Author Archives: Sarah Minkoff
“September is Recovery Month”
This was taken from Hon. Peggy Hora of the Justice Speakers Institute September is Recovery Month A Time of Celebration and Hope www.recoverymonth.gov In Memorium: Christopher Kennedy Lawford, 33 years sober. While recovery should be celebrated every day, September is … Continue reading
June 2018
Activities in June Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee: Dr. Minkoff attended the first official ISMICC meeting of 2018, held in Washington, DC on June 8. (Opening Remarks of the ISMICC meeting) The ISMICC report released in December 2017 is … Continue reading
May 2018
Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee: Dr. Minkoff worked with the non-federal members of ISMICC to contribute input to the agenda and content of the first ISMICC meeting of 2018, to be held on June 8. This included preparation of … Continue reading
Current Work
We are always working to spread our ideas for hopeful, strength-based, integrated mental health practice to the many communities that need support. January 2018 February 2018 March 2018 April 2018
April 2018
Activities in April Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute: Continued work on finalizing the Houston Endowment substance use disorder System Report and helping to develop MAT TA capacity for Texas. Dr. Minkoff gathering information for the report on the new naltrexone … Continue reading
March 2018
Activities in March Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee: Numerous telephone conferences to discuss how best to implement the ISMICC recommendations. This culminated in an interdepartmental meeting coordinated by SAMHSA on March 28, where over 50 representatives of multiple federal … Continue reading
February 2018
Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee: Beginning efforts to organize the federal interdepartmental implementation process for the ISMICC Recommendations. Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute: Dr. Minkoff and Dr. Cline contributed to the policy recommendations submitted by MMHPI to the state … Continue reading
January 2018
Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee: Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute: Dr. Cline and Dr. Minkoff, along with Sam Shore, began participation in a Texas Health and Human Services Committee joint workgroup with the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) … Continue reading
December 2017
Activities in December Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee: (See previous descriptions and links for background). The ISMICC report was finalized, and was made available for public release at the ISMICC meeting in Washington, DC on December 14. Dr. … Continue reading
November 2017
Activities in November Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee: During November, the ISMICC report was finalized and is scheduled for public release at the next ISMICC meeting, which will be broadcast from Washington DC on December 14. Stay tuned for more information … Continue reading