Message from the CEO
 More than 6 years ago, the 2003 ACMHA Summit focused on the topic of reducing disparities in behavioral health services. I was pleased to chair the Summit. As we have inaugurated our country’s first African-American President, it seems timely to reflect on the Summit and efforts since then to reduce disparities in behavioral health.
The 2003 ACMHA Summit on Reducing Disparities in Mental Health Services had a significant effect on many of us;
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News
Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Substance Abuse Strategic Plan
In Massachusetts, DMA has been facilitating the efforts of the Governor's Interagency Council on Substance Abuse and Prevention and the Dept. of Publc Health's, Bureau of
Behavioral Healthcare
In the June issue of Behavioral Healthcare, Dick Dougherty is quoted in an article by Brian Albright "Remaking behavioral healthcare - How five challenges of healthcare reform will shape our future." Check it out at www.behavioral.net
State Case Studies of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Systems
Russell Lyman recently completed a Commonwealth Fund report, State Case Studies of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Systems. He also presented on this subject at the 23rd Annual Research Conference in Children's Mental Health (March 2010) and at ZERO TO THREE's National Tranining Institute in Texas (December 2009).
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Events & Conferences
Training Institute 2010
With Joe Anne Hust and Brian Lombrowski, Dr. Dougherty co-led a workshop on the Building Bridges Self-Assessment Tool simulation as a recurring session at the Georgetown National Technical Assistance Center's Training Institutes 2010 in Washington D.C., July 2010.
Academy Health's 2010 Annual Research Meeting
Boston Foundation Forum, June 2010
Michael Widmer of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation presented a summary of findings from a white paper developed by DMA and the MTF, Maximizing Value of Our Human Services Dollars. The Executive Summary is available and the full paper will be released shortly.
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