Le Ondra Clark Harvey, PhD, is the Chief Executive Officer at the California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies (CBHA). Four of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s crisis call centers in the state are members of the CBHA. In this Q&A, Clark Harvey discusses how the new 988 system is going to impact the current … Read more
We were thrilled to host our final conference of the spring season in Phoenix last month! We’re very happy with how the event went and were so grateful to see so many faces from different areas of the state and its health sector come together for such meaningful conversations. Our talented AV team made a … Read more
Behavioral health experts are envisioning Arizona’s 988 crisis response system to provide individuals experiencing behavioral health emergencies with the same level and urgency of care as individuals experiencing medical emergencies. Justin Chase, CEO of Solari Crisis & Human Services, Rachel Rios-Richardson, Evaluation Associate at LeCroy & Milligan Associates, Inc, David Covington, CEO & … Read more
As part of the AHCCCS Complete Care (ACC) Competitive Contract expansion, the three AHCCCS Complete Care Regional Behavioral Health Authority (ACC-RBHA) contractors are moving from having separate crisis call lines for their respective regions to having a single statewide crisis call line. Mercy Care, Care1st, and Arizona Complete Health-Complete Care Plan (AzCH-CCP) have selected Solari … Read more
The Behavioral Health Services Administration (BHA) under the Department of Health is working to update and improve its one-stop shop behavioral health crisis response system, Hawaii CARES. Improvements will help the administration prepare for the implementation of the nationwide 988 suicide prevention hotline later this year. Starting next month, the Adult Mental Health … Read more
At the 2021 Inland Northwest State of Reform Health Policy Conference, senior representatives from the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) gave updates on several initiatives currently being pursued at the agency. Charissa Fotinos, MD, interim medicaid director at HCA, highlighted some of the legislative priorities that will be included in the agency’s budget request … Read more