HCI Behavioral Health Provider Newsletter
A monthly collection of must-know information and resources
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In this issue:
- Provider Resources and Information
- September is Suicide Prevention Month
- 2021 Annual Behavioral Health Training Conference
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Beacon Health Option's Achieve Solutions
- COVID
- Statewide COVID Vaccine Information
- Upcoming events and webinars
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PROVIDER RESOURCES AND INFORMATION |
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SEPTEMBER IS SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH
Every year, mental health organizations and individuals across the U.S. and around the world raise awareness of suicide prevention during September. Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the state of Colorado. This scary reality is something we can work together to change. We can all help prevent suicide. Below you will find free suicide resources and suicide support services for our community in efforts to increase awareness, provide education and to connect individuals and organizations to needed resources.
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COLORADO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE COUNCIL (CBHC) --2021 ANNUAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRAINING CONFERENCE
"Celebrating Community Partnerships" is this year's theme for Colorado's largest behavioral health conference. Each year, hundreds of behavioral health specialists, members of the state and criminal justice system, physical health providers, and university students attend CBHC's behavioral health conference. The conference focuses on the best clinical and business practices in behavioral health. Participants earn continuing education credits, and they experience exceptional training in camaraderie with other attendees. Anyone with interest in the behavioral health field is welcome to attend.
WHEN: September 29 through October 2, 2021
WHERE: Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge, CO
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Johann Hari and Lesley Brooks, M.D.
Specific topics include:
- Mental health
- Substance use disorder
- Social determinants of health
- Colorado and National guidelines
For the schedule, fees and registration, click here.
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BEACON HEALTH OPTIONS~~ACHIEVE SOLUTIONS
While people are going online to search for credible health care information, providers in turn, are using the Internet to find health and wellness articles that can supplement the treatment and recovery process for their clients.
Beacon Health Options presents Achieve Solutions, a continuously updated and trusted behavioral health and wellness website that you can share with your clients. The site provides thousands of articles in hundreds of topics that can help you educate your clients about:
- Divorce
- Adoption
- Death of a loved one
- Job relocation
- Suicide
- Depression
- Obesity
- Alcoholism
- Emotional and physical abuse
- Chronic illnesses
- And much more
Participating Beacon Health Options providers can retrieve and print articles right off the site to share with clients during an office visit, or you can refer them directly to the site, where individuals can address their concerns in confidence. It’s that convenient.
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STATEWIDE COVID-19 VACCINE INFORMATION
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment provide extensive resources and up to date information regarding the COVID vaccine.
For vaccine information from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, visit this webpage.
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UPCOMING EVENTS AND WEBINARS |
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RAE ROUNDTABLE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH---2nd Fri of every month at 11am
Or By Telephone:1-669-900-6833---Webinar ID: 995 7438 8100----Passcode: 173943
Visit the HCI website for details on previous calls.
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MENTAL HEALTH AND SUD DOCUMENTATION TRAINING--WEBINAR
Beacon Colorado's Quality team will be hosting a documentation training for behavioral health and SUD providers.
- Thursday, September 30, 2021 9am - 11am (MST)
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Click here for more information and to register in advance.
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LIFE CARE PLANNING ADVANCE DIRECTIVES VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
A monthly workshop hosted by Health Colorado and Beacon
- Anyone is invited to participate in this "working" workshop where forms are available for members to state their wishes if they were unable to communicate them.
- The last Thursday of each month
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2 sessions are available: 11:30am-1:00pm AND 6:30pm-8:00pm
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Click here for the call-in information and to access to the materials.
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LET OUR MEMBER ENGAGEMENT TEAM BE A RESOURCE
Our Beacon Colorado member engagement team would like to share an opportunity with behavioral health providers to help answer any questions your clients may have about their Medicaid benefits. We want to come along side as a resource. Did you know that we offer live Getting Started ZOOM meetings on the first Thursday of the month at 11am that your clients and their families, or even your staff, can attend to learn about benefits and ask questions in real time?
Use this hyperlink, or copy and paste into your browser, to join.
Or to join by phone: Dial: 1-669-900-6833
Meeting ID: 939 7458 4539
Passcode: 230480
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HEALTH EQUITY: LGBTQ+ ONLINE COURSE - FALL 2021
From the Colorado School of Public Health
Eliminating health disparities and improving health among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) individuals is imperative to achieving health equity. This introductory online course is about understanding the issues - we will examine ourselves and work to better understand the experience of those in the LGBTQ community.
This six-week online learning experience approaches the issue of LGBTQ health from multiple perspectives. It will provide information and an opportunity for personal reflection, and ends with an introduction to action steps public health and health care can take to improve health outcomes for LGBTQ individuals.
This course starts September 15 and there is no fee. Click here for more information and to register.
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PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY--WEBINAR
The primary purpose of this workshop is to bring to the participants the latest pharmaceutical applications to the diagnostics of the DSM 5. Many of our patients take medications to function at their highest level of success, but psychotropics do present adverse drug effects and monitoring is required.
- Friday, September 17, 2021 7am - 2pm (MST)
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$70 Registration fee - 6 CE applied - Click here for more information and to register.
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HEALTH EQUITY GUIDE ONLINE COURSE - FALL 2021
From the Colorado School of Public Health
“Health equity” is an increasingly popular topic in public health conferences, events, and publications. This course is based on a guidebook developed by the Metro Denver Partnership for Health. The guidebook and this course are intended as tools for public health practitioners who are serious about walking their health equity talk but aren’t quite sure how to get started. It aims to prepare its users to close gaps in health status that result from systemic, avoidable, and unjust policies and practices that create barriers to opportunity for certain people.
This is a six week course on Thursdays from 9am - 10am starting on September 23. There is no fee. Click here for more information and to register.
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INTRODUCTORY / REFRESHER YOUTH SBIRT TRAINING--WEBINAR
From the National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Interested in learning new strategies to help prevent the unhealthy consequences of substance use in at-risk youth or youth with substance use challenges who have entered treatment? Take advantage of this new virtual training for Youth Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (YSBIRT), an integrated and comprehensive public health approach to identify, reduce and prevent risky alcohol and drug use. If you are an administrator or clinician who is new to YSBIRT – or you’re looking for a refresher, this is for you!
- Thursday, September 30, 2021 11am - 2pm (MST)
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Click here for more information and to register.
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