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Dr. John Ngai Named Director of NIH BRAIN Initiative
…Initiative® is managed by 10 institutes whose missions and current research portfolios complement the goals of the BRAIN Initiative: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Eye Institute, National…
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Housing Heals: How MHA of Westchester is Making a Difference
…of Supportive Housing beds that are available in Westchester County. According to the Program Director of Community Support Services at Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH), in 2019,…
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Care Coordination Takes an Innovative Approach to Case Management at the Mental Health Association of Westchester
…months; she is completing a substance abuse treatment program, preparing for a GED program and looking forward to starting computer classes. Lila credits her team for believing in her—even before…
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NIMH, Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs Join Forces on PTSD Research
…to identify research priorities and potential areas of collaboration, and to support high quality research by investigators within and outside of the military. The insights gained from research on the…
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VNSW Mental Health Home Care Program: Transitioning Back Home Following Hospitalization
…to support community integration for its patients. Adjunct services complementing the mental health component include home health aides, medical/surgical nurses, social workers and relevant rehabilitation therapies. This program has proven…
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Building a Responsive, Accountable, Recovery-Focused System of Care
…will be a resource for broader system transformation. In these times of tight budgets, it is encouraging that the mental health community in New York is coming together to redesign…
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The PTSD Patient: Visiting Nurse Services in Westchester Treats the “Whole Person”
…least one comorbid psychiatric disorder, with the most common disorders including depression, alcohol and drug abuse and other anxiety disorders (Grange, 2003). According to the National Cancer Institute, people with…
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Care Management Responses to COVID-19: Lessons from CBC Health Home’s ADAPT Series
…behavioral health supports available to vulnerable members while under a NYS stay-at-home order. CMAs needed to nimbly adapt their models of community-based Care Management and Care Coordination services for CBC’s…
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The NYSPA Report: Veteran Suicide – The Challenging Epidemic
…the VA alone cannot solve this problem and building community partnerships is now a top priority. While community partners and clinicians outside of the VA system see the majority of…
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Strengthening Protective Factors to Prevent Bullying and Suicide on Staten Island
…and suicide affect SI youth, and assess our community’s capacity to meet these challenges. Following the roundtable, the Staten Island Partnership for Community Wellness (SIPCW), which serves as the backbone…
