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Governor Gary Herbert
801-538-1000 - local
800-705-2464 - toll free
Email: http://governor.utah.gov/goca/form_comment.html
RECENT Policy:
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Youth Voice and Participation on the National Youth Summit Advisory Board
September, 2009
A discussion on youth involvement in policy and treatment.
Click for: ARTICLE
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Panel: Government Must Work Harder to Prevent Mental Illness in Young People
September, 2009
The National Research Council and Institute of Medicine critque prevention policy for youth.
Click for: ARTICLE
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Evidence-Based Intervention and Services for High-Risk Youth: A North American Perspective on the Challenges of Integration for Policy, Practice, and Research.
August, 2009
An examination of challenges that confront policy makers implimenting EBPs.
Click for: ARTICLE
- NCCP Report: Don't Exclude Adolescents - Better Programs, Policies Needed in Key Transitional Years
May, 2009
Report from the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) discussing the importance of supporting healthy adolescent development.
Click for: ARTICLE
- Impact of Budget Cuts - Utah Department of Human Services
February, 2009
Response to current budget cuts and proposals from the Utah Department of Human Services.
Click for: Article
Click for: FY 2009 Balanced Budget Proposal- 2009 General Session
Click for: Budget Cuts - Questions and Answers
Click for: Budget Cut Impacts
Click for: Budget Cuts Dot Chart - Consideration for 2nd round of human service budget cuts
- President Signs Bill Reauthorizing State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
February, 2009
Click for: Washington Post Article: Obama Delivers Remarks at Signing of SCHIP Legislation
Click for: NAMI Statement Release
Click for: ChipCentral.org - Your State Children's Health Insurance Program Resource Center
- News Release from the National Acadamies:
Reforms Needed in Healthcare Services for Adolescents. Including Greate rCoordination of
Care and Better Training for Providers.
- Unclaimed Children Revisited: The Status of Children's Mental Health Policy in the United States
Cooper, J.L., Aratani, Y., Knitzer, J., Douglas-Hall, A., Masi, R., Bamghart, P., & Dababnah, S. National Center for Children in Poverty. November 2008
Click for: ABSTRACT
Click for: FULL ARTICLE
- Congress clears funding measure to keep many federal agencies operating at current levels through March 6, 2009
11/7/08
Statement from NAMI: Congress Adjourns: 2009 Funding Update
Statement from United States Conference of Mayors: Congress Set to Approve Temporary
Funding to Keep Federal Programs Operating Through March 6, 2009
- Mental Health Parity Bill included in the recently passed Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
10/04/2008
Statement from NAMI: NAMI Applauds Bipartisan Mental Illness Insurance Parity Bill
The Boston Globe: Mental Health Parity Law a big win for Kennedys
GENERAL Policy:
Rosenthal, J., Hanlon, C., and Hess, C.National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP). 2008.
November, 2008
Preethy, G., Blase, K.A., with Kanary, P.J., Wotring, J., Bernstein, D., & Carter, W. J. (2008)
March, 2007
Utah’s objectives are to:
1) Increase screening for infant mental health concerns as part of the EPSDT well child visits; 2) Increase interactions between and among Medicaid providers to ensure that providers direct children and their families to appropriate services; 3) Increase screening for maternal depression within pediatric practices and as part of the postpartum follow up visits; and 4) Increase the capacity of the current mental health system to serve infants in a variety of appropriate settings.
Practice
October, 2006
PAST Policy:
- HR 6331- Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act passes with an override of the Presidential veto by the House and the Senate. 07/15/2008
Click here for more details on HR 6331
Click here for list of major provisions in HR 6331 affecting individuals with mental illness
5/27/2008 Click here for more details on H. Con. Res. 134
5/23/2008
4/01/2008
