Behavioral Health Pacesetter Award - Call for Nominations

The Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce and The Hitachi Foundation are beginning a national search to identify exceptional workforce practices affecting direct support workers in the behavioral health field. A "Call for Nominations" will be issued by the Annapolis Coalition on March 31, 2010. This search will culminate in recognition of a few outstanding behavioral health organizations that are having a positive impact on their front-line employees, on their clients, and on their own viability as business entities.

To learn more about the "Behavioral Health Pacesetter Award" please visit the Annapolis Coalition website at www.annapoliscoalition.org, or you may contact Wayne F. Dailey, PhD, Project Coordinator at (860) 754-6967 or by email at waynedailey7@gmail.com.

NIATx-Wisconsin Mental Health Collaborative

In February, NIATx and representatives from Wisconsin's Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse kicked off the Wisconsin Mental Health Collaborative. In this project, NIATx will draw on its experience in designing change strategies and building collaboratives in behavioral health to create a tailored framework for reducing inpatient readmissions in designated counties in the state.

Counties participating are Dodge, Grant/Iowa, La Crosse, Milwaukee, Marathon/Lincoln/ Langlade, Wood, and Waukesha.

For more information on the collaborative, contact Tom Mosgaller, director of the collaborative, at tom.mosgaller@chess.wisc.edu.

Free e-Learning Course Now Available: NIATx PI 101

In the NIATx model of process improvement, successful change efforts begin with a walk-through. Just what is a "walk-through"? It's a way for an organization to experience the services you provide just as your clients or customers do.

Our new e-Learning course, Process Improvement 101 gives an overview of the NIATx model and the tools users need to prepare for a walk-through in their organizations. Users can complete this free course in less than an hour, or view one segment at a time. Click here to take the course.

ACTION Campaign "Share Your Story" Contest

We want to hear from you!

Tell us your agency's story about implementing a NIATx promising practice and you could win one of five all expense paid trips to this year's Summit.

Send us your story, either written or a short video, and you'll be entered into the prize drawing

For more information and instructions on how to write a story, visit the Share Your Story contest page.