Improving Mental Health Services

Listening Session: Improving Community Mental Health Services Wednesday, November 12, 2014 | 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Eastern Time Mark your calendar for an upcoming listening session about criteria development for the Demonstration Programs To Improve Community Mental Health Services (Section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014). Participants can attend in person or via webcast. Registration information is forthcoming. Registration is required to attend this forum. Section 223 seeks to create certified community behavioral health clinics. The clinics will focus on improving outcomes by increasing access to community-based behavioral health care, expanding the availability and array of services, and improving the quality of care delivered to people with mental and/or substance use disorders. A Federal Register Notice will be issued within the month. Read Section 223 of the Legislation Event Location:  SAMHSA  Sugarloaf Conference Room  1 Choke Cherry Road  Rockville, MD 20857 Listening session registration information is forthcoming.