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Emergency Department Recovery Coach Services
In March 2017, DMHAS funded the CT Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) to launch a new program that sends Recovery Coaches into hospital emergency departments to connect with individuals who arrive in the ED with opioid overdoses and other drug- and alcohol-related crises.
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Human Resource Division - Labor Relations Unit
The DMHAS Labor Relations Unit is responsible for managing the following functions: interpretation and administration of statutes related to personnel, labor relations, and collective bargaining agreements; interpretation and administration of collective bargaining agreements; management and coordination of grievances, investigations, collective bargaining negotiations, workplace violence issues, ADA and FMLA; and employee relations
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Disaster Behavioral Health Initiative
The Connecticut Departments of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) and Children and Families (DCF), working with the University of Connecticut Health Center at the Center for Trauma Response, Recovery, and Preparedness (CTRP), have developed an organized network of behavioral health providers to respond to the mental health needs of Connecticut residents following major disasters (e.g., bioterrorism, man-made or natural disasters).
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TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT (TCM)
Targeted Case Management (TCM) is defined as a Medicaid-reimbursable service furnished to assist eligible individuals in gaining access to needed medical, social, educational and other services.
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Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) for Recovery
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an evidence-based practice that uses a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive services to address the needs of persons with serious behavioral health issues and other co-morbid disorders.
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As part of President Bush’s Medicare Modernization Act, prescription drug coverage was provided by Medicare beginning January 1, 2006. This program, called Medicare Part D, impacts certain individuals who are currently insured by Medicare and receiving services within the DMHAS system.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapeutic treatment that helps individuals to understand the thoughts and feelings that influence behaviors.
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Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Motivational interviewing is a style of consumer-centered counseling developed to facilitate change in behaviors. The core principle of the approach is negotiation rather than conflict.
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DMHAS Latino Outreach provides regional, community outreach services designed to reduce the stigma that surrounds substance use in the Latino community and to identify Latinos who have a substance use disorder for which they are not seeking treatment, or who are at risk of having a substance use disorder for which they are not likely to seek treatment.
