# Presentation: 435893

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## Achieving the Promise:

*           **New Freedom Commission on Mental Health*

**Transforming Mental Health Care in America**

**Achieving the Promise:**

## Goals of a Transformed System

**Goal 1****   Americans understand that mental health is essential to overall health.**
**Goal 2****   Mental health care is consumer and family driven.**
**Goal 3****   Disparities in mental health services are eliminated.**
**Goal 4****   Early mental health screening, assessment, and referral to services are common practice.**
**Goal 5****   Excellent mental health care is delivered and research is accelerated.**
**Goal 6****   Technology is used to access mental health care and information.**

**Goals of a Transformed System**

**In a Transformed Mental Health System . . .**

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## Defining Transformation

*...**identifies, leverages, and even creates new underlying principles for the way things are done*
*...**identifies and leverages new sources of power  *
*...**once the process is begun, a profoundly different organization emerges, including changes in structure, culture, policy, **and programs*

*Retired Vice Admiral Arthur Cebrowski*
*	**Special Assistant for Transformation*
*U.S. Department of Defense*

**Defining Transformation**

## T = (V + B + A)  (CQI)2

**The Transformation Equation**

**T = (V + B + A) ******** (CQI)****2**

**Transformation ******** **
**(Vision ******** Belief ******** Action) ******** (Continuous Quality Improvement)****2**

## Recovery refers to ─

- The process by which people are able to live, work, learn, and participate fully in their communities.
- The ability to live a fulfilling and productive life despite a disability.
- A reduction or complete remission of symptoms.
- The ability to make important decisions affecting one’s own life.

## Federal Action Agenda Partners

**Department of Health**_**               **_**and Human Services**
**     ****AoA****	****	****NIH/NIDA**
**     ****ACF****	****	****NIH/NIMH**
**     ****AHRQ****	****HHS/OS**
**     ****CDC****	****	**** - ASPE**
**     ****CMS****	****	**** - OCR**
**     ****HRSA****	**** - OD**
**     ****IHS****	****	**** - OPHS**
**	****	**** ****SAMHSA**

**Other Partners**
**Department of Education**
**Department of Housing and Urban Development**
**Department of Justice**
**Department of Labor**
**Department of Veterans Affairs **
**Social Security Administration**

## Key Transformation Activities

**Conducting a comprehensive evaluation  ****of our workforce, including an inventory  ****of how cultural competence is being addressed in behavioral health care ****training programs. **
**Launching the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention to coordinate national efforts to prevent suicide. **
**Developing a prototype of individualized plans of care that promote recovery and resilience. **
**Expanding the science-to-service agenda.**

## Key Transformation Activities (cont’d.)

**Developing new toolkits                             on specific evidence-based             practices. **
**Initiating technical assistance                       on recovery and resilience. **
**Providing technical assistance to help States develop Comprehensive State Mental Health Plans. **
**Educating Medicaid and other public and private payers about the practicability of supporting evidence-based mental health services. **

## SAMHSA Medicaid Activities

**Developing comprehensive statistics on Medicaid mental health services for all 50 States.**
**Developing profiles for Medicaid mental health services in all State programs.**
**Developing and assessing a model program for integrating Medicaid-eligible residents into the community.**
**Collaborating with CMS to develop technical assistance papers that highlight promising practices.**

## What You Can Do To Advance Transformation

**Use your knowledge to help others ****understand what is involved in ****developing a Comprehensive ****State Mental Health Plan that is ****consumer driven and focused ****on recovery. **
**Involve consumers to the greatest ****extent possible.**
**Build public support for ****transformation!   **
**Provide a public forum to discuss which arrangements focus on recovery.  **
**Encourage government officials to promote the use of evidence-based practices.  **

## Be determined to succeed in the journey to transform your mental health system!