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

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

August 27 CDC MMWR study

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

Community Health Workers: Statewide Training Approaches

September 8 NACHW announced report

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

September 7 Public Health Institute report

ACL 2021 No Wrong Door Community Infrastructure Grant Awards

September 7 ACL announced awards

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

September 9 Prevention Institute announced report

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

September 8 National Academy of Medicine commentary

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

August 20 Mathematica blog

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

Family Caregiving Programs in 12 States

September 7 National Academy for State Health Policy interactive map

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

September 2 NASADAD paper

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

September 7 NASMHPD shared, SAMHSA supported, multi-coalition Crisis Talk blog

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

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

September 7 announced HRSA supported, Rural Health Research Center study

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

September 9 NIDILRR and Rural Institute Montana webinar slides

Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Adults with Serious Mental Illness

August 25 NIDILRR and Rural Institute Montana webinar slides

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)