Stuart Buttlaire, regional director of inpatient psychiatry and continuing care for Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Oakland, is 2015 chair of the AHA's Constituency Section for Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services. He has served on numerous national quality panels, most recently involving involuntary seclusion procedures, and is president of the board of directors of the Institute for Behavioral Healthcare Improvement. Wayne Young, senior vice president of behavioral health for JPS Health Network in Fort Worth, TX, is the section’s chair-elect and will become chair in 2016. The section’s governing council works with AHA to identify ways to define and focus AHA policy, advocacy and member resources to improve the quality, efficiency and delivery of psychiatric and substance abuse services.

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The AHA will host a webinar June 16 at 1 p.m. ET that will share insights from its Bridge to Care Toolkit, designed to help hospitals and health systems…
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The Department of Health and Human Services June 8 released a request for information on research, policy and strategies to improve addiction and…
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The Drug Enforcement Administration today released a final rule implementing provisions from the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022,…
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The House Appropriations Committee June 4 released the fiscal year 2027 appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education…
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 The AHA has won two Telly Awards for its three-part video series, Voices of Leadership: Breaking Mental Health Stigma. The Telly Awards, a global…
Chairperson's File
Behavioral health is a crucial component of overall health and well-being, and we see the need and demand for behavioral health care services increasing for…