 Quality Initiatives. New! Kathleen McCann named
Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs. Also learn about
the wide variety of NAPHS initiatives and resources directed at
quality issues, including performance measurement, safety, improving
the built environment for behavioral health facilities, suicide
prevention, information technology, and more. Learn more
 New! May 2010: Get the
latest 2009
NAPHS Annual Survey. The NAPHS database
has become recognized as the nation's most comprehensive on
behavioral health systems. Download the table of contents and an order
form.
 MENTAL HEALTH PARITY is a
WIN for AMERICA! Regulations published.
 Residential Treatment: Characteristics of
Residential Treatment for Children and Youth with Serious Emotional
Disturbances. A report from Abt Associates
prepared for the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems
(NAPHS) and the National Association for Children's Behavioral Health
(NACBH). 2008.
Also see NAPHS Survey on Education Services within Residential
Placements.
 Success Stories and Ideas for Reducing
Restraint/Seclusion.
Also see Guiding Principles on Restraint and Seclusion.
 Medicaid and Youth. NAPHS has teamed
with the National Association for Children's Behavioral Health to tell
Congress that Medicaid dollars spent on children & youth with
emotional and substance use disorders pay long-term dividends. The two
associations also have released Principles for Treatment of
Children and Youth with Emotional and Substance Use Disorders. Learn
more.
Committee on Behavioral Health Services within General
Healthcare Systems. Emergency department backlogs,
safety, violence, innovations, and the impact of the economy and
reform on behavioral health were among a host of issues on the agenda
as this NAPHS committee held its fourth Leadership Forum in New York
in October 2009. Read
more.
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