i am glad you asked that question, ivette. the hospital has suicide prevention, suicide groups as well as recover... people who have recovered from post-traumatic stress disorder. so there are some groups to help and address some of these issues, but there is still a larger community that we need to get help to. the identifying and screening, not only for just substance abuse but for the mental health that jordan was talking about previously so you can identify patients a little earlier. you start seeing the patterns: this person got shot last year, now they got shot this year, they're under the age of 17 and as a trend may go... that third time may be a fatal one. so getting the family involved, getting the child protective services, getting our community involved to really try to address some of the greater issues that may be going on and not just putting the patient right back out on the street, but you need resources and an organized community and support system. you may be able to identify it, but if you can't send the pa

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 of behavioral health and health care and the third is prevention. and in part because the people with behavioral health disorders have had a much higher rate of being uninsured than the rest of the populati

hello, i am ivette torres and welcome to another edition of the road to recovery . today we will be talking about health reform and what it means to people with substance use and mental disorders. joining us in our panel today are deb beck, president drug and alcohol service providers organization of pennsylvania; dr. richard frank, professor of health economics, department of healthcare policy, harvard medical school; patrick hendry, senior director 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 billi

hello, i am ivette torres, and welcome to another edition of the road to recovery. today we will be talking about prevention and early intervention for alcohol and drug disorders and mental health conditions. we will be talking about what's working and what's needed. joining us in our panel today are: frances harding, 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 h

[cheers and applause] (music) hello, i'm ivette torres, and welcome to the road to recovery 2011 , awcase of events. throughout this year, millions of americans have been making their voices heard by telling their story of recovery from substance use and mental disorders. they know that they are not alone in their journey of recovery, that family, friends, and entire communities

(music) hello, i'm ivette torres, and welcome to the road to recovery 2011 , a showcase of events.ear, millions of americans have been making their voices heard by telling their story of recovery from substance use and mental disorders. they know that they are not alone in their journey of recovery, that family, friends, and entire communities are walking alongside them, to help them lead healthy and rewarding lives. as the power of recovery becomes a reality for them, they're learning how important they are to their family, friends, and community. more and more, we can all see that prevention works, treatment is effective, and people can and do recover. recovery benefits everyone. for more than 20 years, national recovery month has honored and celebrated persons in recovery and helped to educate and inform others about the process of recovery. we know that almost 1 in 10 americans struggle with

[music] hello, i'm ivette torres, and welcome to another edition of the road to recovery . today we'll be talking about trauma and justice issues and the delivery of services through behavioral health settings. joining us in our panel today are dr. joan gillece, project director and principle trainer, samhsa national center for trauma-informed care, rockville, md; tonier cain, team leader and director of peer/consumer involvement, samhsa promoting alternatives to seclusion and restraint through trauma-informed practice, rockville, md; dr. h. westley clark, director, center for substance abuse treatment, substance abuse and mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and human serviceses, rockville, m; dr. maxine harris, ceo and co-founder, community connections, washington, dc. dr. clark, what is trauma and how do we define trauma? the definition of trauma is a little ambiguous, but it's tied to specific adverse events that a person may experience or a community may experience, including disasters, physical or sexual abuse, or witnessing the above-menti

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