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How to Approach Treating Older Adults with Complex Mental and Physical Care Needs
…reach out to care@arraybc.com. References American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. (2024, May 11). Suicide statistics. afsp.org/suicide-statistics/ Becker’s Behavioral Health. www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-mental-health/mental-distress-depression-drug-deaths-increasing-among-older-adults.html Urban Institute. (n.d.). The US Population Is Aging. www.urban.org/policy-centers/cross-center-initiatives/program-retirement-policy/projects/data-warehouse/what-future-holds/us-population-aging Wilson,…
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Put Mental Health into “Healthy Aging”
…social isolation, unwillingness to engage in activities, and rejection of needed help. In addition, older adults—like younger adults—are subject to psychotic conditions, including schizophrenia, which, though not common, are the…
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Behavioral Health, the LGBTQ Community, and Managed Care
…http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/communications/repository/files/blueprint final complete.pdf xvi Cultural Competence- Health Reform. Retrieved from http://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/cultural_competence/health_reform.html xvii The Joint Commission: Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care: A Roadmap for Hospitals. Oak…
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Creating a Social Justice Action Framework for a NYC Social Service Provider
…State 2022 Nonprofit Power 100. Footnotes https://www.apha.org/what-is-public-health/generation-public-health/our-work/social-justice https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/research/2017/05/what-is-health-equity-.html https://www.samhsa.gov/behavioral-health-equity/obhe-data Breslau, Joshua, Dionne Barnes-Proby, Mallika Bhandarkar, Jonathan H. Cantor, Russell Hanson, Aaron Kofner, Rosemary Li, Nipher Malika, Alexandra Mendoza-Graf, and Harold…
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The Economics of Recovery: Finding Your Voice
It had been a long day; half-a-dozen intake interviews with several Government benefit applications for SSA disability with the usual back-up documentation. I was drowning in paper. I’ve probably completed…
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Preparing College Students for the Spring Semester: Strategies to Manage Negative Feelings During the COVID-19 Pandemic
…PhD, BCBA-D is Executive Director of Behavior Therapy Associates in Somerset, New Jersey. They can be reached at azultanky@BehaviorTherapyAssociates.com and mselbst@BehaviorTherapyAssociates.com and you can visit their online website at www.BehaviorTherapyAssociates.com….
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Acknowledging the Effects of Intersectional Stigmatization
…Satisfaction.. Journal of Mental Health and Addiction Nursing, 3, e8-e21. 10.22374/jmhan.v3i1.37. Lett, E., Adekunle, D., McMurray, P. et al. (2022). Health Equity Tourism: Ravaging the Justice Landscape. J Med Syst…
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The Impact of Stigmatizing Language from Family and Clinical Perspectives
…Director of Family Engagement, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health, and Emily Garten, LCSW, is Clinical Director at Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Florida. Footnotes www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/mental-illness#part_2555 www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/03/14/new-hhs-study-jama-pediatrics-shows-significant-increases-children-diagnosed-mental-health-conditions-2016-2020.html www.in.gov/recovery/files/Stigma-AddictionLanguageGuide-v3.pdf, n.d. positivepsychology.com/mental-health-quotes/ 7.www.insightnorthwest.com/blog/destigmatizing-mental-health-counseling#:~:text=The%20most%20important%20thing%20we,heal%20through%20mental%20health%20counseling www.goodtherapy.org/for-professionals/marketing/customer-experience/article/best-way-therapists-can-decrease-stigma-of-being-in-therapy https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/23442/chapter/6#73…
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Expand Harm Reduction Services to Address Impact of Overdose Crisis on Older Adults
…crisis. Ramona Cummings Ramona Cummings is Chief Program Officer of Alliance for Positive Change. Learn more about the work of Alliance at www.alliance.nyc. Footnotes www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10061315/#:~:text=The%20rate%20of%20fatal%20drug,100%20000)%20(Figure). www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4310721/ link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11920-016-0718-x www.cdc.gov/aging/publications/features/lonely-older-adults.html www.thenationalcouncil.org/substance-use-challenges-in-older-adults/ www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/health/drug-overdose-deaths.html#:~:text=Drug%20overdoses%20overall%20in%202023,from%20meth%20rose%202%20percent….
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Telehealth Appointment Tips
…your provider can see you. They might miss important communications if they cannot see you. Make sure your technology is ready and dependable. Have a secure and reliable Wi-Fi or…
