August 18, 2021
INSPIRE WELLNESS
HCI Behavioral Health Provider Newsletter
In this issue:
  • Provider Resources and Information
  • 2021 Annual Behavioral Health Training Conference
  • Resources for Back to School
  • Beacon Health Option's Achieve Solutions
  • NEMT Update: Intelliride's Statewide Brokerage Ended August 1st
  • COVID
  • Statewide COVID Vaccine Information
  • Upcoming events and webinars
PROVIDER RESOURCES AND INFORMATION
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.
AUGUST IS BACK TO SCHOOL MONTH

Getting ready to go back to school - whether in person or virtual - can be daunting. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) provides these resources to help parents, teachers, caregivers, and students navigate this stressful time and focus on overall mental well-being. 


Resources from the Child Mind Institute:
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.
NEMT UPDATE: INTELLIRIDE'S STATEWIDE BROKERAGE ENDED AUGUST 1ST

Non-Emergent Medical Transportation (NEMT) is a Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid program) benefit for members who don't have transportation to medical appointments. Last July, the Department expanded its contract with IntelliRide to manage all NEMT trip referrals, scheduling, and claims submission throughout the state. 
 
Local transportation providers and Health First Colorado members expressed concerns about the statewide approach shortly after its July 2020 implementation. The Department evaluated the feedback with IntelliRide and decided to restore the relationship between members and their local community transportation providers for those members outside IntelliRide's original nine-county service area. As a result, IntelliRide no longer serves as the statewide broker for NEMT services effective Aug. 1, 2021. 
 
IntelliRide has reduced its NEMT service area to its original nine-county region --- Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson, Larimer, and Weld Counties. As a result, NEMT service outside of IntelliRide’s nine-county region returned to local transportation providers on Aug. 1, 2021.
 
Find out more and what it means for Health First Colorado members, transportation providers, and counties. Health First Colorado members have been made aware and resources, including a Service Area Guide and list of NEMT providers, are available to help members during the transition. 
COVID
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.
UPCOMING EVENTS AND WEBINARS
Beacon / HCI Webinars
RAE ROUNDTABLE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH---2nd Fri of every month at 11am

Please click here to join the webinar:

Or By Telephone:1-669-900-6833---Webinar ID: 995 7438 8100----Passcode: 173943
Visit the HCI website for details on previous calls.
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
  • 2 sessions are available: 11:30am-1:00pm AND 6:30pm-8:00pm
  • Click here for the call-in information and to access to the materials.
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
Other Webinars
EGGHEADS: THE COLORADO HEALTH INSTITUTE (CHI) WEBINAR SERIES

Every Third Thursday of the Month at 8am (MST)


  • August topic: Mental Health Co-responder Programs: Police agencies are increasingly responding to mental health distress calls by inviting a mental health professional to ride along with officers. CHI evaluated these programs in Colorado, and our behavioral health experts will share their findings.
FREE QPR TRAINING--WEBINAR

Partners for Children's Mental Health is hosting free Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) trainings for those interested in learning about suicide warning signs, prevention strategies, and how to support youth having thoughts of suicide. Click on the dates to register.
SUMMER HEALTH CABINET SUMMIT--WEBINAR

Join Lt. Gov. Primavera, Health Cabinet Executive Directors and industry leaders for the Summer Health Cabinet Summit hosted by the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing. This FREE virtual event is designed for policy makers, advocates, payers, care providers, health care leaders and other industry stakeholders. Presentations, topics and panels will include:  
  •  State Trends in Hospital Costs and Solutions
  • Prescription Drug Affordability Progress and Opportunities
  • Behavioral Health Priorities and Progress
  • Solutions to Improve Health Equity

Thursday, August 19, 2021 8am - 12:30pm (MST)
Click here to register.
BACK TO SCHOOL: COPING WITH THE PANDEMIC AND RE-ENTRY STRESS--LIVE EVENT

Spread the word and join the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for their first Instagram live event. NIMH expert Dr. Krystal Lewis, Clinical Psychologist, will discuss causes or triggers of stress and share coping techniques to help reduce anxiety and improve the transition back to school. 

  • Tuesday, August 24, 2021 12-12:30pm (MST)
  • Click here for more details and how to attend.
ROADMAP TO THE IDEAL CRISIS SYSTEM--WEBINAR

Recent statistics have shown suicide rates are increasing and drug overdose deaths are reaching all time highs. Join the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing to learn how we can prevent more deaths and facilitate better crisis outcomes by re-imagining the structure of our crisis response systems. 

  • Thursday, August 26, 2021 12pm - 1pm (MST)
  • Click here to register.
LEVERAGING STRESS TO BUILD RESILIENCE IN YOUTH--WEBINAR

Join the National Council for Well Being in this webinar to learn strategies for supporting the socio-emotional wellbeing of youth as they head back to school. Attendees will learn how to foster youth resilience and growth in the face of stress and crisis.

  • Thursday, August 26, 2021 1pm (MST)
  • Click here to register.
BEST PRACTICES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION TO POSTVENTION--WEBINAR

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
  • Review suicide prevention best practices
  • Explore a framework to provide support around building internal and external capacity for suicide prevention with practical interventions.
  • Discuss postvention strategies when providing services to those directly affected by or bereaved by {someone else’s} suicide.
  • Discuss training and skills application best practices for putting suicide prevention into action.

  • Tuesday, August 31, 2021 11am - 12:15pm (MST)
  • Click here for more details and to register.
MAJOR AND MILD NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS--WEBINAR

Join the National Council for Mental Wellbeing as they discuss the etiologies of cognitive impairment and the differentiation of major cognitive disorders. This webinar will also highlight current and potential best practice clinical approaches to treating those with reversible cognitive impairment.

  • Thursday, September 9, 2021 12pm - 1pm (MST)
  • Click here to register.