Kate Bazinsky and Lucy Ramirez meet to discuss barriers to care for the bleeding disorders community.

BD SUMHAC will be presenting at NBDF’s Bleeding Disorders Conference on August 21! Learn more.

BD SUMHAC will be hosting a webinar for chapter leaders to present HTC provider survey data and discuss its implications for providers.

This is a closed meeting.

We will be meeting with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Care and Treatment Services to discuss the access barriers people with bleeding disorders are facing to substance use treatment facilities in WI. This meeting will be a follow up to better understand the state regulations that govern inpatient/residential mental health and substance use disorder facilities.

This is a closed meeting.

We will be meeting with the California Department of Health Care Services, Medi-Cal Behavioral Health – Policy Division to better understand the policies of Medicaid managed care behavioral health programs. We're particularly interested in policies related to the administration of IV/infusion medications while in treatment, as well as the payment mechanisms for these medications.

This is a closed meeting.

We will be meeting with the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs to discuss the access barriers people with bleeding disorders face when seeking substance use treatment in PA.

This is a closed meeting.

BD SUMHAC will be meeting with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services for a follow up meeting on the barriers to behavioral health access faced by the bleeding disorders community in WI. We are hoping to continue our learning from them about the regulations and licensing of the state's behavioral health facilities.

This is a closed meeting.

BD SUMHAC will be presenting our work to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services to share the barriers to behavioral health access faced by the bleeding disorders community in the state. We are hoping to learn more from them about the regulations and licensing of the state's behavioral health facilities.

This is a closed meeting.

BD SUMHAC will be presenting our work to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to share the barriers to behavioral health access faced by the bleeding disorders community in Wisconsin. We are hoping to learn more from them about the regulation and licensing of the state's behavioral health facilities.

This is a closed meeting.

Recognizing the potential of social media to inspire change in our community, we’re excited to announce the launch of our Social Media Ambassador Program, coming soon.

And we need your participation.

Join our informational meeting on Feb 11th at 7pm EST!

BD SUMHAC will be attending and presenting at the Minnesota Department of Human Services Presentation for Behavioral Health Facilities.

This is a closed event.

We will be meeting with the California Behavioral Health Association to share the barriers to access faced by the bleeding disorders community in California and to learn from them about behavioral health landscape in California. We hope to explore ways that our organizations might be able to work together to improve access.

This is a closed meeting.

BD SUMHAC will be attending the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation’s Washington Days from March 5-7!

People with bleeding disorders have a difficult time accessing necessary inpatient and residential mental health and substance use treatment in North Carolina. Join DHHS staff and members of the North Carolina Bleeding Disorders Substance Use and Mental Health Access Coalition to learn more about this problem and how your facility might be able to be part of the solution.

This is a closed event.

BD SUMHAC will be attending and presenting at the Mountain State Hemostasis Network annual regional meeting on November 12 - 15.

This is a closed event.

BD SUMHAC will be attending and presenting at the Great Lakes Regional Meeting on November 8th.

Presenters for this event are BD SUMHAC coalition members Zach Ryan, MPP; Dave Rushlow, LMSW; and Lucy Ramirez, LCSW.

This is a closed event.

The Hemophilia Alliance Foundation is hosting a member-only webinar featuring a presentation by BD SUMHAC on their State Advocacy Program.

This is a closed event.

BD SUMHAC will present on "Achieving Equitable Access to Inpatient and Residential Mental Health and Substance Use treatment Facilities for People with Bleeding Disorders" at the 2024 MARRCH Annual Conference and Expo!

Co-Presenters: Miranda Solem and Justin Nelson-Deering.

Register for this event here.

BD SUMHAC will give an update at the New England Region HTC Annual Meeting.

Presenters: Jackie Bottacari and Jen Feldman.

This is a private event.

BD SUMHAC will present at NBDF’s Bleeding Disorders Conference during the Building Your Mental Health Toolkit Session.

This event is open to the public.

BD SUMHAC will present on tools and resources for gaining access to substance use disorder and mental health treatment facilities for individuals with bleeding disorders.

Not open to the public.

BD SUMHAC webinar: Facilitating access to care for people with bleeding disorders, feauturing coalition members Joanne Wagner, Miranda Solem, and Emily Wheat.

HFMD’ Annual Members’ Meeting: Educating on crucial access issues facing those with bleeding disorders, and the steps being taken to address these issues. Featuring coalition member, Miranda Solem, MA, LADC.

Melissa Compton, Exec. Dir. of Lone Star Bleeding Disorders Foundation and Sabrina Farina, Senior Social Worker, will present to 19 hemophilia treatment centers from the Great Plains region. Closed event.

Lynne Kinst, Exec. Dir. of Hemophilia Council of CA and Mosi Williams, Psy.D, will present to 13 hemophilia treatment centers in Western region. Closed event.

Kate Bazinsky, MPH, & Joanne Wagner, MSW, will present to 16 hemophilia treatment centers in the mid-Atlantic region. Closed event.

Coalition members Kate Bazinsky (Chair, BD SUMHAC), Dr. Mark Reding (Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders, University of Minnesota Medical Center), Ryan Faden (NBDF), Lynne Kinst (Hemophilia Council of CA), and Gillian Schultz (Bleeding Disorder Foundation of NC) will share an update with advocates at NBDF's Washington Days on the progress being made to increase equity and access to mental health and substance use treatment facilities!

BD SUMHAC is heading to Capitol Hill with NBDF's Washington Days program. Advocates are asking Members of Congress to require behavioral health facilities to talk with our doctors so they don't deny people with bleeding disorders access based on assumptions, bias, and stereotypes.