Community Capacity: Can We Deliver Better Treatment for Children and Families?

• By: Andrea Smyth, MPA NYS Coalition for Children’s Behavioral Health
• January 1st, 2019
• child development, children’s behavioral health, community-based care, early intervention, family support, Medicaid services, psychosocial rehabilitation, social determinants of health
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On October 15, 2011, the Behavioral Health Subcommittee of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) gave its final report. For the adult behavioral health system, the report recommended an unprecedented investment into the housing needs of individuals with mental health and...

System Change and Service Providers: Opportunities and Challenges in Addressing Unmet Needs

• By: Andrea Smyth, MPA NYS Coalition for Children’s Behavioral Health Jason Lippman The Coalition for Behavioral Health
• January 1st, 2019
• access to services, care coordination, children’s behavioral health, community-based care, managed care, Medicaid, service expansion, workforce shortages
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In 2011, a priority of New York’s Governor Andrew M. Cuomo was Medicaid redesign, with the substantive presence of behavioral health services in both the Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) and the subsequent Delivery System Reform Incentive Program (DSRIP). The focus was to reduce inpatient...

The Changing Landscape of Children’s Behavioral Health in New York: Opportunities for Addiction Services

• By: Arlene González-Sánchez NY State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
• January 1st, 2019
• children’s behavioral health, community-based services, early intervention, family-centered care, Medicaid, peer support, substance use disorders, youth services
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New York State has been engaged in an effort to re-design its Medicaid program to better meet the needs of the people it covers while managing costs more effectively. The goals have been to increase access, develop new services, improve outcomes and reduce use of expensive hospitalizations. As the...