SCHIP:
Implementing Effective Programs and Understanding Their Impact, an online
learning program

This online
learning program is based on two classroom workshops offered in June
and September 1998 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's
User Liaison Program, and summarizes presentations designed to assist
State health policymakers in understanding the dynamics of SCHIP implementation
and accessing and using research findings to develop and implement their
initial SCHIP programs. (Prepared for AHRQ, Ongoing)

Regional
State Team-Building Workshops on the State Children's Health Insurance
Program (CHIP), Executive Summary

50
kb file
Between
December of 1998 and May of 1999, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) and its centers -- the Center for Substance
Abuse Treatment (CSAT), the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP),
and the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) -- sponsored four 2-day
State team-building workshops on CHIP to provide multidisciplinary teams
from States with information about national outreach efforts and strategies
for expanding mental health and substance abuse benefits under CHIP.
The workshops were held in Texas, South Carolina, Rhode Island, and
Alaska. (Prepared for CSAT Division of State and Community Assistance,
1999)

TIE
Communique on Substance Abuse Treatment and the State Children's Health
Insurance Program

365 kb file
The topic
of the State Children's Health Insurance Program and the valuable opportunity
this program presents to States to access additional resources for comprehensive
quality mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services
for children and adolescents is addressed by policymakers, providers,
researchers, clinicians, and State and county personnel. (Prepared for
CSAT Division of State and Community Assistance, Fall 1999) 365 KB PDF
downloadable.

Making
Child Health Coverage a Reality: Case Studies of Medicaid and CHIP Outreach
and Enrollment Strategies
612
kb file
This study
describes four States' strategies for reaching out to and enrolling
children in Medicaid and CHIP and highlights the particular issues and
challenges States face as they design these strategies. (Prepared for
The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, September 1999)
612KB PDF downloadable.