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>>> Stuart Gordon 2/27/2020 12:09 PM >>><br></span><div>Good Afternoon --</div><div><br></div><div>This week's <em>NASMHPD Weekly Update</em> includes:</div><div><br></div><div>(1) News of SAMHSA's release of National Guidelines on Crisis Services, which take the form of a toolkit, and a Crisis Now <em>CrisisTalk </em>column that discusses the new guidelines;</div><div><br></div><div>(2) Details of testimony provided by HHS Secretary Azar in two Congressional budget subcommittee hearings this week;</div><div><br></div><div>(3) Findings of a study of suicidal ideation among younger children, and their parents' lack of awareness of those feelings/experiences;</div><div><br></div><div>(4) Details of a recently published <em>Health Affairs</em> blog by SCAN Foundation CEO and former MedPAC Vice Chair Bruce Chernof and Administration for Community Living Administrator Lance Robertson on partnering with networks of Community-Based Organizations to address social determinants of health;</div><div><br></div><div>(5) Speaking of social determinants, our Links of Interest (actually our Additional Links of Interest) include a link to a National Academies report issued within the last hour on <a href="https://www.nap.edu/download/25663"><em>Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults</em></a>; and</div><div><em><br></em></div><div>(6) Those same Additional Links of Interest include a New York Times column <em><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/health/mental-health-depression-recovery.html?te=1&nl=science-times&emc=edit_sc_20200225&campaign_id=34&instance_id=16263&segment_id=21596&user_id=35c38d711f8c25724d7943465ed7f3ff®i_id=6046572220200225">Mental Health Researchers Ask: What is Recovery?</a> </em>which we think you'll find especially interesting.</div><div><br></div><div>There are also a number of new webinars of interest, and notice of an upcoming Center for Disease Prevention Funding Opportunity Announcement related to state grants for Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences.</div><div><br></div><div>We hope you find this information helpful and of interest.</div><div><br></div><div>Have an enjoyable weekend.</div><div><br></div><span id="GWSignatureSent" style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; display: block;"><span style="display: block;"><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; display: inline-block; -ms-word-wrap: normal;">
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