we move to full implementation by 2016. by opposing the affordable care act, republicans have made it clear they are against protections for people with pre-existing conditions, that they are against expanding cover

of the center for youth wellness and advocacy. it's a partnership with the mayor's office, the district attorney's office, the child adolescent support advocacy and resource center, the city attorney's office, department of public health, human services agency, and the police department. all with the goal of providing integrated pediatric, mental and psychological health services to youth and their families who are experiencing trauma. as many of you know, district 10 not only has a high concentration of youth and families but historically suffered from lack of access to adequate medical care and wraparound mental health services. the supervisor believes and our office strongly believes that this project is desperately needed in order to support the growing population in the district, and also not only to serve the growing youth and children population but the population of youth and children as the city as a whole. so dr. burke and katie are here who can walk through the project with you in greater detail. and they can take over. >> my name is dr. nadine burke harris. recently got married. >> congratulationings. >> thank you. i am the founding physician of the cpmc child bayview health center and was until july of this year the medi

and the director of the state operations from the new york state's governor, director of the district's family service agency an assistant secretary for children and families at the u.s. department of health and human services. seated next to olivia between bolivia and me is robert reischauer, a familiar face and to everyone. he is president of the urban institute. he was director of the congressional budget office from 1989 to 1985. of interest to all of us today is one of the two public trustees in the social security and medicare trust fund. so he brings that experience to bear in his observations. moving on to my right is former congressman jim kolbe kolbe a senior transatlantic fellow at the marshall fund of the united states and a senior adviser to the associates which is a strategic consulting firm. he did serve in the u.s. house of representatives from 1985 to 2007 representing the tucson arizona area. he was on the appropriations committee for 20 years and chaired the subcommittee's our next is margaret simms and institute fellow at the urban institute and the director of the low-income working family project previously to the vice president for government and economic analysis of the join

of old and cranky. the texas congressman ron paul is a guy that says not only does he want to phase out your social security, he wants to eliminate the department of education, commerce, health and human services, homeland security, even fema and most especially the irs. not to mention dumping the federal reserve. this is a platform from the 90s. the 1890s. but all that said, ron paul finished a strong third in iowa, and he might just grab second place in new hampshire, outpolling several more mainstream politicians. what is going on here? well, i think, first of all, ron paul is real. you may not believe in his ideas, but he sure does. and these days we are hungry for authenticity. secondly, he really is for a shrinking government. and, finally, paul is talking about somebody else has mentioned. that is protecting your civil liberties. now, let's be real, ron paul is a flawed candidate who will not be our next president. but what does it say about our country, our politics and, frankly, the current crop of candidates that so many people seem to think he should be? anita. >> all right, derek. >>> well, as we have been saying, it's been snowing. and some people are saying snow, snow, go away de

program, mental health association montgomery county we serve children ages 5 through 18 throughout montgomery county and mostly kids referred to us from the department of health and human services, but some of them are school counsellors, parents heard about the program through word of mouth and they are just kids who need a friend some body they can count on to show up when they say they are going to show up and spend time with them. >> we know that age group it is a big age group 5 to 18 but so important i mean it is really the foundation. >> it is huge. i mean a lot of these kids are referred to us because they don't have an adult they can count on who will come and spend time with them and listen to them really nothing special you don't have to go above and beyond it is just showing up. >> what are you looking for today when people call, what are you hoping they will say, i will give an hour, two hours what are you hoping to hear. >>> program of different requirements bridges to pals, asks that you devote a full year we found in studies one year mark is where it starts to make a difference and you can have an impact on a child's life and we require a minimum of 4 hours per

of state government. our health and human services department had 15 different agencies. we combined and consolidated those down to 3 so we didn't need as many lawyers, press secretaries and as many bureaucrats as we had with a larger number of agencies. this has to happen to the

of the experts would like to first? >> mr. johnston? >> about two years ago hud and the department of health and human services and education launched an effort and submitted a proposal to congress to try a demonstration in particular for homeless families and another one for currently homeless persons and we are trying to link up mainstream resources that hud has with hhs and education, it was interesting, this went on for about a year in terms of relief fine-tuning what we could use and when we spoke the word homeless it certainly was used in different ways for my good friend john mclaughlin from education as you describe what homelessness meant so the need for the common vocabulary is incredibly valuable. when we interview the jeal we certainly supported that and looked forward to that and i know that we have taken great leadership to move forward on that because the challenge in this country is there are some and different needs a huge housing needs that we have got to be able to converse very well across the agencies at fellow and local levels to solve this problem. >> mr.. >> i would agree that there is a tremendous need and i ce

you've got department of transportation with $45 billion in unobligated, unspent money from 2010 and 2011. you've got $40 billion from the department of health and human services sitting there, unobligated, unspent, from 2010 and 2011. department of housing and urban development, $23.8 billion sitting there. department of education, $19 billion. and the thought comes, what if we did away with the department of education and all that money that comes pouring in to washington every year, some of it borrowed, and that gets held here in washington and gets funded to administrators and bureaucrats who have nothing to do with actually teaching anything? how about if we just turned that right around and sent it right back to those states and said, we're taking our grimy fingers off of that money, we're not going to keep any of it because we think it is that important that it go for education? and how about if we, by doing that, therefore encourage every state as i believe newt gingrich suggested to then let go so many of the administrators in each state capital that are not involved in any kind of teaching, just involved in dictation? the local school boards. and of