Meeting the Behavioral Health Needs of Today’s Older Adults: Considerations for Innovation

• By: Duncan Bruce, MS, LPC, LBS Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
• July 29th, 2024
• aging adults, behavioral health, social determinants of health, Summer 2024 Issue, treatment
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Between 2010 and 2020, the US experienced the largest-ever 10-year gain for those in the >65 age bracket, with an increase of 15.5 million people. According to the US Census Bureau, one in four Americans will be age 65 or older by 2060 (Caplan, 2023). Although today’s expanding older adult...

Suffering Across Settings: Multidimensional Care for Chronic Pain

• By: Nicole Polashenski, DO Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
• April 24th, 2024
• chronic pain, comprehensive care, multidisciplinary care, opioid epidemic, Spring 2024 Issue
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The multidimensional suffering encompassed by chronic pain conditions, combined with their prevalence, demands a multidisciplinary approach to management. The direct impact that chronic pain has on physical distress, as well as emotional state, sleep, stress levels, and coping systems, highlights...

Working Works: Considerations and Resources for Navigating Employment in the Recovery Journey

• By: Kim L. MacDonald-Wilson, ScD, CPRP Tracy A. Carney, CPS, CPRP Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
• January 22nd, 2024
• behavioral health, disability benefits, employment, holistic wellness, identity, peer support, recovery-oriented care, social support, wellness, Winter 2024 Issue
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Behavioral health best practice incorporates a whole-health perspective that emphasizes wellness, is person-centered, and focuses on the whole person and their strengths, not their illness (Swarbrick, 2006). Occupational wellness, that “personal satisfaction and enrichment derived from one’s...

The Critical Role of Peer Support Programs to Sustained Substance Use Disorder Recovery

• By: Geoffrey Neimark, MD Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
• October 23rd, 2023
• behavioral health, certified peer specialists, certified recovery specialists, community care, community health workers, Fall 2023 Issue, mental health, peer support, peers, quality outcomes, readmissions, recovery, recovery support centers, substance use disorder
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Many people who have used behavioral health services can attest to the profound benefits of connecting with someone with shared experience. Finding others with common lived experience - often referred to as peers - and learning about their challenges and resilience are particularly valuable for...