Lessons Learned from Senior Executives of Human Service Agencies Over the Past 20 Months

• By: Arthur Y. Webb New York Integrated Network for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (NYIN)
• September 30th, 2021
• COVID-19, executives, Fall 2021 Issue, human services, intellectual and developmental disabilities
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…guided by core values not only helps ensure quality service delivery but also allows for a cohesive workforce with common goals and helps build trust and confidence within a team….

The Challenges of Family Caregiving

• By: Sarah A. Lieberman, LMSW WJCS Pathways to Care Program
• January 17th, 2023
• caregivers, caregiving, family, isolation, support, Winter 2023 Issue
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…worker for close to three decades, with the past eight years working at Westchester Jewish Community Services in the Pathways to Care program. She can be reached at slieberman@wjcs.com or…

Integration: A History of Promise

• By: Jason Lippman Jason Lippman Solutions, LLC
• October 1st, 2019
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…it easier to synchronize data across different systems and build data hubs with greater outcome measurement validity (SAMHSA requires CCBHCs to collect data on 21 of 32 quality measures). CCBHCs…

Responding to the COVID Pandemic and Racial Injustice

• By: Liane Nelson, PhD WJCS Trager Lemp Center
• July 2nd, 2021
• COVID-19, racial injustice, racism, safety, Summer 2021 Issue, trauma, trauma-informed care
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…impact has been felt more strongly in some communities. COVID-19 has been much more harmful to Black and Brown communities due to a broad lack of access to quality health…

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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…high self-reported levels of recovery, service satisfaction, and engagement in their care. Peers Are an Essential Component of Community Connection Community Care employs Certified Peer Specialists (CPS) and Certified Recovery…

Recovery-Oriented Practice and Health Care Reform

• By: Larry Davidson, PhD Yale School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
• April 1st, 2013
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…concrete guidance for how mental health care needs to change in order to be more effective in promoting it. The 2003 Presidential “New Freedom” Commission on Mental Health had argued…

Moving Toward Recovery After Discharge with the Ongoing Abstinence Recovery Schedule Program™

• By: Tony Salvatore, MA Montgomery County Emergency Service
• October 23rd, 2023
• action plan for relapse prevention, co-occurring disorders, Fall 2023 Issue, hospitalization, mental health, ongoing abstinence recovery schedule, psychiatric hospitals, readmissions, relapse prevention, sobriety, substance use disorder, wellness
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…considerable investment of effort and commitment by patients. MCES acknowledges the effort patients make participating in OARS. An important component is recognition and reinforcement of patient commitment, enthusiasm, and success….

The NYSPA Report – NYS Governor’s Executive Budget Proposal: Issues for the Mental Health System

• By: Barry B. Perlman, MD Seth P. Stein, Esq.
• April 1st, 2009
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…in the hope of stimulating urgent attention and spurring the Legislature to act expeditiously. The budget proposal can be viewed online at: www.assembly.state.ny.us/comm/WAM/20081216/a158.pdf. In addition to proposals for cuts in…

The Integral Role of Families in Promoting Mental Health and Managing Mental Illness

• By: Crystal Taylor-Dietz, PsyD Amy Kelly, MBA, MNM Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
• January 17th, 2023
• COVID-19, culturally responsive, de-stigmatization, families, integration, interventions, mental illness, pandemic, Winter 2023 Issue
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…brain, its unique approach combines evidence-based interventions with compassionate family engagement. Devereux is a recognized partner for families, schools, and communities, serving many of our country’s most vulnerable populations in…

Building a Responsive, Accountable, Recovery-Focused System of Care

• By: Robert Myers, PhD New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
• April 1st, 2009
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…by providing technical assistance to improve clinical competencies. Initial efforts in this area include wellness self-management, where over 100 agencies are engaged in learning collaborative’s, and a web-based curriculum for…