The NYSPA Report: Recovery and the Federal Fair Housing Act

• By: Jeffrey Borenstein, MD NY State Psychiatric Association (NYSPA) Morritt Hock & Hamroff, LLP
• October 1st, 2017
• disability rights, Fair Housing Act, housing discrimination, mental health recovery, reasonable accommodation, substance use recovery, supportive housing access, zoning laws
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This issue of Behavioral Health News focuses on “the vital role of housing in the recovery process.” We know that stable housing is important to individuals seeking treatment and that recovery is possible when a person’s basic need for safety and housing are met. Having somewhere safe and...

BHN Fall(2) 2017 Issue

• October 1st, 2017
• addiction treatment, behavioral health services, harm reduction, medication-assisted treatment, opioid epidemic, overdose prevention, public health response, substance use disorders
• 2239    0

"Addressing the Nation’s Opioid Epidemic”   Articles in This...

Policy and Practice: A Discouraging Disconnect

• By: Ashley Brody, MPA, CPRP Search for Change, Inc.
• July 1st, 2017
• adult home residents, care coordination, community-based services, deinstitutionalization, disability rights, funding shortfalls, mental health policy, supportive housing
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As soon as I learned the summer edition of Behavioral Health News would address our efforts to meet the needs of vulnerable populations, I experienced a rather sudden and dispiriting thought. In so many ways we have failed to satisfactorily address the needs of our most vulnerable citizens despite...

Seeking Health Care Services While Undocumented

• By: JP DJ AP MR Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• July 1st, 2017
• emergency care, financial barriers, healthcare access, healthcare policy, homelessness, language barriers, medical discrimination, undocumented immigrants
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This article is the fourth in a series giving voice to the perspectives of individuals with lived experiences as they share their opinions on a particular topic. The authors of this column facilitated two focus groups with their peers to inform this writing. The authors are served by Services for...

The NYSPA Report: Repeal and Replace Should Not Harm Our Most Vulnerable

• By: Jeffrey Borenstein, MD NY State Psychiatric Association (NYSPA)
• July 1st, 2017
• access to care, healthcare policy, insurance coverage, Medicaid, mental health care, mental health parity, public policy, stigma reduction
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I am honored to serve as editor of the NYSPA Report and I want to begin by thanking my friend and colleague, Dr. Barry Pearlman. Barry has served as editor of this column since its inception and has provided useful and interesting information since day one.I’m proud to have the opportunity to...

Treating Vulnerable, Mentally Ill Patients Who Are Navigating the U.S. Criminal Justice System

• By: Erin M. Falconer, PhD ODH, Inc.
• July 1st, 2017
• case management, criminal justice system, healthcare access, homelessness, jail diversion, mental illness, recidivism, substance use disorders
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It is an alarming statistic that more people with serious mental illness are housed in America’s jails than in the nation’s hospitals (Torrey, E. F., Kennard, A. D., Eslinger, D., et al. 2010. More mentally ill persons are in jails and prisons than hospitals: a survey of the states....

We Must Advocate for Older Adults with Behavioral Health Conditions

• By: Kimberly Williams, LMSW Lisa Furst, LMSW, MPH Michael B. Friedman, LMSW
• July 1st, 2017
• aging population, behavioral health services, healthcare access, Medicaid reform, mental health policy, older adults, social isolation, suicide risk
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As of this writing, the healthcare and behavioral health systems are facing unprecedented threats from proposed legislation to significantly roll back the gains achieved through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Medicaid is also under threat, as the current legislative proposal attempts to alter its...

Commentary on Treating Vulnerable, Mentally Ill Patients

• By: Richard A. Sheola Health and Justice Strategies, LLC
• July 1st, 2017
• behavioral health, care coordination, criminal justice reform, diversion programs, mass incarceration, recidivism, reentry services, trauma-informed care
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Dr. Falconer effectively drives home the travesty of the disproportionate representation of those with serious behavioral health issues behind bars. Alarming, but not new, the “trans-institutionalization” of the 80’s and 90’s continues unabated to its tragic conclusion. She cogently...

BHN Summer 2017 Issue

• July 1st, 2017
• behavioral health, care coordination, community support, public health, service access, social services, support systems, vulnerable populations
• 1792    0

"Meeting the Needs of Our Vulnerable Populations”   Articles in This...

BHN Spring 2017 Issue

• April 1st, 2017
• behavioral health, community services, healthcare policy, integrated care, mental health services, recovery support, service coordination, system reform
• 1858    0

"System Reform: Progress Report”   Articles in This...