When:
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
3 p.m.–4:30 p.m. EST
(2 p.m. CST; Noon PST)

Presenters:
Oscar Jimenez-Solomon, M.P.H., is a public health professional and advocate with over 12 years of experience in program development and applied research in health, disability, and economic development issues.

Crystal Blyler, Ph.D., is a senior researcher at Mathematica Policy Research, where she works on projects related to health, mental health, and disability.

Maura Kelley, CPRP, is Director of Mental Health Peer Connection, one of the family of agencies of Western New York Independent Living.

Overview:

“The biggest enemy of health in the developing world is poverty."1
– Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations

According to the World Health Organization, the social determinants of health are the complex, integrated, and overlapping social structures and economic systems that are responsible for most health inequities. “The social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age . . . and are shaped by the distribution of money, power, and resources”2  throughout local communities, nations, and the world.3

Addressing poverty is a social, economic, and health imperative. People with behavioral health problems are disproportionately affected by poverty. In fact, 32 percent of people with behavioral health problems live below the poverty line4 and 72 percent are unemployed.5  Economic stressors and other social determinants of health (lack of education, social isolation, societal norms and discrimination, limited transportation options, etc.) intersect, keeping individuals and families trapped in a cycle of poverty.

During this webinar, you will learn about innovative, multifaceted interventions that assist people along the path to breaking the poverty cycle by addressing a number of intersecting determinants of health. You will gain an understanding of how these interventions impact a life, a family, and a community.

Learning Objectives:

• To identify components of effective programs and interventions that take a multifaceted approach to assisting people with mental and substance use disorders in exiting poverty, which results in improved mental health and enhanced community engagement.
   
• To gain a greater understanding for how the cycle of poverty; economic stressors, such as unemployment and substandard housing; and other social determinants of health disproportionately impact people with behavioral health problems.
   
• To understand from a first-person perspective how someone can engage a range of community supports and services to exit poverty and experience financial health and satisfying community integration.

Target Audiences:

• People in recovery from mental health, substance use, and trauma-related challenges  
• Families
• Homelessness and housing organizations
• Social service, welfare, and employment services
• Criminal justice officials
• Policymakers or public officials
• Leaders of community- and faith-based organizations
• Health and behavioral health providers

1 World Health Organization. (n.d.). Mental health, poverty and development. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/mental_health/policy/development/en/index.html 
2 World Health Organization. (n.d.). Social determinants of health. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/social_determinants/en/
3 Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH). (2008). Closing the gap in a generation: Health equity through action on the social determinants of health. Final report of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health. Geneva: World Health Organization.
4 Erickson, W., & Lee, C. (2008). 2007 disability status report: United States. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Demographics and Statistics.
5 Ibid.

with Amy Zulich and Donita Diamata

In this webinar, we will examine the impact poverty has on mental health and well-being. We will examine the prevalence of poverty within the mental health consumer community and the complacency we have as a society and within the mental health system that people diagnosed with mental health issues are generally poor. This issue is part of a greater, on-going conversation intended to prompt change in the mental health system and create supports that help mental health consumers to ultimately move out of poverty. We invite participants to give feedback and ideas for change so the legacy of poverty within our mental health community can begin to dissolve.

This webinar takes place:

Thursday, February 16, 2012

2:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. Eastern

This webinar will be presented live via teleconference and web interface.

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This presentation is made possible by grant funding from SAMHSA Grant #: SM59955-01

SAMHSA's Recovery to Practice (RTP) Presentation and Recording

for the January 25, 2012 Webinar

"Assessing for and Addressing Trauma in Recovery-Oriented Practice"

is now available for download from the RTP Resources Web page at

http://www.dsgonline.com/rtp/webinars/1.25.2012.html 

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Thursday, January 26, 2012, 2-3:30 pm EST

Ronald Zimmet, General Counsel, Mental Health Risk Retention Group

Integrating behavioral health and primary care presents exciting opportunities as well as unprecedented challenges. Behavioral health organizations participating in integrated healthcare arrangements face unique legal risks. This webinar discusses the risks in a variety of integrated healthcare settings — whether behavioral health providers deliver primary care directly or partner with FQHCs, hospitals, or other primary care practitioners. Attorney Ron Zimmet reviews liability issues and strategies for reducing risk, including the protections and limitations of the federal tort claim act. He explains changing insurance needs and how to disclose new integrated healthcare activities to professional liability insurance companies. Register at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/386765234.