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MOMSTELL and NFD representatives invited to White House

MOMSTELL President and NFD Co-Director Sharon LeGore was invited  to the White House to Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Recovery Month. This is the first time this event has been held at the White House. Sharon  spoke with the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Michael Botticelli as well as David Mineta, the Deputy Director of Drug Demand and Peter Gaumond, the Chief of the Recovery Branch.  The top photo is a group picture of everyone who attended the celebration.
 
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MOMSTELL, Clear Concepts and a local pastor collaborated together to form, the Pastoral Recovery Education Program (PREP).

MOMSTELL Partnership Program:Sponsored by a grant from the Behavioral Health Alliance of Rural Pennsylvania (BHARP )

After realizing the gap between the recovery and faith based community, MOMSTELL, Clear Concepts and a  local pastor collaborated  together to form, the Pastoral Recovery Education Program (PREP).  The PREP program is designed to provide education, resources and opportunities for faith leaders and other interested community members to interact with those impacted by substance abuse/mental health. The Central Pennsylvania Life Recovery Ministry emerged from the PREP program which is very active.  The program has been in operation since September 2011 and is supported by the Behavioral Health Alliance of Rural Pennsylvania (BHARP).  The program is foundationally based on core competencies published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in 2004 as the Core Competencies for Clergy and Other Pastoral Ministers in Addressing Alcohol and Drug Dependence and the Impact on Family Members.  

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MOMSTELL Partnered with Optimum Health Services to create a Survey to improve improve their treatment system

Dear Friends 

MOMSTELL entered into a unique and exciting relationship with Optum®, a leading information and technology-enabled health services business, to provide our opinions, thoughts, concerns, complaints and recommendations about the treatment of substance use disorders. Many thanks to those of you who took the time to participate in this survey.

Optum® developed the survey in collaboration with MOMSTELL to help identify and develop the most effective treatments for addictions by learning from consumers and families what's important to them. Since the responses from consumers and families were gathered, Optum® has been working with researchers and providers to identify areas of consensus and/or gaps in care based on the survey results.  Optum® took the time to learn from us, and find out what our treatment needs are today. Our hope is that, sometime in the future, we can share this information across the country with other health plans and treatment providers. The ultimate goal of the survey is to work together to come up with answers that make a difference in the quality and access to care that will lead to the best possible outcomes. We want to help our loved ones get better and go on to lead healthy lives.

Again, thank you. We really appreciate all your input.

Sharon Smith LeGore                                                                                                                                                                                             President MOMSTELL

* About Optum®   Optum is a leading information and technology-enabled health services business dedicated to helping make the health system work better for everyone. With more than 50,000 people worldwide, Optum delivers intelligent, integrated solutions that help to modernize the health system and improve overall population health. Optum is part of the UnitedHealth Group.

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Next NFD Call:

Fall is here and its time to  resume our NFD educational calls. It seems fitting that we have our call the week of Thanksgiving as we have much to be grateful for in this past year. We have an ever growing cadre of parent coaches and more opportunities to reach across child serving systems.  After attending the incredible Unite to Face Addiction Rally,(and seeing many of you there) we want to talk about the upcoming role for the families of the NFD in the Face Addiction campaign by continuing to unite our voices.  We are anxious to update you all on the successes we have experiened and dicuss what the future will hold for the NFD in 2016.  Shannon and I have continued to build relationships across systems and have reached out in collaborative efforts to several partners and will be filling you in on that news too.

The White House  has responded to the heroin addiction problem across the country. We also need to discuss this health crisis and have conversations about what you are seeing and hearing in your areas. What challenges you are facing and what programs are helping.  Hearing about your needs are important and will help us better determine the direction of our future educational calls.

Please join us for this important NFD planning call on November 24th, 2015  from 3:00pm-4:pm eastern time  The call in number is 712-775-7100 the code is 455615.

Talk to you then,  Sharon and Shannon

 

Did you miss the UNITE to Face Addiction Rally?

A recent blog post from the t3 Threads: Changing the Conversation gives a powerful and personal recap of the recent recovery event held in Washington DC. Read the article, Reflections from the UNITE to Face Addiction Rally: The Day the Silence Ended, and share the message of hope and recovery with your networks.

NFD Co-Directors Sharon LeGore and Shannon CrossBear attended three SAMHSA nationwide summits on Peer Providers in the Behavioral Health Workforce.  The summits held in Atlanta Georgia, Portland Oregon  and Baltimore Maryland with and expected outcome to achieve the following:

  • Inclusion of diverse stakeholder perspectives in the development of a strategy to advance Peer Core Competencies in Behavioral Health
  • Increased awareness of emerging practices for Peer Workforce development including funding strategies, credentialing options, and support for promoting the employment of advancement of peers.
  • A report that outlines the opportunities , challenges and priorities for expanding and developing the peer provider behavioral health workforce
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On Sunday, October 4, 2015 on the National Mall the UNITE to Face Addiction took Place. MOMSTELL joined over 600 diverse organizations from around the country launched  a first-of-its-kind campaign to confront America’s denial about the most urgent health crisis facing our nation today – addiction to alcohol and other drugs. It was incredable to see thousand and thousands of people celebrating recovery. 

 Joe Walsh, Steven Tyler with his Nashville-based band Loving Mary, Sheryl Crow, Jason Isbell, The Fray, and John Rzeznick of the Goo Goo Dolls joined the celebration in Washington, D.C. These performers shared our passion for understanding the impact of addiction and the power of recovery, and boy did they put on a show. 

Also joining UNITE to Face Addiction was health expert and television host Dr. Mehmet Oz.  He released a PSA in support of the event. Additional performers, celebrity guests, and special speakers including the Director of ONDCP Michael Botticelli.   Follow Unite to Face Addiction on Facebook and Twitter for the latest announcements. It’s time to end the silence around this crisis and empower the afflicted and affected to take a stand for those who can’t.  Share this exciting news on your own social media platforms!

 

MOMSTELL News

 MOMSTELL Leadership attended three SAMHSA nationwide summits on Peer Providers in the Behavioral Health Workforce. The summits held in Atlanta Georgia, Portland Oregon  and Baltimore Maryland with and expected outcome to achieve the following:

  • Inclusion of diverse stakeholder perspectives in the development of a strategy to advance Peer Core Competencies in Behavioral Health
  • Increased awareness of emerging practices for Peer Workforce development including funding strategies, credentialing options, and support for promoting the employment of advancement of peers.
  • A report that outlines the opportunities , challenges and priorities for expanding and developing the peer provider behavioral health workforce

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MOMSTELL and the NFD joined the other  organizations from around the country to attend the Unite to Face Addiction Rally. This historic event took place on the National Mall in Washington D.C. Unite to Face Addictions mission is to bring together the best resources in the field in order to reduce the human and social costs of addiction, every year, until this public health crisis is eliminated. Addiction impacts one in every three households in America. These are not bad people...these are good people to whom bad things happened. Someone dies from alcohol or other drugs every 4 minutes in America. That is like a jumbo jet crashing every day, with no survivors We must end the shame, stigma and community denial that surround addiction and recognize it for the devastating health issue that it is. Addiction is a health problem - not a crime  What is a crime is that 90% of people in need of treatment for addiction don't receive it –this discrimination must end. MOMSTELL joined over 600 diverse organizations from around the country launched  a first-of-its-kind campaign to confront America’s denial about the most urgent health crisis facing our nation today – addiction to alcohol and other drugs. It was incredable to see thousand and thousands of people celebrating recovery. 

Joe Walsh, Steven Tyler with his Nashville-based band Loving Mary, Sheryl Crow, Jason Isbell, The Fray, and John Rzeznick of the Goo Goo Dolls joined the celebration in Washington, D.C. These performers shared our passion for understanding the impact of addiction and the power of recovery, and boy did they put on a show. 

Also joining UNITE to Face Addiction was health expert and television host Dr. Mehmet Oz.  He released a PSA in support of the event. Additional performers, celebrity guests, and special speakers including the Director of ONDCP Michael Botticelli.   Follow Unite to Face Addiction on Facebook and Twitter for the latest announcements. It’s time to end the silence around this crisis and empower the afflicted and affected to take a stand for those who can’t.  Share this exciting news on your own social media platforms!