This research brief is a 2019 point-in-time review of states that are using Medicaid to finance family and/or youth peer support and is intended for use by multiple stakeholders engaged in the design, financing, implementation, and/or expansion of behavioral health services for children and families, including state and local family- and youth-run organizations, state Medicaid and other public child-serving agencies, Medicaid managed care organizations, providers, and other stakeholders. … [Read more...] about Medicaid Funding for Family and Youth Peer Support Programs in the United States
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Return on Investment in Systems of Care for Children With Behavioral Health Challenges (Summary Brief)
This summary brief can provide and guide administrators and policy makers through cost implications for considering investing in a System of Care approach. It includes examples of cost savings measures at both the state and local levels. … [Read more...] about Return on Investment in Systems of Care for Children With Behavioral Health Challenges (Summary Brief)
Return on Investment in Systems of Care for Children With Behavioral Health Challenges (Full Report)
This report documents what is known about the return on investment, specifically cost savings, from systems of care, summarizing data from national studies and from states and communities that have produced this type of information. This document summarizes highlights of cost savings. The appendix of this document, “Full Descriptions of Analyses of Return on Investment in Systems of Care,” includes full descriptions of findings from the CMHI national evaluation, other multi-site evaluations, and findings from individual states and communities. … [Read more...] about Return on Investment in Systems of Care for Children With Behavioral Health Challenges (Full Report)
Becoming a Medicaid Provider of Family and Youth Peer Support: Considerations for Family Run Organizations
This resource provides guidance to family run organizations that are considering whether to become Medicaid providers, and uses examples from three states – Arizona, Maryland, and Rhode Island – to illustrate key aspects of this decision and process. The guide also includes an agency readiness tool to assess an organization’s preparedness for becoming a Medicaid provider, as well as an at-a-glance list of pros and cons to consider. Family run organizations can use the information in this resource to better understand the implications and opportunities of becoming Medicaid providers of family and youth peer support services. … [Read more...] about Becoming a Medicaid Provider of Family and Youth Peer Support: Considerations for Family Run Organizations
Ethics in Parent Peer Support: Balancing Your Lived Experience and Professional Roles
Ethics are a core competency for family-run organizations (FROs) and parent peer support (PPS) providers. This workbook will be a valuable tool for parent peer support providers to use for discussion with their supervisors and peers on ethical issues they face each day with families, with colleagues, and with partners. Developed by Family-Run Executive Director Leadership Association (FREDLA). … [Read more...] about Ethics in Parent Peer Support: Balancing Your Lived Experience and Professional Roles