Dean Fixsen, Ph.D., is our keynote speaker, and he will discuss the progress of implementing evidence-based behavioral health practices across the nation. He began his career in human services in 1963 as a psychiatric aide in a large state hospital for children with profound developmental delays. After completing his doctoral studies in experimental psychology at the University of Kansas in 1970, Dr. Fixsen has spent his career developing and implementing evidence-based programs. Currently, he works as a Senior Scientist at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In addition, he serves as co-director of the National Implementation Research Network, co-director of the State Implementation and Scaling up of Evidence-based Practices (SISEP) Center, and co-chair of the Global EBP Implementation Conference.

Beth Melcher, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services Development, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, will follow his presentation with a commentary on his national perspective from a State point of view.

I hope you will join us on May 19, 2011. If you do plan to attend, please contact Ms. Chloe Morgan at the Governor’s Institute on Substance Abuse at 919.990.9559 (or via e-mail at chloe.morgan@governorsinstitute.org). Seating is limited so if you plan to attend, be sure to RSVP as soon as possible.

On February 10, 2011 the North Carolina Practice Improvement Collaborative is pleased to bring John O’Brien, Senior Advisor of Health Financing at SAMHSA and the federally appointed lead on the implementation of healthcare reform, to Raleigh for a speaking engagement. As a key programming and financing strategist for the federal government, he is tasked with broadening available services and reducing service disparity across the nation. The first step in this implementation process is reaching out to the states to build working relationships with key stakeholders. At this meeting, he will be presenting on the topic of Operating in the Modern Addictions and Mental Health Services System.

The meeting will be held between 9:30 and 12:00 on February 10 at the McKimmon Center. Since meeting space is limited, we will require advance registration. Please contact Chloe Morgan at 919-990-9559 or me, Roy Etheridge, at 919-256-7415 or via e-mail at roy.etheridge@governorsinstitute.org. If you are not able to attend, you will be able to access Mr. O’Brien’s presentation on our website shortly after the meeting.

R.L. Etheridge, Ph.D.

North Carolina has the fourth largest population of military personnel in the country. There are currently 120,000 active duty personnel based at the seven North Carolina military bases.

Another 25,000 soldiers, marines, and airmen live in all 100 counties of North Carolina and serve in the National Guard or Reserve Forces. Most of the active duty military, Reserve, and National Guard have served in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) or Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF).

On January 14, 2010, the North Carolina Practice Improvement will look at the programs and services for our Veterans. The meeting will be held at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh
from 9:00am-2:00pm.

There is no charge to attend this event, however, space is limited. Therefore, we do require that you R.S.V.P. by Monday, January 11th to confirm a reservation for this event. Please contact Venus Malloy at venus.malloy@governorsinstitute.org or at (919)256-7415

The program included presentations on evidence-based programs by the following nationally-recognized experts:

	Current Research on Early Intervention and how this Research can be Integrated into Community Settings. (Birth – Early School Years) – IDD Linda Watson, Ed.D. Clinical Associate Research Professor of Speech Pathology Department of Allied Health Sciences University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file.
	Evidence-based Practices in Child Mental Health Can Make a Difference – MH Barbara J. Burns, PhD. Professor of Medical Psychology Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Duke University School of Medicine Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file.
	Addressing Substance Abuse in Children and Youth:  Identifying and Using Evidence-Based Programs – SA Doreen Cavanaugh, Ph.D. Research Associate Professor at the Health Policy Institute Georgetown Public Policy Institute Georgetown University. Note: There is a file embedded within this post, please visit this post to download the file.

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