Author
John J. Tassoni, Jr.
President/CEO
Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council (SUMHLC)
Discount will help workers reduce the expense of attaining/maintaining licensing
By: John J. Tassoni, Jr.
President/CEO
Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council (SUMHLC)
At SUMHLC, we work each day to promote a collaborative, coordinated system of high quality, comprehensive community-based mental health and substance use prevention and treatment services. By working with a compassionate, experienced network of providers, we are making a real difference in the communities we serve and are supporting those who need it most.
To support our partners in substance abuse and mental health treatment, we also offer workforce development training. This was added to assist the behavioral healthcare workforce in developing their professional skills and knowledge and to support them on their career path. We offer a variety of live interactive webinar (virtual) training sessions, hybrid trainings and self-paced, and asynchronous online trainings.
From now through October 30th all classes will be available for half of their regular price (a 50% discount).
These trainings provide Continuing Education Units, or CEUs, and are a nationally recognized standard for documenting successful completion of non-credit programs and courses intended to improve the knowledge and skills of working adults.
For more information and a full menu of available trainings, please visit www.sumhlc.org/training/.
Legislative Recap 2024
I am pleased to report that SUMHLC had a very successful legislative session.
At the State House, we strongly advocated on behalf of our providers for a rate increase they desperately needed. After over 20 years without an increase, the Governor’s budget provides for a 20% increase for our mental health and substance use providers.
Lessons to Accelerate MOUD Prescribing Among Behavioral Healthcare Providers
Despite the consensus on their importance, medications remain underused, presenting a significant gap in the standard services available to treat individuals with substance use disorder (SUD).
Rethinking Return to Use: New SUD Resources
While science suggests that addiction is a chronic illness, much of our thinking — and even the system designed to provide treatment and recovery support — is geared to provide episodic acute care.
