February 2013 |
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December 19, 2012 |
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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 |
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 |
March 3, 2005 |
IMPACT - Series on behavioral health issues affecting everyday life |
March 2, 2005 |
IMPACT - Series on behavioral health issues affecting everyday life |
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 |
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October 16, 2002 |
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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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