DMHAS Presentations
February 2013
December 19, 2012
April 23, 2010
Behavioral Health Recovery Plan - a collaboration between DMHAS & DSS, by Paul DiLeo, DMHAS Chief Operating Officer
February 23, 2010
"Working for Integration, Support & Empowerment (WISE)" Status Update April 2009 - Feb 2010
December 16, 2008
"Getting Ready for Pandemic Influenza" by Wayne F. Dailey, Ph.D., Senior Policy Advisor, Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
October 21, 2008
"Serving Individuals With Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: Systems and Practice Issues" presented at the New England Association of Drug Court Professionals Conference by Julienne Giard, DMHAS Project Manager, Co-Occurring Disorders Initiative
October 21, 2008
"The CT Co-Occurring Practice Improvement Collaborative: Implementing Quality Using the DDCAT Index" presented at the Addiction Health Services Research Conference by Julienne Giard, DMHAS Project Manager, Co-Occurring Disorders Initiative
August 21, 2008
State Systems Development Program (SSDP VIII) Conference, Partnering to Support Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care --Washington, DC at the Federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Washington, DC presented by Sabrina Trocchi, Chief of Staff, DMHAS; John Hamilton, Executive Director, Regional Network of Programs; and Diane Potvin, Windham Recovery Community Center Manager, Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR)
July 18, 2008
"Facilitating Addiction Recovery Using Healthcare Financing & Program Innovation" by Paul J. DiLeo, DMHAS Assistant Commissioner  
June 27, 2008
Link to Web-X audio conference:  "Recovery-Based Care for Addiction: Federal and State Financing" presented by Dr. H. Westley Clark and Senator Toni Harp
June 27, 2008
"Engaging Social Entrepreneurs through Vouchers and Other Choice Mechanisms."presented by Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., Ph.D. , DMHAS Commissioner at White House Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Conference. Washington, D.C. (With Jedd Medefind, Virginia Ford, Kerri Schultheis).
June 26, 2008
"Opportunity for True System Change."presented by Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., Ph.D. , DMHAS Commissioner at White House National Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Conference. Washington, D.C. (With Terry Cline, Westley Clark, Bertha Madras, William Harms and Vicki Sandford-O'Connor). 
June 20, 2008
Life Beyond Treatment: Focusing on Recovery. "Connecticut: Innovation in Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care."presented by Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., Ph.D. , DMHAS Commissioner at National Conference of State Legislatures. Washington, D. C. (With Representative Peggy Sayers, Ron Fleming and Phil Valentine).
June 5, 2008
"DMHAS Strategic and Policy Direction" presented by Pat Rehmer, MSN, DMHAS Deputy Commissioner and Sabrina Trocchi, MPA, DMHAS Chief of Staff at Community Health Resources, Inc. Strategic Planning Process, South Windsor, CT
June 2, 2008
“Long Term Recovery Management”
“The Perspective of a State Agency Providing Services and Funding Contracts for Services in a Recovery-Oriented Healthcare System”
“Continuing Care, Long Term Recovery Management Service SYSTEM?  What Will the Evidence Model(s) Look Like?”
presented by Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., Ph.D. , DMHAS Commissioner, at the National Institute on Drug Abuse Blending Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio
May 22, 2008
Connecticut Certification Board - Annual Conference - Opening Remarks presented by Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., Ph.D., DMHAS Commissioner    
May 20, 2008
CEHDL Conference - "Culture? Healthcare Disparities? So What?  presented by Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., Ph.D., DMHAS Commissioner, Storrs, CT.    
April14, 2008
"Shifting to a Rehabilitation and Recovery Paradigm" presented by Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., Ph.D., DMHAS Commissioner, Cambridge, Massachusetts
October 2007
Core Clinical Processes and Documentation for MRO in CT

June 8, 2007

"Person-Centered Care and Planning: Policy to Practice to Evaluation" presented by Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., Ph.D., DMHAS Commissioner, and Janis Tondora, Psy.D., Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health at the annual Mental Health America meeting

May 24, 2007

"Transforming to a Co-occurring Responsive System of Care"  presented by Julienne Giard, MSW, Rachael Petitti, LCSW, Luis Anez, PsyD, Rick Callahan, LPC, LADC, at Co-Occurring Recovery Conference North Haven, CT

May 11, 2007

"Transforming to a Co-occurring responsive System of Care" presented to the Vermont Department of Health by Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., Ph.D., DMHAS Commissioner

March 1, 2007

"Practice Guidelines for Recovery-Oriented Behavioral Healthcare" presented at the Partnership Conference: The Future is Now by Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., Ph.D., DMHAS Commissioner, San Francisco, California

February 21, 2007

"Practice Guidelines for Recovery-Oriented Behavioral Healthcare: The Future is Now" at The Adult Systems of Care Partnership Conference, Southern CA, by Paul J. DiLeo, Chief Operating Officer Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

January, 2007

"Transforming to A Recovery-Oriented System of Care: The CT ATR Experience" by Sabrina Trocchi, M.P.A., Executive Assistant to the Commissioner, DMHAS, at the SAMHSA Recovery Support Services Meeting

December 11, 2006

"Recovery-Oriented Care in Connecticut: From Vision to Operations" to the SAMHSA: Partners for Recovery Steering Committee, by Paul J. DiLeo, Chief Operating Officer Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

November 27, 2006

"Building a Culturally Competent System of Care" by Jose Ortiz, MBA, MS, LADC, Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs, DMHAS to FraserHealth of British Columbia, Vancouver Canada

October 27, 2006

"Consumer-Centered Practice: An Implementation Case Study" by Thomas Kirk, Jr., Ph.D., Commissioner, CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and Janis Tondora, Psy.D., Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health to the Marie Verna Mental Health Association Of New Jersey

June 30, 2006

"The Journey to a Recovery-Oriented Healthcare System: Strategies, Successes, and Challenges" by Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., Ph.D., DMHAS Commissioner to the NAMI 2006 Annual Convention, Washington, DC

June 25, 2006

"Connecticut: Access To Recovery" by Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., Ph.D., DMHAS Commissioner to SAMHSA's National Advisory Council

June 1, 2006

State Best Practices and Innovative Program Examples by Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., Ph.D., DMHAS Commissioner, to Council of State Governments, Coronado, CA

May 17, 2006

"A National Perspective" by H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., CAS, FASAM, Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  Recovery Conference Keynote

May 17, 2006

"Authenticity: Evidence, Diversity, and Outcomes:  The Reality of What Works Today" by Naya Arbiter, Extensions, LLC  Recovery Conference Keynote

May 17, 2006

"Organizational Culture: Identifying, Assessing and Changing It to Enhance a Culture of Recovery" by Peter Rockholz, M.S.S.W., Deputy Commissioner, DMHAS  Recovery Conference Keynote

June 5, 2005

"Approach to Evidence (NASADAD/NIDA)" by Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., Ph.D., Council of State Governments, Bal Harbor, FL

March 8, 2005

IMPACT - Series on behavioral health issues affecting everyday life
Issue #8 From "Heroin Town" To "Recovery Town"

March 7, 2005
IMPACT - Series on behavioral health issues affecting everyday life
Issue #7- "Addiction Costs More Than Lives"
March 6, 2005

IMPACT - Series on behavioral health issues affecting everyday life
Issue #6- "Behavioral Health Is Good For Everyone's Health"

March 3, 2005

IMPACT - Series on behavioral health issues affecting everyday life
Issue #5- "Behavioral Health Is Everyone's Business"

March 2, 2005

IMPACT - Series on behavioral health issues affecting everyday life
Issue #4- "Fact, Not Fiction"

March 1, 2005
IMPACT - Series on behavioral health issues affecting everyday life
Issue #3- "A Tough Assignment for Schools"
February 28, 2005
IMPACT - Series on behavioral health issues affecting everyday life
Issue #2 - "Protecting Our Children, Saving Our Families"
February 25, 2005
IMPACT - Series on behavioral health issues affecting everyday life
Issue #1 - "Part of Every Agenda"

February 6, 2005

"Implementing a Statewide Recovery-Oriented System of Care: From Concept to Reality" by Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., PhD, DMHAS Commissioner, Arthur C. Evans, Jr., PhD, Director of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation, City of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania, and Wayne F. Dailey, PhD, DMHAS Senior Policy Advisor to NASMHPD Research Institute

November 4, 2004

"Health Care Disparities: Significant Issue for Effective Intervention, Treatment and Recovery-Oriented Strategies", by Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., Ph.D., DMHAS Commissioner, to Prison and Jail Overcrowding Commission

November 2004

"Alternatives to Incarceration: Selected Suggested Policies and Practices Lessons Learned", by Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., Ph.D., Commissioner, DMHAS, to Alternatives to Incarceration Committee

October 2004

"DMHAS Overview: Who We Are", by Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., Ph.D., Commissioner, DMHAS

September 30, 2004

Reducing Health Disparities in Behavioral Health: The DMHAS Policy Framework

June 14, 2004

"Toward Mental Health Transformation: The CT Experience", by Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., Ph.D., DMHAS Commissioner to Center for Mental Health Services

February 2004

The CT "Lessons Learned" Initiative: How One State Found "Evidence" in its Own Backyard

March 2003

Addressing Disparities and Improving Cultural Competence Within a Statewide System of Care

November 13, 2002

Preferred Practices Initiative

October 16, 2002

Presentation at Bridge House - some of the major issues moving our system to be more recovery-oriented

March 22, 2002

Mental Health Policy Council Follow-up Status Report to the Governor, by Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., Ph.D., DMHAS Commissioner

February 10, 2002

Evidence-Based Systems of Care: How Do We Get There From Here?

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