Nashville MHA Regional Policy Council Meeting
Date and time
Location
Omni Nashville Hotel
250 5th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37203Refund Policy
Description
Mental Health America's Regional Policy Council (RPC) will hold a meeting entitled, Tennessee Two Step: Dancing Behavioral Health Access, Criminal Justice & Early Intervention to the Front of the Line, on August 6th, 2019, coinciding with the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Legislative Summit in Nashville, Tennessee.
The meeting will be held at the Omni Nashville located at 250 Fifth Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203.
To kick off the meeting MHA is holding a Legislative Awards Breakfast Ceremony recognizing state mental health champions.
Following the Awards Breakfast, participants learn from dynamic speakers that will share policy accomplishments and strategy related to criminal justice diversion and more.
MHA aligns its RPC meetings with the conferences of major state executive and legislative membership groups to:
- objectively work as trusted partners with policymakers
- to improve and inform communication and dialogue,
- to respond to a dynamic national environment by identifying opportunities for state action to advance mental health.
Organized by
The Mental Health America (MHA) Regional Policy Council (RPC) cultivates a constructive partnership with its affiliate field, state policy leaders, and other mental health stakeholders working together to initiate, advocate for, and implement federal and state policies that positively affect children, youth, and adults living with mental health and substance use conditions.
In 2009 MHA established the RPC to work with MHA's Public Policy and Advocacy Department to achieve these policy goals in a coordinated and effective manner. The RPC is comprised of MHA's most knowledgeable affiliate public policy , advocacy, and executive directors.
Many of the issues facing mental health treatment infrastructure and adequacy are related to implementation of federal laws, or are state level issues that are common across the states. Each state faces challenges related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid Expansion, the Mental Health Parity and Equity Act (MHPAEA), integration of behavioral health services, workforce adequacy, access to community-based services and supports, and the use of peers.
The RPC forms a nationwide movement toward a robust mental health system that promotes prevention and early intervention initiatives, access to integrated community-based treatments, and supports that are recovery-focused and that encompass community inclusion.