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			<title>NYS Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors, Inc. News Feed</title>
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			<description>Current News from the NYS Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors, Inc.</description>
			
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				<title><![CDATA[NYSAC News Magazine: Learning From Loss: How Counties Are Using Fatality Review Teams to Prevent Overdose and Suicide]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2026-02-19 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYSAC-News-Magazine-Learning-From-Loss-How-Counties-Are-Using-Fatality-Review-Teams-to-Prevent-Overdose-and-Suicide_1348.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Capitol Pressroom: Raising Awareness of the 9-8-8 Crisis Hotline]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2026-01-15 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/The-Capitol-Pressroom-Raising-Awareness-of-the-9-8-8-Crisis-Hotline_1347.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYSAC News Magazine: Supporting Communities Through Disaster Mental Health and Psychological First Aid]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2025-11-19 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYSAC-News-Magazine-Supporting-Communities-Through-Disaster-Mental-Health-and-Psychological-First-Aid_1346.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Capitol Pressroom: Mentally Preparing Defendants for Trial Falls to Counties]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2025-10-15 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/The-Capitol-Pressroom-Mentally-Preparing-Defendants-for-Trial-Falls-to-Counties_1345.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD Expands Mental Health First Aid Pilot to More Colleges After Successful First Year]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2025-04-22 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-Expands-Mental-Health-First-Aid-Pilot-to-More-Colleges-After-Successful-First-Year_1344.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYSAC News Magazine: Unlocking Opportunities for Youth - The Impact of Children’s SPOA Coordinators]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2025-04-20 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYSAC-News-Magazine-Unlocking-Opportunities-for-Youth--The-Impact-of-Children-s-SPOA-Coordinators_1343.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYSAC News Magazine: Saving Lives, Preventing Loss: Suicide Prevention Initiatives in New York State Counties]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2024-11-13 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYSAC-News-Magazine-Saving-Lives-Preventing-Loss-Suicide-Prevention-Initiatives-in-New-York-State-Counties_1342.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYSAC News Magazine: County Mental Health and School Collaborations]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2024-06-14 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYSAC-News-Magazine-County-Mental-Health-and-School-Collaborations_1341.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Capitol Pressroom: County Mental Health Officials Promote Harm Reduction]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2024-05-31 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/The-Capitol-Pressroom-County-Mental-Health-Officials-Promote-Harm-Reduction_1340.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD Releases Comprehensive Harm Reduction Position Statement]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2024-05-13 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-Releases-Comprehensive-Harm-Reduction-Position-Statement_1339.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Patients Stuck In Limbo for Weeks, Months, Even Years: 11 NYS Associations Advance Recommendations to Address Care Delays Experienced by Patients with Complex Needs]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2024-02-23 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Patients-Stuck-In-Limbo-for-Weeks-Months-Even-Years-11-NYS-Associations-Advance-Recommendations-to-Address-Care-Delays-Experienced-by-Patients-with-Complex-Needs_1337.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYSAC News Winter 2024 Legislative Guide: Why New York’s Competency Restoration Law Needs to Be Amended]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2024-02-15 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYSAC-News-Winter-2024-Legislative-Guide-Why-New-York-s-Competency-Restoration-Law-Needs-to-Be-Amended_1336.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYSAC and CLMHD Release White Paper: Battling the Opioid Crisis in New York State]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2024-01-29 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYSAC-and-CLMHD-Release-White-Paper-Battling-the-Opioid-Crisis-in-New-York-State_1335.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[New SAMHSA Report: Exploring Value-Based Payment for Substance Use Disorder Services in the United States]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2023-11-13 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/New-SAMHSA-Report-Exploring-Value-Based-Payment-for-Substance-Use-Disorder-Services-in-the-United-States_1334.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[SAMHSA Releases Key Survey Findings on Recovery from Substance Use and Mental Health Problems Among Adults in the United States]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2023-09-20 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/SAMHSA-Releases-Key-Survey-Findings-on-Recovery-from-Substance-Use-and-Mental-Health-Problems-Among-Adults-in-the-United-States_1333.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Adult/Youth Mental Health First Aid Train-the-Trainer Program - 2 Sessions this Fall - APPLY UNTIL 9/5]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2023-07-26 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Adult-Youth-Mental-Health-First-Aid-Train-the-Trainer-Program--2-Sessions-this-Fall--APPLY-UNTIL-9-5_1332.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[A Key Intervention in the Opioid Crisis: Data Sharing]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2023-06-28 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/A-Key-Intervention-in-the-Opioid-Crisis-Data-Sharing_1331.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pandemic Era Telehealth Innovations in Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2023-05-17 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Pandemic-Era-Telehealth-Innovations-in-Mental-Health-and-Substance-Use-Treatment_1330.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD Executive Director Provides Testimony at Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Mental Hygiene]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2023-02-21 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-Executive-Director-Provides-Testimony-at-Joint-Legislative-Budget-Hearing-on-Mental-Hygiene_1328.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD Chair Presents Testimony at Attorney General Letitia James’ Public Hearing on Mental Health]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2023-01-19 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-Chair-Presents-Testimony-at-Attorney-General-Letitia-James-Public-Hearing-on-Mental-Health_1327.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rural New York Mental Health Listening Tour Report]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2023-01-09 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Rural-New-York-Mental-Health-Listening-Tour-Report_1326.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[SAMHSA Releases National Guidelines for Child and Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Care]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2022-11-17 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/SAMHSA-Releases-National-Guidelines-for-Child-and-Youth-Behavioral-Health-Crisis-Care_1325.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN)]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2022-10-25 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/National-Care-Coordination-Standards-for-Children-and-Youth-with-Special-Health-Care-Needs-CYSHCN-_1324.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[After Launching National Tour to Strengthen Mental Health, HHS Releases Roadmap Based on Patient and Provider Feedback]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2022-09-20 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/After-Launching-National-Tour-to-Strengthen-Mental-Health-HHS-Releases-Roadmap-Based-on-Patient-and-Provider-Feedback_1323.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Workforce Summit Summary Report]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2022-08-17 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Mother-Cabrini-Health-Foundation-Workforce-Summit-Summary-Report_1322.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Youth Mental Health First Aid Train-the-Trainer Program - 2 Sessions this Fall - APPLY UNTIL 9/2]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2022-08-11 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Youth-Mental-Health-First-Aid-Train-the-Trainer-Program--2-Sessions-this-Fall--APPLY-UNTIL-9-2_1320.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Report: Innovations in Telehealth in Behavioral Health During COVID-19]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2022-07-21 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Report-Innovations-in-Telehealth-in-Behavioral-Health-During-COVID-19_1319.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYSAC County Conversations Podcast: Mental Health Check-Up: How Counties are Meeting Residents’ Mental Health Needs in 2022]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2022-06-15 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYSAC-County-Conversations-Podcast-Mental-Health-Check-Up-How-Counties-are-Meeting-Residents-Mental-Health-Needs-in-2022_1318.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Crisis Text Line Releases Third Annual Data Report on Mental Health in America]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2022-06-02 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Crisis-Text-Line-Releases-Third-Annual-Data-Report-on-Mental-Health-in-America_1317.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD Is Hiring: Office Manager]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2022-05-12 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-Is-Hiring-Office-Manager_1316.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CDC Publishes Technical Package on Increasing Access to OUD Treatment]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2022-04-25 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CDC-Publishes-Technical-Package-on-Increasing-Access-to-OUD-Treatment_1315.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CMS Approval of MRT 1115(a) Waiver Extension Request]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2022-03-24 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CMS-Approval-of-MRT-1115-a-Waiver-Extension-Request_1314.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Courtney David Selected to Serve As Executive Director of the NYS Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2022-03-01 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Courtney-David-Selected-to-Serve-As-Executive-Director-of-the-NYS-Conference-of-Local-Mental-Hygiene-Directors_1313.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rethinking value: Perspectives on the benefits of cross-sector collaboratives serving populations with complex health and social needs]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2022-02-24 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Rethinking-value-Perspectives-on-the-benefits-of-cross-sector-collaboratives-serving-populations-with-complex-health-and-social-needs_1312.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Brief: Progress in implementing the recommendations in the Blueprint for Complex Care]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2022-01-31 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Brief-Progress-in-implementing-the-recommendations-in-the-Blueprint-for-Complex-Care_1311.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rockefeller Institute Report: The Role of Disability Service Providers in the New York State Economy]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2022-01-06 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Rockefeller-Institute-Report-The-Role-of-Disability-Service-Providers-in-the-New-York-State-Economy_1310.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Medicaid Managed Care: Strategies to Address Social Determinants of Health &amp; Health Equity]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-12-14 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Medicaid-Managed-Care-Strategies-to-Address-Social-Determinants-of-Health-Health-Equity_1309.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Creating Buy-In: Best Practices for Collaborating with Referral Sources for Crisis Stabilization Units]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-11-29 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Creating-Buy-In-Best-Practices-for-Collaborating-with-Referral-Sources-for-Crisis-Stabilization-Units_1308.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Council Releases New Resource Guide! Supporting Telehealth and Technology-assisted Services for People Who Use Drugs]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-11-15 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/National-Council-Releases-New-Resource-Guide-Supporting-Telehealth-and-Technology-assisted-Services-for-People-Who-Use-Drugs_1307.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[SAMHSA releases 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-10-29 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/SAMHSA-releases-2020-National-Survey-on-Drug-Use-and-Health_1306.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[2021 Trends In Behavioral Health: A Reference Guide On The US Behavioral Health Financing &amp; Delivery System, 3rd Edition]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-09-10 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/2021-Trends-In-Behavioral-Health-A-Reference-Guide-On-The-US-Behavioral-Health-Financing-Delivery-System-3rd-Edition_1304.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Substance Use Issues Are Worsening Alongside Access to Care]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-08-13 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Substance-Use-Issues-Are-Worsening-Alongside-Access-to-Care_1303.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Integrating Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health Data: Checklist for Building and Maintaining a Data Warehouse]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-07-28 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Integrating-Criminal-Justice-and-Behavioral-Health-Data-Checklist-for-Building-and-Maintaining-a-Data-Warehouse_1302.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Mental Health First Aid Train-the-Trainer Program - 3 Virtual Sessions in 2021 - APPLY NOW! ]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-06-28 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Mental-Health-First-Aid-Train-the-Trainer-Program--3-Virtual-Sessions-in-2021--APPLY-NOW-_1301.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[SAMHSA: Evidence-Based and Culturally Relevant Behavioral Health Interventions in Practice]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-06-22 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/SAMHSA-Evidence-Based-and-Culturally-Relevant-Behavioral-Health-Interventions-in-Practice_1300.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[SAMHSA: A Preliminary Look at the Mental Health and Substance Use-related Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-06-15 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/SAMHSA-A-Preliminary-Look-at-the-Mental-Health-and-Substance-Use-related-Effects-of-the-COVID-19-Pandemic_1299.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Brief: The Pandemic’s Impact on Children’s Mental Health]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-05-26 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Brief-The-Pandemic-s-Impact-on-Children-s-Mental-Health_1298.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Report: Community Behavioral Health Reopening Considerations]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-05-19 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/New-Report-Community-Behavioral-Health-Reopening-Considerations_1297.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CHCS Brief: Assessing the Impact of Complex Care Models: Opportunities to Fill in the Gaps]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-05-18 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CHCS-Brief-Assessing-the-Impact-of-Complex-Care-Models-Opportunities-to-Fill-in-the-Gaps_1296.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[HANYS’ New White Paper Sounds Alarm on Discharge Delays Affecting Patients with Complex Care Needs]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-04-27 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/HANYS-New-White-Paper-Sounds-Alarm-on-Discharge-Delays-Affecting-Patients-with-Complex-Care-Needs_297.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[HHS Releases New Buprenorphine Practice Guidelines, Expanding Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-04-27 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/HHS-Releases-New-Buprenorphine-Practice-Guidelines-Expanding-Access-to-Treatment-for-Opioid-Use-Disorder_298.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Brief: Law Enforcement and First Responder Diversion Pathways to Diversion Case Studies Series]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-04-26 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Brief-Law-Enforcement-and-First-Responder-Diversion-Pathways-to-Diversion-Case-Studies-Series_296.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NACo and the National Council for Behavioral Health Release New Report on Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-04-08 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NACo-and-the-National-Council-for-Behavioral-Health-Release-New-Report-on-Certified-Community-Behavioral-Health-Clinics_295.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Report: Communities Creating Mental Health Crisis Systems ]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-03-17 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/New-Report-Communities-Creating-Mental-Health-Crisis-Systems-_294.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Addressing the Opioid Crisis through Social Determinants of Health: What Are Communities Doing?]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-03-10 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Addressing-the-Opioid-Crisis-through-Social-Determinants-of-Health-What-Are-Communities-Doing-_293.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Capitol Pressroom: County Mental Health Officials Doing More With Less During Pandemic]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-03-08 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/The-Capitol-Pressroom-County-Mental-Health-Officials-Doing-More-With-Less-During-Pandemic_292.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Issue Brief: Expanding Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Rural America]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-03-04 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Issue-Brief-Expanding-Access-to-Opioid-Use-Disorder-Treatment-in-Rural-America_291.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Building Effective Health System-Community Partnerships: Lessons from the Field]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-03-02 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Building-Effective-Health-System-Community-Partnerships-Lessons-from-the-Field_290.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYSHealth Report: Mental Health Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic in New York State]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-02-08 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYSHealth-Report-Mental-Health-Impact-of-the-Coronavirus-Pandemic-in-New-York-State_287.htm]]></link>
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				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-02-05 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-Executive-Director-Kelly-Hansen-Interviewed-on-New-York-NOW_288.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD Provides Testimony at Joint Legislative Public Hearing on 2021-2022 Mental Hygiene Budget]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-02-05 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-Provides-Testimony-at-Joint-Legislative-Public-Hearing-on-2021-2022-Mental-Hygiene-Budget_289.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[SAMHSA: Use of Medication-Assisted Treatment in Emergency Departments]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-02-04 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/SAMHSA-Use-of-Medication-Assisted-Treatment-in-Emergency-Departments_286.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYS Raise the Age Implementation Task Force Releases Final Report]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-01-15 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYS-Raise-the-Age-Implementation-Task-Force-Releases-Final-Report_285.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Kelly Hansen, CLMHD Executive Director, Interviewed on Capital Tonight]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-01-12 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Kelly-Hansen-CLMHD-Executive-Director-Interviewed-on-Capital-Tonight_284.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYSAC Webinar: Protecting Our Children’s Mental Health During the Pandemic]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-01-08 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYSAC-Webinar-Protecting-Our-Children-s-Mental-Health-During-the-Pandemic_283.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CMS Issues New Roadmap for States to Address the Social Determinants of Health ]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2021-01-07 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CMS-Issues-New-Roadmap-for-States-to-Address-the-Social-Determinants-of-Health-_282.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[SAMHSA Report: “Executive Order Saving Lives Through Increased Support for Mental and Behavioral Health Needs&apos;]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-12-28 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/SAMHSA-Report-Executive-Order-Saving-Lives-Through-Increased-Support-for-Mental-and-Behavioral-Health-Needs-_281.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[New SAMHSA Guide: Treatment for Suicidal Ideation, Self-harm, and Suicide Attempts Among Youth]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-12-17 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/New-SAMHSA-Guide-Treatment-for-Suicidal-Ideation-Self-harm-and-Suicide-Attempts-Among-Youth_280.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD Responds to Creation of a NYS Office of Behavioral Health]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-12-04 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-Responds-to-Creation-of-a-NYS-Office-of-Behavioral-Health_279.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD Represented on Opioid Panel for NYS Health Plan Association Conference]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-11-20 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-Represented-on-Opioid-Panel-for-NYS-Health-Plan-Association-Conference_278.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Addiction Experts Release Comprehensive Recommendations for Opioid Abatement]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-11-10 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/National-Addiction-Experts-Release-Comprehensive-Recommendations-for-Opioid-Abatement_277.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYS Regional Planning Consortium (RPC) Releases Third Quarter Update]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-11-04 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYS-Regional-Planning-Consortium-RPC-Releases-Third-Quarter-Update_276.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CSG Justice Center: Just and Well: Rethinking How States Approach Competency to Stand Trial]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-10-30 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CSG-Justice-Center-Just-and-Well-Rethinking-How-States-Approach-Competency-to-Stand-Trial_275.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[County Mental Health Commissioners Applaud Governor Cuomo for his Acknowledgement of Rising Mental Health Concerns Due to COVID-19 and Speak to the Critical Need for Restored Funding]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-10-24 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/County-Mental-Health-Commissioners-Applaud-Governor-Cuomo-for-his-Acknowledgement-of-Rising-Mental-Health-Concerns-Due-to-COVID-19-and-Speak-to-the-Critical-Need-for-Restored-Funding_274.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pew Issue Brief: Expanded Access to Naloxone Can Curb Opioid Overdose Deaths]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-10-21 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Pew-Issue-Brief-Expanded-Access-to-Naloxone-Can-Curb-Opioid-Overdose-Deaths_273.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-10-20 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/National-Care-Coordination-Standards-for-Children-and-Youth-with-Special-Health-Care-Needs_272.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYSAC County Conversations: Resiliency, Recovery and County Mental Health Services]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-09-01 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYSAC-County-Conversations-Resiliency-Recovery-and-County-Mental-Health-Services_271.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Report: Framework For General Health Integration in Behavioral Health Clinics]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-08-26 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/New-Report-Framework-For-General-Health-Integration-in-Behavioral-Health-Clinics_270.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYS Regional Planning Consortium (RPC) Releases Second Quarter Update]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-08-05 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYS-Regional-Planning-Consortium-RPC-Releases-Second-Quarter-Update_269.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD Now Offering VIRTUAL Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructor Training - APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 8/28/20]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-07-27 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-Now-Offering-VIRTUAL-Youth-Mental-Health-First-Aid-Instructor-Training--APPLICATION-DEADLINE-IS-8-28-20_262.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[DiNapoli: Trouble Ahead for Local Governments and Schools]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-07-09 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/DiNapoli-Trouble-Ahead-for-Local-Governments-and-Schools_268.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYS Regional Planning Consortium (RPC) Releases First Quarter Update]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-06-19 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYS-Regional-Planning-Consortium-RPC-Releases-First-Quarter-Update_267.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[United Hospital Fund: Lessons from the Great Recession - How Medicaid Enrollment Patterns of a Decade Ago Can Inform Policy During the Pandemic]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-06-10 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/United-Hospital-Fund-Lessons-from-the-Great-Recession--How-Medicaid-Enrollment-Patterns-of-a-Decade-Ago-Can-Inform-Policy-During-the-Pandemic_266.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[HMA Framework Examines Behavioral Health Crisis Diversion Facilities]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-06-04 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/HMA-Framework-Examines-Behavioral-Health-Crisis-Diversion-Facilities_265.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pain in the Nation Update: Alcohol, Drug, and Suicide Deaths in 2018]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-05-28 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Pain-in-the-Nation-Update-Alcohol-Drug-and-Suicide-Deaths-in-2018_264.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Center for Healthcare Strategies: When COVID-19 Gives You Lemons: Pivoting to Virtual Community Engagement]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-05-19 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Center-for-Healthcare-Strategies-When-COVID-19-Gives-You-Lemons-Pivoting-to-Virtual-Community-Engagement_263.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYSAC Report: Lost Revenue and State Aid Cuts - Coronavirus Economic Impact on Counties]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-05-06 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYSAC-Report-Lost-Revenue-and-State-Aid-Cuts--Coronavirus-Economic-Impact-on-Counties_261.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Kaiser Family Foundation Brief Examines the COVID-19 Crisis’ Implications for Americans’ Mental Health]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-04-24 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Kaiser-Family-Foundation-Brief-Examines-the-COVID-19-Crisis-Implications-for-Americans-Mental-Health_260.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYS Office of Mental Health Releases Parity Compliance Toolkit]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-04-16 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYS-Office-of-Mental-Health-Releases-Parity-Compliance-Toolkit_259.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[COVID-19 - Links to Resources]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-03-20 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/COVID-19--Links-to-Resources_258.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Social Determinants of Health in Rural Communities Toolkit]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-03-13 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Social-Determinants-of-Health-in-Rural-Communities-Toolkit_257.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYSAC: Future of Medicaid Spending - State Budget Proposals Will Cost Counties]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-03-11 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYSAC-Future-of-Medicaid-Spending--State-Budget-Proposals-Will-Cost-Counties_255.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Behavioral Health Workforce in Rural America: Developing a National Recruitment Strategy]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-03-11 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/The-Behavioral-Health-Workforce-in-Rural-America-Developing-a-National-Recruitment-Strategy_256.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD Sponsors Children&apos;s Systems of Care Forum in Mid-Hudson]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-03-02 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-Sponsors-Children-s-Systems-of-Care-Forum-in-Mid-Hudson_254.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Project TEACH and CLMHD Webinar - &apos;Getting it Paid For: Navigating Mental Health Reimbursement&apos;]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-02-14 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Project-TEACH-and-CLMHD-Webinar--Getting-it-Paid-For-Navigating-Mental-Health-Reimbursement-_253.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Medicaid HCBS: New Briefs Provide the Latest Enrollment, Spending, and State Policy Trends]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-02-13 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Medicaid-HCBS-New-Briefs-Provide-the-Latest-Enrollment-Spending-and-State-Policy-Trends_251.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Improving Behavioral Health Care in the Emergency Department and Upstream]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-02-13 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Improving-Behavioral-Health-Care-in-the-Emergency-Department-and-Upstream_252.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder in Jails and Prisons: A Planning and Implementation Toolkit]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-02-07 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Medication-Assisted-Treatment-MAT-for-Opioid-Use-Disorder-in-Jails-and-Prisons-A-Planning-and-Implementation-Toolkit_250.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CHCS Brief: The Importance of Integrated Care Models that Address Medical, Behavioral, and Social Health Needs]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-02-03 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CHCS-Brief-The-Importance-of-Integrated-Care-Models-that-Address-Medical-Behavioral-and-Social-Health-Needs_248.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD Provides Testimony at Joint Legislative Public Hearing on 2020-2021 Mental Hygiene Budget]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-02-03 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-Provides-Testimony-at-Joint-Legislative-Public-Hearing-on-2020-2021-Mental-Hygiene-Budget_249.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD Presents to NYS Senate Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-01-15 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-Presents-to-NYS-Senate-Mental-Health-and-Developmental-Disabilities-Committee_247.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Conference is Hiring: Capital Region Regional Planning Consortium (RPC) Coordinator (Full-Time, Remote Position)]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-01-14 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/The-Conference-is-Hiring-Capital-Region-Regional-Planning-Consortium-RPC-Coordinator-Full-Time-Remote-Position-_246.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[REGISTER NOW: Webinar for Pediatric Primary Care Providers: Getting It Paid For - Navigating Mental Health Reimbursement]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2020-01-07 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/REGISTER-NOW-Webinar-for-Pediatric-Primary-Care-Providers-Getting-It-Paid-For--Navigating-Mental-Health-Reimbursement_245.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Innovative Approaches In Expanding Access To Behavioral Health Care]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-12-23 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Innovative-Approaches-In-Expanding-Access-To-Behavioral-Health-Care_244.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Non-Profit Human Services Agencies Join Together to Urge Long Term Funding Support to Ensure Adequate Availability of Life Preserving Services]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-12-19 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Non-Profit-Human-Services-Agencies-Join-Together-to-Urge-Long-Term-Funding-Support-to-Ensure-Adequate-Availability-of-Life-Preserving-Services_243.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Two Medicaid-Related Initiatives That Help Promote Long-Term Care at Home and in the Community, Rather Than in Institutions, Are Set To Expire at the End of December]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-11-26 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Two-Medicaid-Related-Initiatives-That-Help-Promote-Long-Term-Care-at-Home-and-in-the-Community-Rather-Than-in-Institutions-Are-Set-To-Expire-at-the-End-of-December_242.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Report Reveals Worsening Disparities in Access to Behavioral Healthcare for Employer-Sponsored Health Plans   ]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-11-20 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/New-Report-Reveals-Worsening-Disparities-in-Access-to-Behavioral-Healthcare-for-Employer-Sponsored-Health-Plans-_241.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manatt Health: Using Medicaid to Advance Evidence-Based Treatment of Substance Use Disorders]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-11-13 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Manatt-Health-Using-Medicaid-to-Advance-Evidence-Based-Treatment-of-Substance-Use-Disorders_240.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NACo Report: Addressing Substance Use at the County Level ]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-11-06 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NACo-Report-Addressing-Substance-Use-at-the-County-Level-_239.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manatt Health: Keeping Medicaid’s Promise for Children With Special Healthcare Needs]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-11-01 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Manatt-Health-Keeping-Medicaid-s-Promise-for-Children-With-Special-Healthcare-Needs_238.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Center for Health Care Strategies:  Using an “Impactability” Lens to Refine Care Management Targeting]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-10-24 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Center-for-Health-Care-Strategies-Using-an-Impactability-Lens-to-Refine-Care-Management-Targeting_236.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[SAMHSA New Publication: First-Episode Psychosis and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-10-24 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/SAMHSA-New-Publication-First-Episode-Psychosis-and-Co-Occurring-Substance-Use-Disorders_237.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Statewide Initiative Responds to Need for Youth Mental Health First Aid™ Instructors Throughout New York]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-10-18 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Statewide-Initiative-Responds-to-Need-for-Youth-Mental-Health-First-Aid-Instructors-Throughout-New-York_235.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Definitive Healthcare Releases Results of 2019 Value-Based Care Trends Survey]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-10-07 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Definitive-Healthcare-Releases-Results-of-2019-Value-Based-Care-Trends-Survey_234.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CMS: Federal Fiscal Year (FFY)18 Core Set Data Product Release]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-09-27 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CMS-Federal-Fiscal-Year-FFY-18-Core-Set-Data-Product-Release_233.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[GAO Report: Medicaid Efforts to Identify, Predict, or Manage High-Expenditure Beneficiaries]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-09-20 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/GAO-Report-Medicaid-Efforts-to-Identify-Predict-or-Manage-High-Expenditure-Beneficiaries_232.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[SAMHSA Advisory: Mental and Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People With Physical and Cognitive Disabilities]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-09-19 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/SAMHSA-Advisory-Mental-and-Substance-Use-Disorder-Treatment-for-People-With-Physical-and-Cognitive-Disabilities_231.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Behavioral Health Provider Participation in Medicaid Value-based Payment Models: An Environmental Scan and Policy Considerations]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-09-18 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Behavioral-Health-Provider-Participation-in-Medicaid-Value-based-Payment-Models-An-Environmental-Scan-and-Policy-Considerations_230.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[UHF Report: Reforming Payment for Children&apos;s Long-Term Health]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-08-23 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/UHF-Report-Reforming-Payment-for-Children-s-Long-Term-Health_229.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[SAMHSA’s 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Report Data Findings]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-08-20 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/SAMHSA-s-2018-National-Survey-on-Drug-Use-and-Health-NSDUH-Report-Data-Findings_228.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[SAMHSA: Data Across the Sequential Intercept Model: Essential Measures]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-08-16 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/SAMHSA-Data-Across-the-Sequential-Intercept-Model-Essential-Measures_227.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[UHF Report: DSRIP Promising Practices: Strategies for Meaningful Change for New York Medicaid]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-07-19 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/UHF-Report-DSRIP-Promising-Practices-Strategies-for-Meaningful-Change-for-New-York-Medicaid_226.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[SAMHSA Brief: Use of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Criminal Justice Settings]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-07-16 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/SAMHSA-Brief-Use-of-Medication-Assisted-Treatment-for-Opioid-Use-Disorder-in-Criminal-Justice-Settings_225.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CHCS Brief: Exploring the Impact of Integrated Medicaid Managed Care on Practice-Level Integration of Physical and Behavioral Health]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-07-08 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CHCS-Brief-Exploring-the-Impact-of-Integrated-Medicaid-Managed-Care-on-Practice-Level-Integration-of-Physical-and-Behavioral-Health_224.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Become a Certified Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructor - APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 8/23/19]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-06-12 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Become-a-Certified-Youth-Mental-Health-First-Aid-Instructor--APPLICATION-DEADLINE-IS-8-23-19_223.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[United Hospital Fund: Complex Construction: A Framework for Building Clinical-Community Partnerships to Address Social Determinants of Health]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-06-07 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/United-Hospital-Fund-Complex-Construction-A-Framework-for-Building-Clinical-Community-Partnerships-to-Address-Social-Determinants-of-Health_222.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD is Hiring: NORTH COUNTRY Regional Planning Consortium (RPC) Regional Coordinator]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-05-31 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-is-Hiring-NORTH-COUNTRY-Regional-Planning-Consortium-RPC-Regional-Coordinator_221.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[SAMHSA Brief:  Older Adults Living with Serious Mental Illness: The State of the Behavioral Health Workforce]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-05-30 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/SAMHSA-Brief-Older-Adults-Living-with-Serious-Mental-Illness-The-State-of-the-Behavioral-Health-Workforce_220.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Pew Charitable Trust: How States Address Opioid Use Disorder in Prisons]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-05-14 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Pew-Charitable-Trust-How-States-Address-Opioid-Use-Disorder-in-Prisons_219.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[SAMHSA Resource Guide: Use of Medication-Assisted Treatment in the Criminal Justice System]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-04-09 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/SAMHSA-Resource-Guide-Use-of-Medication-Assisted-Treatment-in-the-Criminal-Justice-System_218.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Commonwealth Fund:  The Role of Medicaid Expansion in Care Delivery at Community Health Centers]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-04-04 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Commonwealth-Fund-The-Role-of-Medicaid-Expansion-in-Care-Delivery-at-Community-Health-Centers_217.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NASHP Report Highlights Cross-Agency Strategies to Address Substance Use Disorder]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-03-29 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NASHP-Report-Highlights-Cross-Agency-Strategies-to-Address-Substance-Use-Disorder_215.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[KHN: She Was Dancing On The Roof And Talking Gibberish. A Special Kind Of ER Helped Her.]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-03-29 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/KHN-She-Was-Dancing-On-The-Roof-And-Talking-Gibberish-A-Special-Kind-Of-ER-Helped-Her-_216.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) in the Criminal Justice System: Brief Guidance to the States]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-03-15 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Medication-Assisted-Treatment-MAT-in-the-Criminal-Justice-System-Brief-Guidance-to-the-States_214.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[United Hospital Fund - The Ripple Effect: The Impact of the Opioid Epidemic on Children and Families]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-03-07 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/United-Hospital-Fund--The-Ripple-Effect-The-Impact-of-the-Opioid-Epidemic-on-Children-and-Families_213.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Sheriffs Addressing the Mental Health Crisis in the Community and in the Jails]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-02-15 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Sheriffs-Addressing-the-Mental-Health-Crisis-in-the-Community-and-in-the-Jails_211.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD White Paper: “Completing the Recovery Treatment Continuum: Jail Based Substance Use Disorder Services”	]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-01-31 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-White-Paper-Completing-the-Recovery-Treatment-Continuum-Jail-Based-Substance-Use-Disorder-Services-_210.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD Publishes Analysis of 2019-20 Executive Budget]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-01-28 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-Publishes-Analysis-of-2019-20-Executive-Budget_209.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Brief: Characteristics of the Rural Behavioral Health Workforce - A Survey of Medicaid/ Medicare Reimbursed Providers]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-01-18 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Brief-Characteristics-of-the-Rural-Behavioral-Health-Workforce--A-Survey-of-Medicaid-Medicare-Reimbursed-Providers_208.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD is Hiring:  Project Director - Behavioral Health Regional Planning Consortium]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-01-15 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-is-Hiring-Project-Director--Behavioral-Health-Regional-Planning-Consortium_154.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Integrating Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Mainstream Medical Care: Four Ground-Level Experiences]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2019-01-10 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Integrating-Substance-Use-Disorder-Treatment-and-Mainstream-Medical-Care-Four-Ground-Level-Experiences_207.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Report: Addressing Social Determinants of Health via Medicaid Managed Care Contracts and Section 1115 Demonstrations]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-12-19 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Report-Addressing-Social-Determinants-of-Health-via-Medicaid-Managed-Care-Contracts-and-Section-1115-Demonstrations_206.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Regional Planning Consortium (RPC) Creates Linkages Among Three Capital Region Health Homes Serving Adults]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-12-13 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Regional-Planning-Consortium-RPC-Creates-Linkages-Among-Three-Capital-Region-Health-Homes-Serving-Adults_205.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Value-Based Payment in Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports: A Checklist for States]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-12-10 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Value-Based-Payment-in-Medicaid-Managed-Long-Term-Services-and-Supports-A-Checklist-for-States_204.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYS Health Foundation Report: Growing Community Health Centers Across New York State]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-12-06 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYS-Health-Foundation-Report-Growing-Community-Health-Centers-Across-New-York-State_202.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[The Commonwealth Fund Brief: Blueprint for Complex Care: A Strategic Plan for Advancing the Field]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-12-06 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/The-Commonwealth-Fund-Brief-Blueprint-for-Complex-Care-A-Strategic-Plan-for-Advancing-the-Field_203.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[USDA and ONDCP Release Rural Resource Guide to Help Local Communities Fight the Opioid Crisis]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-11-09 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/USDA-and-ONDCP-Release-Rural-Resource-Guide-to-Help-Local-Communities-Fight-the-Opioid-Crisis_201.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Provider Survey Report with Executive Summary on Self-Determination for Persons with IDD]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-10-24 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/National-Provider-Survey-Report-with-Executive-Summary-on-Self-Determination-for-Persons-with-IDD_200.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Statewide Initiative Responds to Need for Youth Mental Health First Aid™ Instructors Throughout New York]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-10-18 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Statewide-Initiative-Responds-to-Need-for-Youth-Mental-Health-First-Aid-Instructors-Throughout-New-York_212.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Council Publishes New Advocacy Guide on Managed Care Contracting]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-09-27 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/National-Council-Publishes-New-Advocacy-Guide-on-Managed-Care-Contracting_198.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Healthcare Alliance Launches Alternative Payment Model for Addiction Recovery]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-09-27 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/New-Healthcare-Alliance-Launches-Alternative-Payment-Model-for-Addiction-Recovery_199.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Employment Opportunity: Greene County is Hiring a Director of Community Services]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-08-01 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Employment-Opportunity-Greene-County-is-Hiring-a-Director-of-Community-Services_197.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Employment Opportunities in Seneca County]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-07-31 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Employment-Opportunities-in-Seneca-County_196.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NaCo Report: A Prescription for Action: Local Leadership in Ending the Opioid Crisis]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-07-26 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NaCo-Report-A-Prescription-for-Action-Local-Leadership-in-Ending-the-Opioid-Crisis_194.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Employment Opportunity in Columbia County: Director of Community Residence (Mental Health)]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-07-26 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Employment-Opportunity-in-Columbia-County-Director-of-Community-Residence-Mental-Health-_195.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Become a Certified Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructor - APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 8/24/18]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-07-11 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Become-a-Certified-Youth-Mental-Health-First-Aid-Instructor--APPLICATION-DEADLINE-IS-8-24-18_193.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Co-Chairs of Senate Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction Announce Funding for Jail-Based Services]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-06-19 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Co-Chairs-of-Senate-Task-Force-on-Heroin-and-Opioid-Addiction-Announce-Funding-for-Jail-Based-Services_192.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYSHealth Report:  Follow the Money: Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Payments and Opioid Prescribing Patterns in New York State]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-06-12 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYSHealth-Report-Follow-the-Money-Pharmaceutical-Manufacturer-Payments-and-Opioid-Prescribing-Patterns-in-New-York-State_190.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CHCS Brief: Exploring Value-Based Payment to Encourage Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Primary Care]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-06-12 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CHCS-Brief-Exploring-Value-Based-Payment-to-Encourage-Substance-Use-Disorder-Treatment-in-Primary-Care_191.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NACo LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS - Opioid Legislation in the 115th Congress]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-06-06 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NACo-LEGISLATIVE-ANALYSIS--Opioid-Legislation-in-the-115th-Congress_189.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[RPCs Are Hiring:  RPC Coordinator for Long Island Region]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-05-21 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/RPCs-Are-Hiring-RPC-Coordinator-for-Long-Island-Region_188.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Trends In Behavioral Health: A Reference Guide On The U.S. Behavioral Health Financing &amp; Delivery System]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-05-07 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Trends-In-Behavioral-Health-A-Reference-Guide-On-The-U-S-Behavioral-Health-Financing-Delivery-System_186.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[First report Released from the Federal &apos;Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC)]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-04-27 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/First-report-Released-from-the-Federal-Interdepartmental-Serious-Mental-Illness-Coordinating-Committee-ISMICC-_183.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[HHS Releases Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Action Plan]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-04-27 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/HHS-Releases-Mental-Health-and-Substance-Use-Disorder-Parity-Action-Plan_184.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[December 2017 OMH Transformation Plan Status Report]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-04-27 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/December-2017-OMH-Transformation-Plan-Status-Report_185.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Funding for Jail-Based Addiction Treatment and Transition Services Included in 2018-19 NYS Enacted Budget]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-04-05 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Funding-for-Jail-Based-Addiction-Treatment-and-Transition-Services-Included-in-2018-19-NYS-Enacted-Budget_182.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[RPCs are Hiring Two Part-Time Regional Coordinators!]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-03-16 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/RPCs-are-Hiring-Two-Part-Time-Regional-Coordinators-_181.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[County Mental Health Commissioners, Sheriffs, and NYS Association of Counties Call for State Funding of Addiction Treatment in Jails]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-03-13 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/County-Mental-Health-Commissioners-Sheriffs-and-NYS-Association-of-Counties-Call-for-State-Funding-of-Addiction-Treatment-in-Jails_180.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Report:  Value-Based Payment in Medicaid - Signals for States]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-02-21 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Report-Value-Based-Payment-in-Medicaid--Signals-for-States_179.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[USC Schaeffer Report:  The Cost of Mental Illness - New York Facts &amp; Figures]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-02-06 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/USC-Schaeffer-Report-The-Cost-of-Mental-Illness--New-York-Facts-Figures_178.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Commonwealth Fund Brief:  Using Community Partnerships to Integrate Health and Social Services for High-Need, High-Cost Patients]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-01-19 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Commonwealth-Fund-Brief-Using-Community-Partnerships-to-Integrate-Health-and-Social-Services-for-High-Need-High-Cost-Patients_177.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Herkimer County is Hiring: Psychiatrist or Nurse Practitioner]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2018-01-05 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Herkimer-County-is-Hiring-Psychiatrist-or-Nurse-Practitioner_176.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD Releases White Paper:  “Completing the Recovery Treatment Continuum: Jail Based Substance Use Disorder Services”]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-12-19 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-Releases-White-Paper-Completing-the-Recovery-Treatment-Continuum-Jail-Based-Substance-Use-Disorder-Services-_175.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD is Hiring:  Director of Governmental Relations]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-11-29 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-is-Hiring-Director-of-Governmental-Relations_174.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[DOH Releases 2018 VBP Quality Measure Sets]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-11-21 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/DOH-Releases-2018-VBP-Quality-Measure-Sets_171.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[DOH Releases Final Draft Transition Plan for the Children’s Medicaid System Transformation]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-11-21 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/DOH-Releases-Final-Draft-Transition-Plan-for-the-Children-s-Medicaid-System-Transformation_172.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[RWJF:  Communities in Crisis - Local Responses to Behavioral Health Challenges]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-11-21 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/RWJF-Communities-in-Crisis--Local-Responses-to-Behavioral-Health-Challenges_173.htm]]></link>
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				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-11-03 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/National-Council-for-Behavioral-Health-Report-Finding-Opportunities-for-Behavioral-Health-in-ACOs_170.htm]]></link>
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				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-10-20 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/UHF-Report-Patient-Centered-Medical-Homes-in-New-York-2017-Update_168.htm]]></link>
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				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-10-13 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/SAMHSA-Report-Funding-and-Characteristics-of-Single-State-Agencies-for-Substance-Abuse-Services-and-State-Mental-Health-Agencies-2015_167.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Implementing Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Primary Care: Environmental Scan]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-10-12 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Implementing-Medication-Assisted-Treatment-for-Opioid-Use-Disorder-in-Rural-Primary-Care-Environmental-Scan_166.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[New National Quality Forum Report Unveils Telehealth Measurement Framework ]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-09-26 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/New-National-Quality-Forum-Report-Unveils-Telehealth-Measurement-Framework-_165.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[September Issue of OMH News Highlights the LGU ]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-09-26 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/September-Issue-of-OMH-News-Highlights-the-LGU-_164.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NRI&apos;s Publication of its Study on Forensic Patients in State Psychiatric Hospitals]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-09-20 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NRI-s-Publication-of-its-Study-on-Forensic-Patients-in-State-Psychiatric-Hospitals_163.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[New National Report Focuses on Behavioral Health, Including Opioid Misuse]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-09-07 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/New-National-Report-Focuses-on-Behavioral-Health-Including-Opioid-Misuse_162.htm]]></link>
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				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-08-29 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/SAMHSA-Releases-New-Behavioral-Health-Barometers-Provide-In-Depth-Data-for-All-50-States-and-DC_161.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Cost Savings Unclear for Medicaid Alternative Payment Models ]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-08-22 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Cost-Savings-Unclear-for-Medicaid-Alternative-Payment-Models-_160.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NASHP Brief:  Strategies to Strengthen Health and Housing Partnerships Through Medicaid to Improve Health Care for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-07-27 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NASHP-Brief-Strategies-to-Strengthen-Health-and-Housing-Partnerships-Through-Medicaid-to-Improve-Health-Care-for-Individuals-Experiencing-Homelessness_159.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Essex County is Hiring:  Director of Community Mental Health Services]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-07-26 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Essex-County-is-Hiring-Director-of-Community-Mental-Health-Services_158.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Deloitte Study: How Are Hospitals and Health Systems Addressing the Social Determinants of Health?]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-07-21 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Deloitte-Study-How-Are-Hospitals-and-Health-Systems-Addressing-the-Social-Determinants-of-Health-_157.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CHCS Brief:  Moving Toward Value-Based Payment for Medicaid Behavioral Health Services]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-07-06 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CHCS-Brief-Moving-Toward-Value-Based-Payment-for-Medicaid-Behavioral-Health-Services_155.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[UHF Brief:  Under Pressure - Prescription Drug Spending Trends in New York’s Medicaid Program and Small Group Market]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-07-06 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/UHF-Brief-Under-Pressure--Prescription-Drug-Spending-Trends-in-New-York-s-Medicaid-Program-and-Small-Group-Market_156.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NACo County News Report:  Breaking the Cycle - Counties Move to Divert Mentally Ill from Jail]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-06-14 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NACo-County-News-Report-Breaking-the-Cycle--Counties-Move-to-Divert-Mentally-Ill-from-Jail_153.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Become a Certified Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructor]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-06-13 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Become-a-Certified-Youth-Mental-Health-First-Aid-Instructor_152.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Making People’s Transition from Prison and Jail to the Community Safe and Successful: A Snapshot of National Progress in Reentry]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-06-09 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Making-People-s-Transition-from-Prison-and-Jail-to-the-Community-Safe-and-Successful-A-Snapshot-of-National-Progress-in-Reentry_150.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYS Office of Mental Health Dedicates $1.25 Million for Creation of New Clinic-Based Intensive Outpatient Treatment ]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-06-09 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYS-Office-of-Mental-Health-Dedicates-1-25-Million-for-Creation-of-New-Clinic-Based-Intensive-Outpatient-Treatment-_151.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[White Paper:  Uncover The Secrets In Your Data - Five Mobile Health Strategies To Improve Outcomes &amp; Reduce Health Care Costs]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-06-06 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/White-Paper-Uncover-The-Secrets-In-Your-Data--Five-Mobile-Health-Strategies-To-Improve-Outcomes-Reduce-Health-Care-Costs_149.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[ANNOUNCEMENT: NYS BH Value Based Payment Readiness Program Notification of Interest &amp; Webinar]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-05-09 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/ANNOUNCEMENT-NYS-BH-Value-Based-Payment-Readiness-Program-Notification-of-Interest-Webinar_148.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tompkins County is Hiring - Fiscal Administrator]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-05-01 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Tompkins-County-is-Hiring--Fiscal-Administrator_147.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Manhattan Institute Report: Assisted Outpatient Treatment in New York State - The Case for Making Kendra&apos;s Law Permanent]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-04-28 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Manhattan-Institute-Report-Assisted-Outpatient-Treatment-in-New-York-State--The-Case-for-Making-Kendra-s-Law-Permanent_144.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYS Launches VBP Pilot Program ]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-04-28 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYS-Launches-VBP-Pilot-Program-_145.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD Releases 2017-18 Enacted Budget Analysis]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-04-28 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-Releases-2017-18-Enacted-Budget-Analysis_146.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Report:  Developing Principles of Patient-Centered Measurement]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-04-26 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Report-Developing-Principles-of-Patient-Centered-Measurement_143.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[MCTAC Behavioral Health Value Based Payment Feedback Session Slides]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-04-19 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/MCTAC-Behavioral-Health-Value-Based-Payment-Feedback-Session-Slides_142.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[American Telemedicine Association Practice Guidelines for Child and Adolescent Telemental Health ]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-04-13 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/American-Telemedicine-Association-Practice-Guidelines-for-Child-and-Adolescent-Telemental-Health-_141.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[SAMHSA Releases New Guidelines for Successful Transition From Jail and Prison]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-03-30 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/SAMHSA-Releases-New-Guidelines-for-Successful-Transition-From-Jail-and-Prison_140.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Board of Directors Elected to NYS Regional Planning Consortiums - Local Collaboration to Improve Behavioral Health  ]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-03-21 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Board-of-Directors-Elected-to-NYS-Regional-Planning-Consortiums--Local-Collaboration-to-Improve-Behavioral-Health-_139.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[2018 Local Services Plans Guidelines Released]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-03-03 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/2018-Local-Services-Plans-Guidelines-Released_138.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Patrick Kennedy Foundation Report:  Navigating The New Frontier of Mental Health and Addiction - A Guide for the 115th Congress]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-02-28 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Patrick-Kennedy-Foundation-Report-Navigating-The-New-Frontier-of-Mental-Health-and-Addiction--A-Guide-for-the-115th-Congress_137.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CHCS Report:  Training Staff in Trauma Treatments: Considerations for Complex Care Providers]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-02-23 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CHCS-Report-Training-Staff-in-Trauma-Treatments-Considerations-for-Complex-Care-Providers_136.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[New York City DOMH is Hiring: Regional Planning Consortium Coordinator	]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-02-14 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/New-York-City-DOMH-is-Hiring-Regional-Planning-Consortium-Coordinator-_135.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[OMH Transformation Plan 2016 Report]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-02-10 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/OMH-Transformation-Plan-2016-Report_134.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Schenectady County is Hiring:  Substance Abuse Services Coordinator]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-02-01 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Schenectady-County-is-Hiring-Substance-Abuse-Services-Coordinator_133.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Report:  Reducing the Number of People with Mental Illnesses in Jail - Six Questions County Leaders Need to Ask]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-01-18 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Report-Reducing-the-Number-of-People-with-Mental-Illnesses-in-Jail--Six-Questions-County-Leaders-Need-to-Ask_132.htm]]></link>
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				<pubdate><![CDATA[2017-01-11 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NASHP-Report-Measuring-Physical-and-Behavioral-Health-Integration--State-Approaches-in-the-Context-of-VBP_131.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Columbia County is Hiring!]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2016-12-08 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Columbia-County-is-Hiring-_130.htm]]></link>
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				<pubdate><![CDATA[2016-11-30 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/DSRIP-Mid-Point-Assessment-Initial-Recommendations-Released_129.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD is Seeking a Director of Public Policy &amp; Special Projects]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2016-11-17 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-is-Seeking-a-Director-of-Public-Policy-Special-Projects_128.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[U.S. Surgeon General Murthy Ramps Up Addiction Battle ]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2016-11-17 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/U-S-Surgeon-General-Murthy-Ramps-Up-Addiction-Battle-_127.htm]]></link>
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				<pubdate><![CDATA[2016-11-09 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/OASAS-Releases-2017-Needs-Assessment-and-Priority-Outcome-Analysis_126.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[PWC Report: Health Care Teams Cut Costs for Chronic Illness]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2016-10-26 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/PWC-Report-Health-Care-Teams-Cut-Costs-for-Chronic-Illness_124.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[BJA Launches Police-Mental Health Collaboration Toolkit  ]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2016-10-26 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/BJA-Launches-Police-Mental-Health-Collaboration-Toolkit-_125.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[UHF Report:  Value-Based Payment Models for Medicaid Child Health Services]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2016-08-30 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/UHF-Report-Value-Based-Payment-Models-for-Medicaid-Child-Health-Services_121.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NCCP Report:  Using Medicaid To Help Young Children and Parents Access Mental Health Services: Results of a 50-State Survey]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2016-08-30 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NCCP-Report-Using-Medicaid-To-Help-Young-Children-and-Parents-Access-Mental-Health-Services-Results-of-a-50-State-Survey_122.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Licensed Behavioral Health Practitioner (Off-site Clinic) Benefit Guidance ]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2016-08-15 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Licensed-Behavioral-Health-Practitioner-Off-site-Clinic-Benefit-Guidance-_120.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD Releases 2016 End of Session Legislative Report]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2016-06-29 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-Releases-2016-End-of-Session-Legislative-Report_119.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Clinton County is Hiring a DCS!]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2016-06-27 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Clinton-County-is-Hiring-a-DCS-_118.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD is Training Youth Mental Health First Aid Trainers:  30 at a Time ]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2016-06-15 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-is-Training-Youth-Mental-Health-First-Aid-Trainers-30-at-a-Time-_117.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Report:  Integrating Behavioral Health into Medicaid Managed Care: Design and Implementation Lessons from State Innovators]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2016-04-15 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Report-Integrating-Behavioral-Health-into-Medicaid-Managed-Care-Design-and-Implementation-Lessons-from-State-Innovators_115.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD Children &amp; Youth SPOA White Paper]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2016-01-13 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-Children-Youth-SPOA-White-Paper_112.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[OASAS and OMH: Mailboxes for Questions Related to Transition to Medicaid Managed Care]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2015-10-06 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/OASAS-and-OMH-Mailboxes-for-Questions-Related-to-Transition-to-Medicaid-Managed-Care_109.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[SAMHSA Medication Assisted Treatment Tools]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2015-09-25 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/SAMHSA-Medication-Assisted-Treatment-Tools_108.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Council on Behavioral Health Releases Report:  &apos;Integrating Housing with Treatment Improves Outcomes&apos;]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2015-09-24 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/National-Council-on-Behavioral-Health-Releases-Report-Integrating-Housing-with-Treatment-Improves-Outcomes-_107.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[OMH Summary on Managed Care Grievances &amp; Appeals Process]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2015-08-11 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/OMH-Summary-on-Managed-Care-Grievances-Appeals-Process_104.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Evidence Based Framework for Behavioral Health]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2015-08-11 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Evidence-Based-Framework-for-Behavioral-Health_105.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Tompkins County MH Dept. Seeks Program Director, Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS)]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2015-07-07 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Tompkins-County-MH-Dept-Seeks-Program-Director-Personalized-Recovery-Oriented-Services-PROS-_103.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Lewis County Seeks Director of Community Services]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2015-06-25 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYS OASAS Releases RFP for $2 Million to Fund Permanent Supportive Housing for Homeless Families in NYC]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2015-06-15 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/NYS-OASAS-Releases-RFP-for-2-Million-to-Fund-Permanent-Supportive-Housing-for-Homeless-Families-in-NYC_102.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Meeting Consumers Where They Are: Patient Engagement in New York&apos;s Evolving Commercial Insurance Market]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2015-06-01 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Meeting-Consumers-Where-They-Are-Patient-Engagement-in-New-York-s-Evolving-Commercial-Insurance-Market_100.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[CLMHD Strongly Opposes Bills to Change New York Assisted Outpatient Treatment Law]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2015-06-01 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/CLMHD-Strongly-Opposes-Bills-to-Change-New-York-Assisted-Outpatient-Treatment-Law_101.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[2016 Local Services Plan Guidelines for Mental Hygiene Services ]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2015-03-09 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/2016-Local-Services-Plan-Guidelines-for-Mental-Hygiene-Services-_98.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[Update on NYS Behavioral Health Managed Care Transition]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2015-01-20 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/Update-on-NYS-Behavioral-Health-Managed-Care-Transition_94.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[DSRIP safety net exception approval status]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2015-01-16 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/hot_topics_and_priority_issues/DSRIP-safety-net-exception-approval-status_93.htm]]></link>
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				<title><![CDATA[NYSCLMHD End of Year Legislative Report: Includes the final actions taken on all bills of speical interest to the Conference. ]]></title>
				<pubdate><![CDATA[2015-01-07 00:00:00.0]]></pubdate>
				<link><![CDATA[http://www.clmhd.org/img/news/news_krzv9l4v6w.pdf]]></link>
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