Arizona State Hospital Gets Thank-You from U of A Students
Last week we received a thank-you letter and a certificate of appreciation from the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine. This was in regards to the Hospital’s recent partnership with the...
View ArticleDecember issue of Recovery WORKS now available
The December issue of Recovery WORKS is now available: http://www.azdhs.gov/bhs/com.htm In this issue you will find inspiring recovery stories, behavioral health news, resources, and/or information...
View ArticleMoment of Silence for CT Victims
The Connecticut Governor has asked that tomorrow be a Day of Mourning, one week after the tragic shooting at an elementary school in his state. He’s called for a moment of silence at 9:30 local time...
View ArticleBHS at radio show this morning talking about ACA
This morning, Donald Ericson, Bureau Chief of Systems of Care at ADHS/DBHS, will join KXXT 1010 AM in the Men’s Health Talk Program. He will discuss the Integration of Behavioral Health Services and...
View ArticleRecovery WORKS now available!
In the January/February issue of Recovery WORKS you will find inspiring recovery stories, behavioral health news, resources, and/or information from our community. Our featured peer success story this...
View ArticleNew business opportunity in Behavioral Health
Check out our Director’s Blog announcing a new Request for Proposals in Behavioral Health: http://directorsblog.health.azdhs.gov/?p=3552
View Article2014-2015 Block Grant Planning Application Available for Public Comment
The ADHS Division of Behavioral Health Services is pleased to announce that the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) and Community Mental Health Services (CMHS) Joint Planning Application...
View ArticleNew website for Arizona service members, veterans and military families
A new website to help connect service members, veterans and military families to behavioral health resources is now available: http://www.azdhs.gov/bhs/veterans/index.htm.
View Articlearizona’s tribal-state court relations highlighted as promising practice
The U.S. Department of Justice and Tribal Law and Policy Institute have published “Promising Strategies: Tribal State Court Relations” where the Arizona’s Involuntary Commitment of American Indians on...
View ArticleMaricopa County Integrated RBHA Contract Awarded
Maricopa County Integrated RBHA Selected Today marks a historic time in the delivery of behavioral health services in Arizona. For the first time we will have a system that is designed to look at the...
View ArticleNew Mental Health Resource for Emergency Departments
ADHS is offering At-Risk for Emergency Department Staff, an online training simulation designed to prepare medical staff to screen patients at risk for alcohol abuse, drug use and suicide. The At-Risk...
View ArticleBeginning conversations about Greater AZ RFP
From the 14th annual summer institute held by ASU’s Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy: The Division partnered this year with ASU to conduct a town hall conversation with Summer Institute...
View ArticleMaricopa County RBHA Update
The next few weeks are very important in the continued transition to the implementation of the Integrated Care RBHA in Maricopa County. Most of you know that the Department awarded the contract to...
View ArticleMaricopa County RBHA (GSA6) Update
The oral part of the hearing in front of the Administrative Law Judge completed today around 9:00am. That means the next steps in the process are legal filings and responses to the filings by all...
View ArticleEarly Identification – Mental Health First Aid
Since 2011 when ADHS implemented Mental Health First Aid in Arizona, 4,350 community members have been trained to identify the signs and symptoms of mental illness and how to provide proper help and/or...
View ArticleSome Encouraging Numbers for Arizona
Arizona continues to demonstrate it’s commitment to persons with mental illness and substance abuse issues as demonstrated in a new national report. We lead the way in providing services such as...
View ArticleAZ Office of Administrative Hearings Speaks
The formal protest process regarding our award of the Regional Behavioral Health Authority contract in Maricopa County passed another milestone yesterday. The hearings at the Office of Administrative...
View ArticleDepartment of Administration Issues Ruling
Yesterday (December 3, 2013) the Deputy Director of the Arizona Department of Administration issued an Order affirming the Department of Health Services award of the GSA6 Integrated Care RBHA contract...
View ArticleGreater Arizona RFI Posted
Our Procurement Office posted a Request For Information (RFI) for Greater Arizona Behavioral Health Services earlier today. The RFI is seeking input concerning the delivery of behavioral health...
View ArticleIntegrating Care in Maricopa County
If you are new to this information, you may want to view our previoius blog posts about the Maricopa County RBHA (GSA6) Update. On April 1, 2014, Mercy Maricopa Integrated Care will begin serving our...
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