Five Lessons Learned in National Trauma-Informed Care Training

• By: Yael Lipton, MPH, MCHES Andrew Philip, PhD Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC)
• July 2nd, 2021
• healthcare, healthcare professionals, safe spaces, Summer 2021 Issue, training, trauma, trauma-informed care
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Over decades of practice-informed research, clinical support, and advocacy, a gradual embrace of trauma-informed care as a fundamental component to quality health service delivery has emerged. Every patient has a story - a context, and a set of experiences- that impact their health and wellbeing,...

Behavioral Health Providers Moving the Needle on Diabetes

• By: Andrew Philip, PhD Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) Jorge R. Petit, MD Coordinated Behavioral Care (CBC)
• October 1st, 2019
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As the behavioral health population ages and their medical complexity increases, there is a growing trend in the need for primary care and behavioral health providers to unite and integrate in addressing patients in a more holistic fashion. Perhaps the largest push in the last decade or so has been...

Investing in the Integrated Care Workforce

• By: Andrew Philip, PhD Laura Heath, MD, MPH, NYAM Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC)
• July 1st, 2019
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It is no longer a new idea that the mind and body are intrinsically connected; Socrates via Plato, described this around 360 B.C. Yet, we still separate and silo these aspects of care; treating behavioral health needs like schizophrenia in mental health clinics and physical issues like diabetes in...