Staff turnover in behavioral healthcare organizations has always been a challenge for sustaining service innovations that improve quality of life and other outcomes for people diagnosed with severe mental illness and addiction to alcohol, tobacco, opioids, and other drugs. The Center for Evidence-Based Practices at Case Western Reserve University celebrates its 20th Anniversary helping service systems and organizations advance workforce development to support and sustain best practices that improve quality of life and other outcomes for individuals and families. / The Center is supported by the Ohio Department of Medicaid.

The State of Ohio continues to expand its commitment to employment for people with severe mental illness, and the Center for Evidence-Based Practices is helping to make this happen with consulting and evaluation services and a statewide training initiative. The training series is designed for organizations implementing Supported Employment/Individual Placement and Support (SE/IPS), the evidence-based practice. The series is supported by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. / Next up: September 29 & 30, 2016 in Columbus, OH.

The State of Ohio is expanding its commitment to employment for people with severe mental illness and is turning to its Ohio Supported Employment Coordinating Center of Excellence at the Center for Evidence-Based Practices to help make this happen. The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services has received a five-year Transforming Lives through Supported Employment grant from SAMHSA as part of a national initiative to increase use of this evidence-based practice.

Our Center presents an important training that provides an introduction to the effects of substance use and abuse on emotion, cognition, behavior, and employment. It explores stages of behavior and things to say and not say when encouraging individuals through a process of personal change. Increase housing stability among people with mental illness and substance use disorders. The training occurs on multiple dates at multiple locations throughout Ohio. This series is supported by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS).

If you or others you know are interested in earning a master's degree in social work and pursuing a career in clinical leadership for evidence-based practices that improve outcomes for vulnerable populations, contact the Leadership Fellows Program at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. Qualified candidates with a bachelor's degree in any discipline will be considered. Study full time for two years. Full scholarships available.

We have launched a new website and need your help with the transition by creating (or re-creating) your own membership account, which is free. The new "my account" feature helps you manage your event registration, resource downloads, and more. We have also moved the websites of our Ohio Coordinating Center of Excellence (CCOE) initiatives to this new website, so remember to update any references to those links.

Part 1 of a series on mental health and addiction-services research and training initiatives at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. Discover how the Center for Evidence-Based Practices transfers new treatment technologies to service organizations and hospitals in Ohio, 23 other states, and overseas.

Part 4 of a series on mental health and addiction-services research and training initiatives at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. This research project examines the experiences of people with severe mental illness. It explores how their transitioning on and off Medicaid insurance might impact their access to the community-based services that are so essential for health, well-being, and recovery.

Deborah Myers, MEd, PCC-S, will be presenting four Motivational Interviewing (MI) training events in southwest Ohio in August, September, and October 2011. Earn CEUs; enhance your practice and supervision skills; register online today. Myers is a member of the international Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). She is a consultant and trainer at the CEBP and our Ohio SAMI CCOE initiative.

The main office of the CEBP and its Coordinating Center of Excellence (CCOE) initiatives is now located in Bellflower Hall on the campus of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. There are two methods for delivering mail to us at our new location. Please update your records with our new contact information and be sure to use the complete 9-digit postal (zip) code.