March 6, 2000 Adults with Serious Mental Illness Maintaining Community Life through Michigan Residential Program Macomb-Oakland Regional Center’s (MORC) has achieved a less than 4% recidivism rate for individuals who … Continued

March 6, 2000 Aspen Youth Services Acquires Turn-About Ranch Aspen Youth Services (AYS) announced on January 31, 2000, the purchase of the Escalante, Utah-based Turn-About Ranch. Operating since 1989, Turn-About … Continued

March 6, 2000 BelmontCorp Breaks Ground on California Assisted Living Project BelmontCorp, a Houston, Texas-based assisted living facility developer recently broke ground on a new property in San Diego, California. … Continued

March 6, 2000 Boulder, Colorado Homeless Shelter Plan Under Fire A proposal to convert an old sorority house in southern Boulder, Colorado into the new 125-bed Boulder Shelter for the … Continued

March 6, 2000 CARF Elects New Trustees to Board The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission (CARF) announced on February 16, 2000, that it has elected four at-large trustees to serve three-year terms … Continued

March 6, 2000 North Colorado Medical Center Achieves Major Reduction in Inpatient Days North Colorado Medical Center has achieved a 74% reduction in total inpatient days through its Behavioral Health … Continued

March 6, 2000 New Mexico Seeks Community Based Services The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) requests proposals to contract for community based services in various parts of New Mexico … Continued

March 6, 2000 Dallas MetroCare’s Financial Troubles Prompt Closer Look at NorthSTAR Financial troubles at Dallas MetroCare Services (DMCS), a community mental health center serving the residents of Dallas County, … Continued

March 6, 2000 New York State Declares New Funding and Major Reformation of Mental Health System On February 7, 2000, New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) Commissioner James … Continued

March 6, 2000 Delaware Seeks Community Based Family Systems Intervention The State of Delaware, Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, Division of Youth Rehabilitative Services is seeking … Continued

March 6, 2000 Federal Government Edict Pushes Community Care for Many Disabled An evaluation of people in nursing homes, psychiatric hospitals, and state institutions is being conducted at the request … Continued

March 6, 2000 First Phase of Wayne County Juvenile Justice Care Management Project Begins The Wayne County, Michigan, Juvenile Justice Care Management Project is underway with the first phase initiated … Continued

March 6, 2000 Editor’s Note: The following paper was presented to Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards, Winter Conference, January 31-February 2, 2000, by Roger Facione, Independent Consultant Mr. … Continued

March 6, 2000 Generation Y May Be Cause for Concern Among EAPs Generation Y, loosely defined as those born after 1980, is becoming a concern for employee assistance programs (EAPs) … Continued

March 6, 2000 Horizon Behavioral Services Announces Accelerated Growth in Contract Signings Horizon Behavioral Services (HBS) announced on February 1, 2000, that it had signed 26 Employee Assistance Program (EAP) … Continued

March 6, 2000 Kaiser Permanente’s Watts Center Reaching Out With Free Educational Therapy Services Watts Counseling and Learning Center (WCLC), a non-profit community services program of Kaiser Permanente, has been … Continued

March 6, 2000 Magellan Reinstates Physicians After Legal Action by Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society After being accused of violating contractual obligations to psychiatrists, of terminating physicians from provider panels in violation … Continued

March 6, 2000 Maine Mental Health System Piloting Level of Care System to Ensure Adequate Hospital Discharge Plans Shoreline Community Mental Health Services (SCMHS) has served as a pilot site … Continued

March 6, 2000 Michigan’s Medicaid Beneficiaries Give High Ratings to their Health Care Michigan’s Department of Community Health “1999 Consumer Satisfaction Survey Report”, released on February 8, 2000, revealed strong … Continued

March 6, 2000 Michigan Transfers Psychotropic Drug Management From QHPs The Michigan Department of Community Health (DHC) recently announced that it is changing the way it pays for psychotropic drugs … Continued

March 6, 2000 Multi-Agency Program in NYC Showing Positive Results for Children and Families New York City’s Family Health and Support Center (FHSC) is already showing demonstrated measures of program … Continued

March 6, 2000 Negotiating Health Benefit Rates is Becoming Harder for Employers Health insurers are less interested in gaining market share and more concerned with profit margins, forcing employers into … Continued

March 6, 2000 Neurologist Calls for Surgeon General’s Resignation Over Mental Health Report Fred A. Baughman, Jr., M.D., a San Diego neurologist, has urged that Surgeon General David Satcher resign … Continued

March 6, 2000 New Mexico Passes Mental Health Parity Law — With Cost Protection for Employers On February 15, 2000, Governor Gary Johnson of New Mexico signed into law legislation … Continued

March 6, 2000 New York Seeks School-Based Mental Health Services The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) and the New York State Education Department (SED), as members of … Continued