Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
April 28, 2005, Vol. 05-66

Self-direction in Mental Health From Ideas to Action:
Funding Self-Directed Care in Mental Health and Helping People Make It Happen. Implementation at the local level.

Date & Time:
May 25, 2005 (Wednesday)
1:00 - 2:45pm Eastern Time

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is pleased to invite you to participate in an interactive webcast of the Self Direction Education Project

The May 25, 2005 webcast will focus on the FUNDING. How Individuals and States can find the financial tools needed to convert current practices or demonstrate ways that will create systemic change that embraces self direction as it relates to Mental Health. This webcast allows more time for questions and answers than the two previous webcasts.

Speakers:

Marguerite Schervish, JD
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services She will speak about Medicaid's efforts that support Self Direction as it relates to Mental Health.

Jackie Golden
Project Director for the SDEP
She will speak on Self-Directed Support Corporations similar to microboards and how these can be used by individuals needing supports in their recovery.

Michael Hlebechuk
Real Choice System's Change Grant Support Coordinator- Oregon Michael will speak about Oregon's Brokerage efforts, as well as person centered planning approaches.

There are two ways to view the webcast:

LIVE VIEWING VIA SATELLITE: This broadcast will be available for free and unrestricted viewing from all fifty states of the USA, Canada, Mexico and Caribbean. C-BAND Satellite: AMC-1, Transponder: C20; Orbital Location: 103 degrees W.L. Downlink Freq: 4100 MHz Vertical

Or view the webcast live by simply typing www.connectlive.com/events/samhsa into your internet browser.

The webcasts on principles and models of Self Direction that aired March 16th and April 6th, 2005 are available for your viewing pleasure on www.connectlive.com/events/samhsa

Questions may still be asked by sending your questions to jgolden@dbconsultinggroup.com or calling 301-589-4020, Ext 211 and asking for Jackie Golden.

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