CMHAM Annual Summer Conference – Cultivating Community

Pre-Conference Institute #1:
Stepping Up for our Children: Implementing MI Kids Now Initiatives and Children’s Evidence-Based Practices in the Home and Community
Monday, June 5, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Pre-Conference #1 Separate Registration Fee:
• Member Fee: $110 per person. Fee includes materials, refreshments, and lunch.
• Non-Member Fee: $132 per person. Fee includes materials, refreshments, and lunch.

Continuing Education:
 This Pre-Conference Institute qualifies for 6 CE Hours for Social Work + Related MCBAP Education Contact Hours

Description:
This pre-conference institute will provide information regarding organizational restructure, key projects/priorities and outreach efforts, cross-systems partnership, and evidence-based program implementation as it relates to children’s behavioral health.
Objectives:
1. Understand state structure for provision of children’s behavioral health services, including reasons and support for restructure.
2. Understand key priorities and projects to support children’s behavioral health, including families.
3. Understand impact of potential policy/practice changes as it relates to children’s behavioral health.
4. Understand roles and opportunities for fostering collaboration as it relates to improved provision of children’s behavioral health services/supports.
5. Understand the state’s role in the provision of evidence-based programs.
6. Understand specific examples of evidence-based programs in Michigan.

Pre-Conference Institute #2:
A Data-Driven Overview of Michigan’s Crisis Response Continuum
Monday, June 5, 2023, from 1:00pm – 4:00pm

Pre-Conference #2 Separate Registration Fee:
• Member Fee: $65 per person. Fee includes materials and refreshments.
• Non-Member Fee: $78 per person. Fee includes materials and refreshments.

Continuing Education:
 This Pre-Conference Institute qualifies for 3 CE Hours for Social Work + Related MCBAP Education Contact Hours

Description:
As Michigan’s crisis continuum continues to evolve and new models for responding to crises emerge, there is a growing need for evidence-based research to support the development of best practices and data-driven decision making. The Center for Behavioral Health and Justice will provide an overview of the primary types of crisis response models: mobile crisis models, coordinated response models, and community response models, outlining the similarities and differences across them. The benefits and barriers to using certified peer support specialists to enhance mobile crisis teams will also be discussed. Additionally, disposition outcomes from six different crisis response programs across Michigan will be shared, specifically highlighting variations between models and comparisons to traditional law enforcement responses to behavioral health calls. Presently, there is little existing data on the costs of operating crisis systems and the potential cost savings across multiple public systems. In theory, crisis services can prevent downstream trauma and financial expenses associated with higher acuity care. The costs and potential financial savings related to the provision of crisis services will be explored, including costs encumbered by CMH, law enforcement, jails, county governments, and health systems.
Objectives:
1. Provide an overview of the existing models for crisis response programs, highlighting similarities and differences between them.
2. Share disposition outcome data from six crisis response teams across the state to highlight variations between models and best practices for crisis response programs.
3. Discuss the benefits and barriers to incorporating certified peer support specialists on crisis response teams.
4. Outline methods for calculating interdisciplinary system costs associated with arrests/jail bookings, emergency department visits, and psychiatric hospitalizations.