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Trauma-Informed Care: Children in Crisis
…in a clinical or housing program, our work starts with understanding what brought a family – and a child – to this point in their lives and addresses the combination…
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Behavioral Health News Spotlight on Excellence – An Interview with Joseph Wilson, Peer Specialist with Services for the UnderServed
…their families and the professional communities that serve them by providing a trusted source of science-based education, information, advocacy, and quality resources in the community. Today, we are speaking with…
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Recovery: Realizing Hopes and Dreams
…to thrive in the community. There will be 26 more Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) across the state that provide a full continuum of ambulatory mental health services and…
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Healthy Aging Requires More Than Health
…a looming mental health crisis among our aging citizens. Comorbid physical health conditions are common among individuals with SMI, and the incidence of comorbidity rises rapidly during the aging process…
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The Critical Role of Relationships in Integrated Health Care Delivery
…that systems with structural integration often struggle to demonstrate improvements in quality of care suggesting that integrated models are necessary but not sufficient for clinical integration. What then is needed…
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Supportive Housing Development: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities
Government-funded supportive housing in New York State has a richly textured history that entails an amalgam of competing philosophies, political trends and economic imperatives. A complete survey of this history…
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The Redesign of Housing
…fits individualized needs. Supported housing – independent apartments with financial stipends and case management – clearly remains a therapeutic option for consumers but it is not necessarily for everyone, at…
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Caring for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Clients and the Providers Who Serve Them
…than our heterosexual counterparts do. In other words, we badly need competent and affirming care. (I say “we” because I’m a member of the LGBT community myself.) That’s why Rainbow…
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Employee Mental Health Benefits in the Private Sector: Workplace Programs and Hiring Policies
…mandates that they provide preventative care. Most employer-sponsored health plans comply with the ACA and provide coverage for mental health care. Accessing mental health care can get complicated due to…
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Addressing the Unique Mental Health Challenges Brought on by Aging
…on: community integration, improved quality of treatment in the community; integration of aging services and behavioral health services; workforce development programs and the use of Peer Support; family and caregiver…
