Among other services, CSBs help keep consumers out of the criminal justice system. CSBs are routinely asked to demonstrate the value of their services to the communities they serve. In these communications it is important to consider how to frame the issues and the questions. The FrameWorks Institute recently collaborated with the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for [...]
The August 2014 AHRQ H-CUP article, Hospital Inpatient Utilization Related to Opioid Overuse Among Adults, 1993–2012, reviews the trends in adult inpatient hospitalizations due to opioid overuse nationally. During the study period, the average rate of adult hospital inpatient stays related to opioid overuse increased more than 150 percent (about a 5 percent increase per [...]
We are offering a series of webinars to orient folks to the new Behavioral Health Atlas. On these webinars, we will walk through the new data as well as enhancements to the mapping portal. Please sign up for a webinar using the form below. Organizations currently signed up include: Chesterfield CSB Danville Pittsylvania Community Services District 19 [...]
Hello Everyone, We have enjoyed working with many of you over the past couple of weeks and are looking forward to our continued support of your work through this VACSB Support Platform. Most recently, we met with the VACSB Quality Management Committee where we provided an orientation to this platform and discussed ways to support the work [...]