Behavioral Health – Page 10 – AZ Dept. of Health Services Director's Blog

Behavioral Health covers topics dealing with mental health in our state. This ranges from information about programs to help individuals have good mental health to Governmental topics like Regional Behavioral Health Authorities.

Wrap-Around Services Weave Care for Arizona Patients

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:50:39-07:00 February 24th, 2013|Behavioral Health|

The right treatment at the right time for each person is the key to Recovery. About 170,000 folks (including nearly 50,000 children) use the public behavioral health system across the state… and we make sure that each get the best treatment possible. We regularly evaluate our comprehensive approach in behavioral health services by ensuring we’re [...]

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Performance Assessment: An ADHS Priority

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:50:39-07:00 February 22nd, 2013|Behavioral Health|

Part of good science is tracking the outcomes of what you do. Tracking provides good data about what's effective and gives us the ability to intervene if something isn’t working. Our Behavioral Health Division is very good at that. Working through the contracts with the Regional Behavioral Health Authorities, we set standards they are required [...]

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Troubled Teens: At Risk and Not Overlooked

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:50:40-07:00 February 19th, 2013|Behavioral Health, General, Licensing|

Our Vision at the Arizona Department of Health Services is ”Health and Wellness for all Arizonans”. Part of that Vision for folks living with behavioral health issues or a mental illness means achieving and maintaining self-reliance and independence. To get there, some individuals simply need outpatient services occasionally. Some need wrap-around community or home-based services. [...]

SMI Eligibility Determination RFP

By Will Humble| 2013-02-13T09:06:01-07:00 February 13th, 2013|Behavioral Health|

We just issued a Request for Proposal to find a contractor to make eligibility determinations regarding whether or not folks meet the criteria for determination as seriously mentally ill (SMI) in Maricopa County. The idea is to have an objective process for eligibility determinations by contracting with an independent entity. The contractor will be responsible [...]

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New State Hospital Treatment Approach Leads to Improved Outcomes

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:50:43-07:00 February 12th, 2013|Behavioral Health, General|

One priority at ADHS is helping patients on their path to Recovery at the State Hospital. Our Hospital team cares for people who have mental health issues, whether for civil reasons or committed through the criminal courts. We also oversee the Arizona Community Protection and Treatment Center. Recent changes in security are making the Hospital a better [...]

Mental Health First Aid Hits National Stage

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:50:46-07:00 January 17th, 2013|Behavioral Health, General|

Mental Health First Aid reached the national stage this week in the Presidents message. This week’s Now is the Time document developed by the Fed’s advocates expanding Mental Health First Aid Training for teachers and adults who work with kids. The proposal also includes funding to help identified children and teens find treatment if they [...]

Behavioral Health Annual Report

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:50:47-07:00 January 10th, 2013|Behavioral Health|

Our Behavioral Health Services team just finished and published our FY 12 Annual Report. The new report identifies the number of clients served by service area, funding category and program; and includes programmatic financial reports of revenues, expenditures and administrative costs. In it, you'll see that we received a total of about $1.46B in funding for FY 2012 for behavioral health services. Our Agency [...]

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Get Trained in Mental Health First Aid Today

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:50:48-07:00 December 19th, 2012|Behavioral Health|

The tragedy in Connecticut has reminded us all about how important mental health and mental health treatment is to ensure that we have a society that functions in a way that we’d all like. To be truly effective, a behavioral and mental health system needs to make sure parents, teachers, doctors and emergency department staff, [...]

Suicide Prevention: A Winnable Battle

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:50:48-07:00 December 18th, 2012|Behavioral Health, Prevention|

Back in 2009, AZ had the 9th highest rate of suicide in the U.S. In that year 1,060 Arizonans took their own lives- so it’s easy to see why suicide prevention is an agency priority and is featured in our Strategic Map as a Winnable Battle. Since we’re responsible for the state’s behavioral health system- [...]

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Another Acronym?

By Will Humble| 2017-02-10T09:50:49-07:00 December 6th, 2012|Behavioral Health|

This is one to remember. SBIRT is an acronym for a behavioral health intervention that stands for “Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment”. The technical definition is “ … a comprehensive, integrated, public health approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment services for persons with substance use disorders…” A more metaphorical (is that [...]

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