Connection Coalition

Mission

The mission of the Connection Coalition is to reach and engage behavioral health community stakeholders in issues related to access to behavioral health services and supports.

Goals and Priorities

2018-19 Goals and Priorities

2018 Meeting List

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Next Meeting

July 9, 2018 | Location TBA

Previous Meeting Materials

• June 11, 2018
  • Agenda
• May 14, 2018
  • Agenda
• April 9, 2018
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Notes
  • Priorities – Action Planning (Attachment 1)
  • Membership Update (Attachment 2)
• March 12, 2018
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Notes
• February, 28, 2018 – Behavioral Health Wellness Fair
  • Program
  • Access to Care – Fact Sheet
  • Access to Care – Talking Points
  • Pharmacy Benefit Managers – Fact Sheet
  • Pharmacy Benefit Managers – Talking Points
  • Psychosis Fact Sheet
• January 31, 2018 – Retreat
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Notes
• December 11, 2017
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Notes
• November 13, 2017
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Notes
• September 11, 2017
  • Agenda
• August 14, 2017
  • Agenda
• July 6, 2017
  • Agenda
  • Meeting notes
• June 1, 2017
  • Agenda
• May 8, 2017
  • Agenda
  • Meeting Notes

Research

Provided below are a variety of links to research articles and reports of interest.

• Comprehensive Versus Usual Community Care For First Episode Psychosis: Two-Year Outcomes From The NIMH RAISE Early Treatment Program
• Cost-Effectiveness of Comprehensive, Integrated Care for First Episode Psychosis in the NIMH RAISE Early Treatment Program
• Only 35% of Parents With Child At Risk of Self-Harm Properly Store Firearms, Survey Finds
• Antidepressants May Reduce Opioid Use in Patients With Comorbid Depression, Chronic Pain
• Lithium, LAI Antipsychotics Found Best to Prevent Rehospitalization in Patients With Bipolar Disorder
• Mortality Rates After the First Diagnosis of Psychotic Disorder in Adolescents and Young Adults (2018)
• Twelve-Month Health Care Use and Mortality in Commercially Insured Young People With Incident Psychosis in the United State (2017)
• Who Knows What About Me? A Survey of Behind the Scenes Personal Data Sharing to Third Parties by Mobile Apps
• CEA Report: the Underestimated Cost of the Opioid Crisis
• Suicide Risk Remains Elevated for Years After Discharge From Psychiatric Hospital

Member Agencies

• Access Coalition
• Alkermes, Inc.
• California Association of Alcohol and Drug Program Executives
• California Behavioral Health Planning Council
• California Council for the Advancement of Pharmacy
• California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation
• California Hospital Association
• California Psychiatric Association
• California Psychological Association
• California State Association of Counties
• Chronic Care Coalition
• County Behavioral Health Directors Association
• Forensic Mental Health Association
• Harbage Consulting
• Jerry Jeffe, Policy Consultant for Mental Health & Public Health
• Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Systems
• Mental Health America of California (MHAC)
• NAMI California
• Otsuka
• Sunovion Pharmaceuticals
• Telecare Corporation
• Words to Deeds, a Program of the Forensic Mental Health Association