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Public commenters announce family-peer-support certification now Medicaid-billable; youth group launches #5toThrive campaign
Summary
At public comment, Janella Nicholson of Nevada PEP said family-peer-support certifications and supervisor credentials are active and that family peer support is Medicaid-billable; Angelo Barrios of Youth Move Nevada described a youth mental-health awareness campaign and challenge for ages 14—6 24.
During the public-comment portion of the Washoe County consortium meeting, Janella Nicholson of Nevada PEP announced that after years of advocacy the certifications for family support specialists and supervisors are now active and that family peer support services are billable to Medicaid.
"The certifications for family support specialists and supervisors is now live and active," Nicholson said, and added that "the family peer support is now Medicaid billable." She said Nevada PEP is launching a Family Peer Support Network of Nevada to serve as a center for excellence and will offer training and technical assistance; she posted a website link in chat for members to review.
Angelo Barrios, a youth mentor with Youth Move Nevada, used public comment to promote a #5toThrive social-media campaign and a youth mental-health-month challenge for Nevada youth ages 14 to 24 that offers points and chances to win gift cards and wellness items. "All you need to do is just post a photo or video of something you do to support your mental health, then tag 5 people," Barrios said, and he said links to the campaign would be posted in the chat.
Consortium members thanked the commenters and noted potential overlap between Nevada PEP training needs and consortium funding priorities discussed later in the meeting.
