Week of September 14, 2021

Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS): Evaluating COVID-19 Response Could Help CMS Prepare for Future Emergencies

September 8 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report
Learn more here.

Mental Health and Substance Use Among Adults with Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic (CDC)

August 27 CDC MMWR study
Learn more here.

Effect of the Digital Divide on People with Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

September 8 Disability and Health Journal shared article; there is a fee for the complete article
Learn more here.

Community Health Workers: Statewide Training Approaches

September 8 NACHW announced report
Learn more here.

New Annual Data on the U.S. Direct Care Workforce (PHI)

September 7 Public Health Institute report
Learn more here.

ACL 2021 No Wrong Door Community Infrastructure Grant Awards

September 7 ACL announced awards
Learn more here.

COVID-19: How California’s Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) Filled the Gaps for Underserved Communities

September 9 Prevention Institute announced report
Learn more here.

Researchers Should Consider How Disparities Change Over Time and Space: Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic

September 8 National Academy of Medicine commentary
Learn more here.

Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Simplifying Coverage Through State Contracts with Special Needs Plans

August 20 Mathematica blog
Learn more here.

Rethinking Complex Care Measurement Using Patient and Staff Reported Measures

August 31 RWJ Fd-CHCS-National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs webinar slides
Learn more here.

Family Caregiving Programs in 12 States

September 7 National Academy for State Health Policy interactive map
Learn more here.

SAMHSA Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant: Prevention Set-Aside Update

September 2 NASADAD paper
Learn more here.

A Crisis Response May Be The Only Opportunity To Help Someone Battling Addiction

September 7 NASMHPD shared, SAMHSA supported, multi-coalition Crisis Talk blog
Learn more here.

COVID-19 Accessible Resources for Persons with Disabilities: American Sign Language (ASL) Videos

September 10 CDC supported, GA Tech Ctr for Inclusive Design and Innovation announced ASL videos
Learn more here.

Geographic Access To Health Care for Rural Medicare Beneficiaries: A National Study

September 7 announced HRSA supported, Rural Health Research Center study
Learn more here.

The Experience of Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Rural and Urban Persons with Disabilities

September 9 NIDILRR and Rural Institute Montana webinar slides
Learn more here.

Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Adults with Serious Mental Illness

August 25 NIDILRR and Rural Institute Montana webinar slides
Learn more here.

Social Engagement: Older Adults, Persons with Disabilities, Caregivers During COVID-19

August 2 ARCH respite care program shared engAGED data brief and best practices (two separate documents)
Learn more here.