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Shift in How We Think About Suicide Prevention Needed
…connect with us on www.facebook.com/beaconhealthoptions, www.twitter.com/beaconhealthopt and www.linkedin.com/company/beacon-health-options. The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention is the public-private partnership working to advance the…
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Fentanyl Test Strips as a Form of Harm Reduction: Study Outcomes
Every seven hours someone dies of a drug overdose in New York City, opioids-involved deaths comprise more than 80% of all overdose deaths, and fentanyl; a highly potent opioid is…
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Behavioral Health News Spotlight on Excellence: An Interview with Mary Brewster, Associate Commissioner for Harm Reduction at the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
Overview David Minot, Executive Director of Mental Health News Education, the non-profit organization that publishes Behavioral Health News, interviewed Mary Brewster, Associate Commissioner for Harm Reduction at the New York…
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What This Parent of a Transgender Child Wants You to Know
…free copy of the eBook at www.alliesandangels.com/free-books. I’d like to share a little of what I’ve learned and what I wish our healthcare providers knew. But first, let me tell…
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Will “System Transformation” Transform the System? Before We Celebrate: 20 Questions That Need Answers
…by the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health? Will they result in real and fundamental improvements in mental health care and in the mental health of the American population?…
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Mental Health Advocacy With and Without Advanced Technology
…Michael B. Friedman, LMSW How did we do advocacy then? How did we assemble and communicate with coalitions? How did we communicate with the powers-that-be to try to persuade them…
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Joint Senate Task Force on Opioids, Addiction and Overdose Prevention Testimony
…answering these questions, last year the Division on Addictions of the New York State Psychological Association created a White Paper on the Opioid Crisis (https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nyspa.org/resource/resmgr/docs/NYSPA_White_Paper_Opioid_Epi.pdf). It was distributed at the…
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NYS Office of Mental Health Seeks to Address the Social Determinants That Affect Mental Health in Our Communities
…The paper was written by Merrill Rotter, MD, Senior Forensic Advisor to the Commissioner of OMH, and Michael T. Compton, MD, MPH, Research Psychiatrist at the New York State Psychiatric…
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Ketamine for Mental Health Treatment: How Promising Is It?
…of depression. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 61(5), 480–485. https://doi.org/10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_484_18 MD, R. C. M. (2019, May 22). Ketamine for major depression: New tool, new questions. Harvard Health. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/ketamine-for-major-depression-new-tool-new-questions-2019052216673 Mindbloom | psychedelic…
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Behavioral Health News Spotlight on Excellence: An Interview with Jihoon Kim, CEO of InUnity Alliance
…New York, Finger Lakes, the North Country, and the Capital Region, and have plans to spend more time also in New York City, Long Island, and Central New York, and…
