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<body style="font: 10pt/normal Segoe UI; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><div class="GroupWiseMessageBody" id="GroupWiseSection_1586795650000_Kathy.Parker@nasmhpd.org_CD44D2811260000095B700E08110E5BB_"><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font face="Calibri">A SAMHSA sponsored webinar developed under contract and presented by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) will take place <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">tomorrow, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>April 14, 2020 at 1:30pm Eastern Time</b> called <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Improving Access to Care using The National Guidelines for Crisis Care – A Best Practice Toolkit.</i> </b></font></span></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span style="line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Please register here:</span><span style="line-height: 107%; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></font><b><u><span style='color: black; line-height: 107%; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;'><a href="http://clicks.memberclicks-mail.net/ls/click?upn=8yswU-2FeqjyxrxYWc2FDIKE0kkAnazIZbRoewID5-2BPl2-2FJYj-2BO9Fpe2REYS5emyiRG8BU2mGoF53qt-2BLlzrbwaxylrNJ73-2F4Q-2F1-2FW-2BA-2BWoSq2jKxL3s4Al31kjc6exXyIZp6h_jsBQbFJfZBKhYiy5qCaajRIriWQC-2FtbnQ5qFTfdbIcvsazEHacHrf6oRzOEecn6i5DhIRDpco5KwX1jEiuObY-2FrSATRFaRJvN0mkURlESpbkfR-2F6v3FKuEmHWqrHvoeIX1ZmrFs-2BP2s8yLQxmXPPdeWJ1uzKV3DwZQTgbFya7moxTOnXjNtyaxgV2znbEMA5XA7A7Qwk2xAoGLrla-2Fx6FC1AVMyxVx23MQMeaLDS25DI-2FbWdUYO9edgHxWSh85jV6w3dX6sIOYKIHnO9LwmwKH6bcaaSzHITKwObNH5ekS1GV42LLwYGhtpwsNIsC2t-2FW9PujKvUVvCLvj8-2FEGnP9A-3D-3D" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">https://nasmhpd.adobeconnect.com/crisisservices_reg/event/event_info.html </span></a></span></u></b></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font size="3"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style='font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;'>Description:</span></b><span style='font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;'> On February 26, 2020, SAMHSA released its National Guidelines for Mental Health Crisis Care: A Best Practices Toolkit. These guidelines are intended to assist states and communities with the development and implementation of effective crisis services and systems. The webinar, Improving Access to Care using <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The National Guidelines for Crisis Care – A Best Practice Toolkit<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">,</span></i> will showcase these national guidelines in crisis care within a toolkit that supports program design, development, implementation and continuous quality improvement efforts. It is intended to help mental health authorities, agency administrators, service providers, state and local leaders think through and develop the structure of crisis systems.</span></font></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font face="Calibri"> </font></span></b></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font face="Calibri">Presenters: </font></span></b></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><ul style="list-style-type: disc; direction: ltr;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Elinore McCance-Katz, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use </span></div></li><li style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;'><span style='line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>David W. Covington, LPC, MBA, RI International CEO & President and Behavioral Health Link Partner</span></div></li><li style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;'><span style='line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Paul Galdys, MBA, RI International Deputy CEO</span></div></li><li style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;'><span style='line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Judy Fitzgerald, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)</span></div></li><li style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;'><span style="line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Debbie Atkins, LPC, Director of Crisis Coordination, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) </span></div></li><li style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 8pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;'><span style='line-height: 107%; letter-spacing: -0.3pt; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>Marie Williams, LCSW, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS)</span></div></li></ul><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; line-height: normal;"><span style='font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font face="Calibri"> </font></span></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style='font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font face="Calibri">If you have any questions please contact Kelle Masten via email at </font><a><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri">kelle.masten@nasmhpd.org</font></u></a>.</span></div><div style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style='font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><br></span></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font face="Calibri">**We do not offer CEU credits however letters of attendance are offered upon request.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font></span></b></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><div style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><font face="Calibri">***Closed-captioning is available for this webinar. </font></span></b><br></div></div><br><div class="MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(102, 102, 255); line-height: 107%; font-family: "sansserif" , serif; font-size: 10pt;'>I<i>MPORTANT CONFIDENTIALITY & LEGAL NOTICE </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style='color: rgb(102, 102, 255); line-height: 107%; font-family: "sansserif" , serif; font-size: 10pt;'>This e-mail and any attachments from NASMHPD, Inc. may contain information that may be confidential or legally privileged. 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