Week of April 20,2021

Federal Legal Standards Prohibiting Disability Discrimination in COVID-19

April 13 ACL announced OCR guidance document
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Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) and COVID-19

April 2 ICI and NADSP report on nationwide 6 months experience
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COVID-19 Vaccines and Direct Support Professionals (DSPs)

April 15 NADSP and NACDD webinar with link to NADSP COVID-19 webinar resources
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COVID-19 Vaccines for Caregivers and Personal Care Assistants – May 12 Webinar Registration

May 12 CDC and HRSA supported GA Tech Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation webinar registration
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COVID-19 Vaccine for Homebound Older Adults: Challenges and Solutions

March 31 TFAH webinar materials
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Building Vaccine Confidence During COVID-19: The Role of the Medical Neighborhood

April 6 Bipartisan Policy Center briefing materials
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To Crush COVID, Target Vaccine To “High-Contact” People

April 9 RAND blog
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Identifying Counties with High and Low Levels of COVID-19

April 14 RWJ Foundation Systems for Action one-pager for the media
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Adults with Mental and Behavioral Health Disorders Describe COVID-19 Impact and Resilience Building Strategies

April 7 NIDILRR NARIC research in focus
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State Approaches To Paying Family Caregivers Through Consumer-Directed Programs

April 12 National Academy for State Health Policy blog
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Supporting Effective Team-Based Primary Care Through Medicaid Managed Care

April 15 Center for Health Care Strategies, Commonwealth Fund supported, webinar materials
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Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Enacted and Proposed Investments

April 14 Health Management Associates summary
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Why and How Peer Services Improve Health and Wellness of People with Mental Illness

April 13 PCORI supported, NCBH webinar materials
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Ongoing Management of the Continuum of Addiction Care During COVID-19

February ASAM guide presented at the HRSA funded, BHTA (Implementing Telehealth To Sustain Integrated Behavioral Health) course training – presentation slides
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Behavioral Health Crisis Management for Older Adults

March 3 ADvancing States announced January 3 part webinar series products. Scroll down the course page to locate this training; then, need to create a log in
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Improving Access To Behavioral Health Crisis Services with Electronic Bed Registries

April 14 SAMHSA supported, NASMHPD and NASMHPD RI webinar materials
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Improving Rural Health, Telehealth, and Healthcare System Readiness: Leveraging Quality Measures

April 8 NQF draft environmental scan report for public comment by May 7
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Housing and Community Development Policy: Advocates Guide

April 15 National Low Income Housing Coalition announced annual guide
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Building a Bipartisan Housing Agenda This Congress

April 15 Bipartisan Policy Center briefing recording
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