Substance Use & Mental Health Access Coalition
Because everyone deserves equal access to the inpatient/residential mental health and substance use disorder treatment they need.
Latest news
BD SUMHAC Chair Kate Bazinsky discusses barriers to mental health and substance use treatment – and resources to improve access – on national podcasts.
Learn more here.
Events
Our BD SUMHAC WI team will be meeting with the Pennsylvania Association of County Drug and Alcohol Administrators (PACDAA) to discuss ways to increase access to substance use treatment for the bleeding disorders community in PA.
Our BD SUMHAC NC team is looking forward to meeting with the Caiyalynn Burrell Child Crisis Center, a behavioral health facility-based crisis service for children and adolescents in Asheville, NC. In this meeting, we will provide a brief overview of bleeding disorders and share practical strategies for managing a patient’s care during an inpatient treatment stay.
Our BD SUMHAC NC team is looking forward to meeting with HopeWay, a residential mental health treatment facility in Charlotte, NC. In this meeting, we will provide a brief overview of bleeding disorders and share practical strategies for managing a patient’s care during a residential treatment stay.
Our BD SUMHAC NC team is looking forward to meeting with UNC Health Pardee, a behavioral health facility currently developing a new inpatient adolescent behavioral health center in Hendersonville, NC. In this meeting, we will provide a brief overview of bleeding disorders and share practical strategies for managing a patient’s care during an inpatient treatment stay.
Our BD SUMHAC PA team is looking forward to meeting with the Westmoreland Drug and Alcohol Commission Inc., the Single Care Authority (SCA) responsible for funding and overseeing substance use and addiction treatment services across Westmoreland county. In this meeting, we will provide a brief overview of bleeding disorders and share practical strategies for managing a patient’s care during a residential/inpatient treatment stay.
Our BD SUMHAC NC team is looking forward to meeting with Hope Valley Treatment Center, a residential substance use treatment facility with sites in Dobson and Pilot Mountain, NC. In this meeting, we will provide a brief overview of bleeding disorders and share practical strategies for managing a patient’s care during a residential treatment stay.
Our BD SUMHAC NC team is looking forward to meeting with Flynn Recovery Community, a men's residential substance use treatment facility in Morganton, NC. In this meeting, we will provide a brief overview of bleeding disorders and share practical strategies for managing a patient’s care during a residential treatment stay.
Our BD SUMHAC NC team is looking forward to meeting with CooperRiis, a residential mental health facility in Asheville, NC. In this meeting, we will provide a brief overview of bleeding disorders and share practical strategies for managing a patient’s care during a residential treatment stay.
Our BD SUMHAC NC team is looking forward to meeting with UNC Health Southeastern, which offers inpatient behavioral health services in Lumberton, NC. In this meeting, we will provide a brief overview of bleeding disorders and share practical strategies for managing a patient’s care during an inpatient treatment stay.
Our BD SUMHAC WI team will be meeting with University of Wisconsin Hospital, Inpatient Psychiatry on B6/5 to provide a brief overview of bleeding disorders and sharing practical strategies for managing a patient's care during a residential stay.
Our BD SUMHAC WI team is looking forward to meeting with Shorewood Behavioral Health, a provider of adolescent and adult inpatient mental health and substance use treatment care. We will be providing a brief overview of bleeding disorders and sharing practical strategies for managing a patient's care during an inpatient hospital stay.
Lucy Ramirez, LCSW will be presenting on behalf of BD SUMHAC at VWDConnect's provider education workshop.
The BD SUMHAC PA team is meeting with Pyramid Healthcare Inc., a leading provider of addiction recovery treatment programs. We'll be providing a brief overview of bleeding disorders and sharing practical strategies for managing a patient's care during a residential stay.
Dr. Mark Reding, Amy Wilson, and the MI and WI State Advocacy Teams will be presenting on behalf of BD SUMHAC.
The BD SUMHAC TX state team will be meeting with Starlite Recovery Center, an addiction recovery center in Center Point, TX.
The BD SUMHAC TX state team will be meeting with Shades of Hope Healing Center, an all-addictions treatment center in Buffalo Gap, TX.
Kate Bazinsky and Lucy Ramirez meet to discuss barriers to care for the bleeding disorders community.
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.
Resources for Providers Who Work With People with Bleeding Disorders
BD SUMHAC has developed a toolkit for medical providers that has recommendations for overcoming common barriers to behavioral health access.
Resources for People with Bleeding Disorders & Their Loved Ones
If you or a loved one has been denied access to an inpatient/residential mental health or substance use disorder treatment facility because of a BD, don’t give up! BD SUMHAC has tools to help get you the treatment you need and deserve.