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FBHA President and CEO Melanie Brown-Woofter Appointed to Governor DeSantis’ Re-Open Florida Task Force

Posted on April 23, 2020

Florida Behavioral Health Association (FBHA) President and CEO Melanie Brown-Woofter has been appointed to Governor Ron DeSantis’ Re-Open Task Force Industry Working Group on Agriculture, Finance, Government, Healthcare, Management and Professional Services. [Read more…] about FBHA President and CEO Melanie Brown-Woofter Appointed to Governor DeSantis’ Re-Open Florida Task Force

Filed Under: Government Tagged With: Florida Behavioral Health Association, Re-Open Florida Task Force

New Medicaid Housing Assistance Pilot Program to Support Individuals with Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders

Posted on November 21, 2019

The Florida Behavioral Health Association (FBHA) today was pleased to stand with Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Secretary Mary Mayhew as she announced the new Medicaid Housing Assistance Pilot Program. [Read more…] about New Medicaid Housing Assistance Pilot Program to Support Individuals with Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders

Filed Under: Government Tagged With: Florida Behavioral Health Association

Florida Behavioral Health Association Honors Six with 2019 Awards of Excellence

Posted on August 29, 2019

Award recognizes those who work on behalf of
Floridians living with behavioral health challenges

The Florida Behavioral Health Association (FBHA) annually honors the best in the behavioral health workforce with a series of prestigious achievement awards. [Read more…] about Florida Behavioral Health Association Honors Six with 2019 Awards of Excellence

Filed Under: Government, People Tagged With: Florida Behavioral Health Association

Statement by FBHA President & CEO Regarding First Lady Casey DeSantis’ Remarks at the Florida Behavioral Health Conference

Posted on August 23, 2019

The Florida Behavioral Health Association (FBHA) today released the following statement regarding First Lady Casey DeSantis’ remarks at the Florida Behavioral Health conference. [Read more…] about Statement by FBHA President & CEO Regarding First Lady Casey DeSantis’ Remarks at the Florida Behavioral Health Conference

Filed Under: Government Tagged With: Florida Behavioral Health Association

Top Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Experts Join Forces As Florida Behavioral Health Association

Posted on August 21, 2019


The annual Florida Behavioral Health Conference kicked off today in Orlando with the launch of the Florida Behavioral Health Association (FBHA). [Read more…] about Top Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Experts Join Forces As Florida Behavioral Health Association

Filed Under: Government Tagged With: Florida Behavioral Health Association

Top Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Experts Join Forces As Florida Behavioral Health Association

Posted on August 19, 2019

MEDIA ADVISORY

Attorney General Ashley Moody To Address Florida Behavioral Health Conference

The annual Florida Behavioral Health Conference kicks off on Wednesday, August 21 at 9:15 a.m. in Orlando with the launch of the newly formed Florida Behavioral Health Association (FBHA), which is a consolidation of two long-standing, respected organizations, the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association and the Florida Council for Community Mental Health. [Read more…] about Top Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Experts Join Forces As Florida Behavioral Health Association

Filed Under: Government, People Tagged With: Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association, Florida Behavioral Health Association, Florida Council for Community Mental Health

Florida’s Opioid Crisis Takes Ten Lives a Day

Posted on January 24, 2017

Florida’s Opioid Crisis is signaling a death knell from the Panhandle to the Keys. Someone dies in Florida every two and a half hours from an opioid overdose—that means almost ten peoplea day die this way in our state—and that’s ten too many.FBHA
The Florida Behavioral Health Association (FBHA) and the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association (FADAA) are calling for statewide attention to this epidemic by holding a press conference on Wednesday, January 25 at 12:00pm in House Press Room 333 of the Florida Capitol. FADAA and FBHA Executive Director Mark Fontaine said, “the goal of this opioid initiative is simple – to raise public discourse about the problem and to call for a unified approach to develop and implement solutions.”
FBHA and FADAA will provide a statewide platform for legislators, city and county governments, law enforcement, state organizations, first responders, hospitals, and many
other groups dealing with the consequences of opioid and heroin overdoses and death in their daily work. “Unfortunately, we see the consequences of opioid abuse in the emergency rooms when we work with first responders and handle both non-fatal and fatal overdose calls,” said Representative Cary Pigman, an emergency room physician in Sebring. “ We hope to offer more deterrents in the future in addition to the prevention, treatment, and recovery processes already in place.”
By facing the hard facts of opioid addiction as a united front, and with a united voice, a new coalition can begin to silence the opioid epidemic across our state.
What: Florida’s Opioid Crisis
When: Wednesday, January 25
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Where: Florida Capitol
House Media Room 333
Speakers:
Speakers for the press conference include Representative Gayle Harrell, R-Stuart;
Representative Cary Pigman M.D., R-Sebring;
Chief James Crutchfield, Manatee County Paramedicine;
Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, Pinellas County; Commissioner
Melissa McKinlay, Palm Beach County; Epidemiologist
Jim Hall, Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University;
Katherine Johnson, person in recovery through Gateway Community Services, Duval County;
Executive Director Mark Fontaine, FADAA and FBHA.
Confirmed Attendees:
Senator Greg Steube, R-Sarasota
Representative Lori Berman, D-Boynton Beach
Representative Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton
Representative MaryLynn Magar, R-Hobe Sound
Representative Kathleen Peters, R-St. Petersburg
Representative Bob Rommel, R-Naples
Representative Matt Willhite, D-Royal Palm Beach
CEO Patti Greenough, Epic Behavioral Healthcare; Pres. Florida Behavioral Health Association
Epidemiologist Jim Hall, Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University
Chief Assistant State Attorney Al Johnson, Boca Raton
Executive Dir. Natalie Kelly, Florida Association of Managing Entities
President Michael McHale, National Association of Police Organizations
President John Rivera, Florida Police Benevolent Association
Captain Todd Shear, Manatee County Sheriff’s Office
Executive Dir. Melanie Brown-Woofter, Florida Council on Community Mental Health
Tiffany Kerns, Person in Recovery
Joanne Telfair, Person in Recovery
The purpose of the FBHA is to unite people engaged in the business of behavioral health and behavioral medicine with a specific focus on promoting legislation, funding, and policies that recognize and advance behavioral health prevention, treatment, and recovery. FBHA also serves as a liaison on the state and federal levels by working with other professional
organizations to promote the advancement of behavioral health and to increase the image and exposure of the behavioral health industry.

Filed Under: Soup Du Jour Tagged With: Crisis, Florida Behavioral Health Association, opioid

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