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1.  2008 Northeast Oregon Prevention Conference
2.  September 14 Recovery Month event (Eugene, Oregon)
3.  Co-occurring Disorder Services Directory
4.  2008 Mental Health Award for Excellence
5.  Report Finds Patient Involvement Critical to Overall Care 
6.  States Urged to Expand Treatment for Mental Illness and Addictions


1. 2008 Northeast Oregon Prevention Conference
Early Bird Registration is open through September 15 for the 2008 Northeast Oregon Prevention Conference!
October 8-10, 2008
First Baptist Church, 1420 W. North
Enterprise, Oregon
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Wallowa Valley Together Project, Inc.
Phone: 541.426.3277
Email: wvtp at class.oregonvos.net
Web: wvtp.org
Registration available online.  Regular registration accepted until September 29.

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2.  September 14 Recovery Month event (Eugene, Oregon)
September is National Recovery Month! Over 6,000 Lane County residents receive substance abuse treatment each year. Treatment works and people in recovery contribute to our wonderful community in many ways. This is cause for celebration. Please join us on September 14th at Alton Baker Park while we recognize the work of treatment organizations and the clients we serve. Be part of the Voices for Recovery!

Recovery Celebration and Rally
Alton Baker Park
Eugene, Oregon
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Motorcycle Rally 11:00 – 1:00
12 – Step Speaker Meeting 2:00
“Angel L.”
"Bob E."
Picnic Lunch and Beverages Provided
Information:  Contact Chris at 541-343-2993 or chriss at wfts.org
Sponsored by SAMHSA and AADACO-The Oregon Association of Addiction Professionals.

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3.  Co-occurring Disorder Services Directory
Please follow the link for the statewide co-occurring disorder services directory.  This directory has both mental health and addictions programs listed by county.  Programs included provide a continuum of detoxification, residential, and outpatient services.  It also includes state facilities and lists dual diagnosis anonymous contact information.  We hope you find this resource useful.     http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/addiction/docs/co-ocr-dis-dir_2008.pdf

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4.  2008 Mental Health Award for Excellence
Information for the 2008 Mental Health Award for Excellence can be found at the following website:  http://egov.oregon.gov/DHS/mentalhealth/docs/mh2008excellence.pdf

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5.  Report Finds Patient Involvement Critical to Overall Care 
Important Findings Cited in New Report from The National Working Group on Evidence-Based Health Care 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (August 13, 2008) – The person who has the most at stake when it comes to healthcare decisions—the patient—should be involved in research, advocacy and all segments of the health care system, according to a key finding of a report released today by The National Working Group on Evidence-Based Health Care. The Role of the Patient/Consumer in Establishing a Dynamic Clinical Research Continuum: Models of Patient/Consumer Inclusion describes successful examples of groundbreaking patient/consumer engagement in evidence-based healthcare. Designed for patients/consumers, providers and decision-makers, this report identifies best practices for meaningfully involving patients/consumers, especially given discussions about increasing the U.S. capacity for comparative effectiveness research and the potential for a new centralized entity to conduct the research.  
 “Patient/consumer involvement is critical to crafting informed, balanced and effective health care decision-making,” said David Shern, President and CEO of Mental Health America, which convenes the Working Group. “We must work to ensure a meaningful role for patients and consumers in all aspects of comparative effectiveness research, from research design to the implementation and evaluation of the findings. This report guides us to engaging patient/consumer voices into the discussion of their care.”
 Key findings in the report call for broad patient and consumer involvement in the following areas:
 »        Governance and Accountability - Consumers/Patients Must Have a Seat at the Table:  It is important for patients/consumers to pursue positions on governing boards to ensure that the patient/consumer perspective influences each organization’s activities. 
 »        Research Prioritization - Patients/Consumers Must Directly and Indirectly Suggest Research Topics:  It is the responsibility of patients/consumers to seek opportunities that influence research topics to ensure that the topics are relevant and appropriately address patient/consumer needs.
 »        Research Study Development - Patient/Consumer Participation in Study Design Demands Institutional Resources:  Research organizations should be accountable for providing patients/consumers with the appropriate resources to successfully engage in study design activities. Additionally, a lack of expertise in a specific discipline should not exclude patients/consumers from participating.  
 »        Translation and Dissemination - Key Messages Must Be Developed with Patient/Consumer Input:  The patient/consumer perspective should be incorporated regardless of the intended audience, as it will promote the appropriate use of evidence in advocacy, and maintains the patient/consumer perspective in clinical decisions.
 »        Implementation – Patient and Consumer Perspectives Must be Expanded and Emphasized in the Implementation of Evidence:  Patient/consumer inclusion during the implementation phase should be emphasized, as implementation has the most direct impact on the delivery of care to patients/consumers.
 The report builds off a March 2008 Working Group forum that promoted the inclusion of patients and consumers throughout the research process. Five organizations that engage patients/consumers in conducting research are featured in this report, ranging from large, publicly-funded health technology assessment groups to small, independent, disease-specific research programs. These organizations highlight a variety of paradigms and best practices for gaining patient and consumer perspectives in research. 
 About the Working Group 
 The National Working Group on Evidence Based Health Care represents consumers, caregivers, practitioners and researchers committed to promoting accurate and appropriate evidence-based policies and practices that improve the quality of health care services in the United States.  In addition to Mental Health America, Working Group members include more than 40 patient and disease advocacy groups including The Epilepsy Foundation, Breast Cancer Network of Strength, American Psychiatric Association, and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
 To download a copy of the report and learn more about the National Working Group on Evidence-Based Health Care, visit www.evidencebasedhealthcare.org. 
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6.  States Urged to Expand Treatment for Mental Illness and Addictions
As thousands of state legislators and staff gather in New Orleans July 22 - 26 for the 2008 National Conference of State Legislatures, the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare urges state policymakers to turn their attention to their constituents with addiction disorders and mental illnesses.  
57 million Americans suffer from mental illness and an estimated 21.1 million persons with an illicit drug or alcohol use problem do not receive treatment. And 40-80 percent of children in the child welfare system have been subject to abuse and neglect because of a parent's addiction to alcohol and drugs. 
"We can effectively treat mental illnesses and addictions and save money.   Investing in community treatment keeps people out of jails and hospitals and keeps families together," says Linda Rosenberg, President and CEO of the National Council. "States are beginning to realize the value of treatment and we urge them to do more."
The National Council calls on states to address the following issues:
*   Ensure equitable coverage for treatment of mental illnesses and addictions in efforts to cover uninsured Americans.   New data indicates that more than one in four adult Americans without medical insurance have a mental illness or substance use disorder, or both. 
*   Ensure that people with mental illnesses or addictions have access to the medications they need.  Data demonstrates that restricting access to medications leads to increased utilization of high priced services; a study of Medicare Part D patients with mental illness found that over half had problems accessing their medications, which resulted in nearly one in five having an emergency room visit and over one in ten being hospitalized.    
*   Reduce or eliminate Medicaid copays for individuals with chronic diseases including those with mental illnesses or addictions.  Copays in Medicaid programs shift the burden to those least able to afford it and ultimately lead to poor health outcomes and higher costs; 75% of 
America's healthcare costs are attributable to chronic conditions. 
*   Make funding available so that mental health and addictions treatment agencies can address co-morbid physical conditions.  Research indicates that people with serious mental illness die, on average, 25 years earlier than the general population and 60 percent of premature 
deaths are due to medical conditions such as cardiovascular, pulmonary, and infectious disease.
*   Ensure addictions treatment programs are available in prisons.  80 percent of state prisoners report a history of drug or alcohol use (55 
percent report using drugs or alcohol during the commission of the crime that resulted in their incarceration), but only 10 percent receive addiction treatment during their incarceration.  
Fact sheets on each of these issues are available at www.TheNationalCouncil.org.  
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TRAININGS 

Statewide and some national trainings are listed on the training calendar on the AMH Website located at http://egov.oregongov/DHS/mentalhealth/training/training.pdf.  Please review this site occasionally for available trainings.  Each week, the Listserv will highlight the most recent trainings that have been listed for your convenience.  
 
Newest Listings to the AMH Training Calendar


New Listings in September:    (http://egov.oregon.gov/DHS/mentalhealth/training/training):
Coalition Part. II: Coalition Sustainability Webinar (SAMHSA, Western Capt)
Women Healing: Embracing the Right of Recovery (Hazelden)
Standards and Application Process for Becoming Credentialed-Px webinar (SAMHSA and Western Capt)
Process for Start-Up of Prevention Specialist Credentialing Board Webinar (SAMHSA and Western Capt)
Effective Strategies for working with Latino Clients (PSU)
PSRB Bi-Annual Training
New Listings in October:    (http://egov.oregon.gov/DHS/mentalhealth/training/training):
Internet Safety and Privacy: Practical Advice for Parenting Your Hi-Tech Kids (Oregon Partnership)
Juvenile Probation and Justice Management Conference: What Works? Evidence-Based Practices (Reno, NV)
Healing the Wounds of the Past: Forgiveness and Other Ppathways to Wholeness and Freedom (Lewis and Clark)
Treatment Resistant Suicidality: Beyond Borderline (OPA)
New Listings in November:    (http://egov.oregon.gov/DHS/mentalhealth/training/training):
Selecting and Implementing Evidence Based Practices (Focus on Prevention Practices) (AMH)
Fall Problem Gambling Conference (AMH and Oregon Council on Problem Gambling)
Pathological Computer Use and Internet Addiction: Description and Treatment (PSU)
DBT and Trauma (Portland DBT)
Gender Transitions I: Introduction to Transgender Issues (PSU)
Boys Council Facilitator Training: Promoting Resiliency in Boys and Young Men (Umatilla County Youth Services and Boys Council)
Advanced Supervision for Social Workers (Identifying and Preventing Vicarious Trauma (PSU)
New Listings in December:    (http://egov.oregon.gov/DHS/mentalhealth/training/training):
Gender Transition I: Introduction to Transgender Issues (PSU)
Cognitive Therapy for Psychosis: An Evidenced Based Psychological Approach for Delusion, Hallucinations, and Paranoia (PSU)
Cognitive Therapy for PSYCHOSIS II: When Trauma and Psychosis Mix:  An Evidenced Based Cognitive Therapy Approach to Understanding and Recovery (PSU)
DBT 2 Day Individual Therapy Workshop (Portland DBT)
Plan, Manage, Measure, Evaluate, for Results!  Measuring and Evaluating Social Services Performance 2008 (Arlington, VA)
Multi disciplinary Treatment of Chronic Pain: Using the Best Evidence to Guide the Practice of Effective Pain Management (PSU)
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