Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
June 11, 2003, Vol. 03-47

CMHS NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONSUMER/SURVIVOR ISSUES MEETS JUNE 23-24, 2003 IN WASHINGTON D.C.

The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) Subcommittee on Consumer/Survivor Issues of the CMHS National Advisory Council (NAC) will hold its next meeting on Monday June 23 through Tuesday June 24, at the Melrose Hotel in Washington D.C. (see below for address). The meeting will take place in the William Penn Room and is open to the public. All those interested are encouraged to attend.

The agenda for the meeting includes the a dialogue with the CMHS Acting Director that highlights the activities of the Center since the previous meeting and reports on new and ongoing initiatives such as the New Freedom Initiative, including activities of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health. The agenda also includes an extensive look at the role of faith-based and community organizations in mental health, consumer education efforts on the new HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) rules regarding medical privacy, discussion with Dan Fisher, M.D., (invited) member of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Administrator's Report. In addition, there will be time for public comment and discussion by members of the Subcommittee on recommendations for the full council. The draft agenda appears at the end of this alert.

The CMHS National Advisory Council Meeting will take place immediately following the Subcommittee meeting at the same site. The CMHS National Advisory Council meeting is scheduled for June 25 -26.

The Melrose Hotel
2430 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
T: 202-955-6400

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE CMHS CONSUMER/SURVIVOR SUBCOMMITTEE

The Subcommittee on Consumer/Survivor Issues was formed in August 2000 to report to the CMHS National Advisory Council (NAC) on the specific needs, issues and concerns of consumers/survivors from the consumer/survivor perspective, and to advise and make recommendations to the NAC. (A complete list of the Subcommittee's recommendations to the NAC can be accessed at http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/AdvisoryCouncil/matrix.asp.) The Subcommittee consists of members of the NAC and expert consultants.

Anyone interested in serving on the Subcommittee on Consumer/Survivor Issues should submit a resume and a statement of interest to Chris Marshall at cmarhsal@samhsa.gov or mail to Chris Marshall, SAMHSA/CMHS, 5600 Fishers Lane, Suite 15-99, Parklawn Building, Rockville, MD, 20857.

More information about the Subcommittee on Consumer/Survivor Issues is available on the CMHS website at http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/consumersurvivor/subcommittee.asp

DRAFT AGENDA

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Center for Mental Health Services

NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL,
SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONSUMER /SURVIVOR ISSUES
MELROSE HOTEL, WASHINGTON D.C.
WILLIAM PENN ROOM � JUNE 23-24, 2003

AGENDA

Monday, June 23, 2003

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Registration/Continental Breakfast

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
Subcommittee Acting Chair - Kevin Fitts

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Old Business
Update on Vacancies
Status of Recommendations

10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Break

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Dialogue with CMHS Director
Gail P. Hutchings, M.P.A., Acting Director, CMHS

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Working Lunch - Strategic Planning
Non-members - Lunch on your own
Subcommittee Acting Chair - Sylvia Caras

2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Break

2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
SAMHSA Priorities Matrix Reports

Community and Faith-Based Approaches
Subcommittee Acting Chair - Sharon Yokote
Paolo del Vecchio, Associate Director for Consumer Affairs, CMHS
Captain John Tuskan (invited), Branch Chief, Special Programs Development Branch, CMHS

3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Break

3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
HIPAA Consumer Education
Chris Marshall, Consumer Affairs Specialist, CMHS
Laura Van Tosh, Consultant

4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Public Comment

5:00 p.m.
Meeting Adjourns

Tuesday, June 24, 2003

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
SAMHSA Administrator's Report
Subcommittee Acting Chair - Juli Anne Lawrence
Charles Curie (invited), Administrator, SAMHSA

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Break

10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
Daniel B. Fisher, M.D., Ph.D., (invited) Commission Member, and
Co-Director of the National Empowerment Center

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Public Comment

12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Working Lunch - Strategic Planning
Non-members - Lunch on your own
Subcommittee Acting Chair - Sylvia Caras

1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
NAC Agenda and Recommendations
Subcommittee Acting Chair - Sharon Yokote

2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Evaluation, Next Steps, and Closing

3:00 p.m.
Meeting Adjourns