SPOTLIGHT
New Report By NRI Highlights Knowledge Gaps in Advanced Aging in Correctional Health
Current and projected shortages in healthcare staff impact the ability to hire psychological and neuropsychological professionals best suited to administer and interpret the findings of cognitive screeners within correctional health settings. NRI Research Associate, Lance Washington, recently published the journal article "Dementia and the Aging Population: Cognitive Screening Within Correctional Health" in the International Journal of Prisoner Health to highlight the knowledge gaps surrounding advanced aging in correctional health, cognitive screening, and the risk factors associated with dementia among older adults in jails and prisons across the world. Read more.
Summit on Mental Health in America
On Wednesday, July 20, NRI’s Senior Director of Consulting and Research, Jennifer Bronson, Ph.D. is an invited speaker at the Alliance for Health Policy’s 2022 Summit on Mental Health in America. She will be a part of a panel on Radical Collaboration: Breaking Down Barriers, Driving Towards Equity that will overview innovative ways in which stakeholders across multiple sectors are partnering to coordinate and integrate mental health and substance use disorder care. Dr. Bronson will discuss the CCBHC model and how it can improve health equity and whole-person mental health care. Other panels will share information on investing in the workforce, 988, and senatorial perspectives on behavioral health. Secretary Xavier Becerra, U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will provide the keynote address to share about HHS’ top priorities in mental health and future objectives. The summit is free to attend. Learn more.
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STATE AND FEDERAL
988 Lifeline Transition Begins July 16
The U.S. is getting close to the July 16 transition to 988—the easy-to-remember number to reach the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. This transition is an important step to strengthening and transforming the crisis care continuum in the U.S. Learn more.
State Legislation to Fund and Implement ‘988’ for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) has produced an interactive map detailing state enacted legislation to implement and fund 988. Read more.
Oregon Health Authority Distributes $132 Million In New Behavioral Health Funding To Support Workforce Retention & Recruitment
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) distributed about $132 million in new behavioral health funding to 152 provider organization grantees across the state to support workforce retention and recruitment. Read more.
HHS Provides States with Additional Resources to Improve Oversight and Ensure Access to Quality Care in Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care Programs
On July 6, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled a suite of new resources to improve CMS and state oversight of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) managed care programs. Read more.
Using Research, Data, and Evidence-Informed Practices to Support Family Caregivers
To better understand the needs of family caregivers, it is important for state policymakers to have a data collection and evidence base that illustrates caregivers’ support needs, available services, and potential service gaps. Read more.
Feelings of Detachment After Trauma May Signal Worse Mental Health Outcomes
A new National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-supported study shows that experiencing persistent feelings of detachment following trauma is an early psychological and biological marker of worse mental health outcomes. Read more.
If Housing Is a Health Care Issue, Should Medicaid Pay the Rent
Medicaid has long been a leader in the nation’s effort to understand the connection between health and the social drivers that impact health. The New York Times recently explored Medicaid's work at this intersection of health and social drivers of health. Read more.
National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Implementation Guide
Care coordination is a core element of efforts to strengthen systems of care and improve health outcomes for children and youth with special health care needs. Learn more.
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RESEARCH
Concept of 'Preaddiction' Could Lead to Early Intervention for Possible Substance Use Disorder
About 20 years ago, diabetes care changed when an organized effort was made to identify patients at risk of diabetes earlier and connect them with treatment. A similar strategy could be used within the substance use disorder (SUD) field by using the term “preaddiction,” advised researchers in a Viewpoint piece published in JAMA Psychiatry. Read more.
Study Reveals the Job Problems Contributing to Physician Suicide
Physical and mental health, substance use, relationships, legal matters and finances all contribute to physician suicide, UC San Diego study shows. Read more.
Patients With SMI More Likely to Die After Acute Cardiac Event
Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI)—including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other nonaffective psychoses—were more likely to die following acute cardiac syndrome than those without the disorders, according to a meta-analysis in Schizophrenia Bulletin. Read more.
Many Parents Screen Positive for Depressive Symptoms After Postpartum Period, Study Finds
More than a quarter of parents with children over age 1 may show signs of depression, according to a report published this week in Pediatrics. Read more.
Pregnant Women Don’t Perceive Regular Cannabis Use to Be of Great Risk, Survey Suggests
Despite evidence to the contrary, nearly 3 of 4 pregnant women in the United States do not characterize regular cannabis use as a great risk, according to a report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Read more.
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