Lessons Learned in Effectively Advancing Co-Occurring Competent Care

• By: William A. Mullane, PhD Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) Stephanie Marquesano, JD The Harris Project Michael Orth, MSW Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health
• October 23rd, 2023
• behavioral health, co-occurring disorders, co-occurring system of care, evidence-based practices, Fall 2023 Issue, Integrated Care, mental health screening, serious mental illness, substance use disorders, suicidal ideation, suicide, suicide risk assessment, systemic change, treatment, warning signs
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…on licensing/regulatory, quality improvement, and prevention/community engagement. Participating organizations also utilize a tool–the Compass-EZ– to evaluate their level of co-occurring competency and establish goals, including promoting a welcoming atmosphere from…

Updating Mental or Behavioral Health Language and Design to a Modern Healthcare Approach

• By: Brooke Martin, AIA, NCARB, CCHP, LEED Green Associate Cassey Franco, AIA, LEED AP Dewberry
• October 7th, 2022
• architecture, behavioral health facilities, Fall 2022 Issue, identify-first language, interior design, language, person-first language, sensory sensitivities, stigma, terminology
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…for implementing transformative designs for restorative outcomes. Franco can be reached at cfranco@dewberry.com. For more information, visit www.dewberry.com. References 2021, Person-First Language vs. Identity-First Language: Which Should You Use? www.thesaurus.com/e/writing/person-first-vs-identity-first-language/…

Chronic Pain, Quality of Life, and Suicidal Behavior

• By: Thomas R. Grinley, MBA, CMQ/OE, CLYB New Hampshire Dept. of Health and Human Services
• April 24th, 2024
• chronic pain, pain tolerance, quality of life, Spring 2024 Issue, suicidal ideation, suicide prevention
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…Pain on Patients’ Quality of Life: A Comparative Mixed-Methods Study. J Patient Exp. 2019 Jun;6(2):133-141. doi: 10.1177/2374373518786013. Epub 2018 Jul 5. PMID: 31218259; PMCID: PMC6558939. Hoefer, Karen, “Quality of Life…

Supporting Families in the Recovery Process

• By: Ann Sullivan, MD New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
• January 17th, 2023
• empathy, family, mental illness, Peer Support Specialists, recovery, treatment, Winter 2023 Issue
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…institutional setting to the community. With the support of these certified Mental Health Community Partners, individuals, and their chosen supporters, be it family, friends, or the Mental Health Community Partner,…

The Economy’s Impact on Vocational Services

• By: Susan Briskin, MCAT, DTR NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Division
• October 1st, 2009
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…more difficult by companies utilizing internet sites for advertising positions (e.g., monster.com, Linkin.com, etc.) No longer can applicants forge a phone relationship with a voice from Human Resources or the…

Addressing the Needs of Caregivers

• By: Carolyn R. Wolf, Esq. Douglas K. Stern, Esq. Eric Broutman, Esq. Abrams Fensterman
• July 1st, 2010
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…people who are lucky enough to have supportive family and friends, those support people are often, and validly so, frustrated with their inability to obtain information or make critical decisions…

Federal and State Vaccine Mandates and The Behavioral Health Workforce

• By: Rachel A. Fernbach, Esq. NY State Psychiatric Association (NYSPA)
• October 1st, 2021
• COVID-19, Fall 2021 Issue, legal challenges, vaccine mandates, workforce
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…in Garden City, New York. Footnotes Behavioral Health + Economics Network, Behavioral Health Workforce Fact Sheet. https://www.bhecon.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/BHECON-Behavioral-Health-Workforce-Fact-Sheet-2018.pdf Id. HRSA Fact Sheet: Behavioral Health Workforce Projections: 2017-2030. https://bhw.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/bureau-health-workforce/data-research/bh-workforce-projections-fact-sheet.pdf https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/vaccine-tracker https://www.reuters.com/world/us/bidens-covid-vaccine-mandate-angers-republicans-libertarians-2021-09-10/ Id….

Have Some CLAS: What Leading Organizations Are Doing to Address Population Health

• By: Heidi Arthur, LMSW Kristan McIntosh, LMSW Hannah Risheq, MPH Health Management Associates
• July 1st, 2017
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…health or faith based organizations serving unique cultural and/or religious communities. CLAS Resources Race Matters: Organizational Self-Assessment: http://www.aecf.org/resources/race-matters-organizational-self-assessment/ Self-Assessment for Cultural Competence: http://www.asha.org/practice/multicultural/self.htm The Cultural Competence Self-Assessment Protocol for Health…

A Family Member’s Journey into the Depths of Bipolar Disorder

• By: Susan Lesco
• April 1st, 2011
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…finances. He would see the doctor and attend a bipolar support group on a regular basis. He’d allow a community action team to help him really get back on his…

Marijuana and Hallucinogen Use, Binge Drinking Reached Historic Highs Among Adults 35 to 50

• By: | The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• February 28th, 2024
• alcohol use, binge drinking, hallucinogen use, marijuana use, substance use trends, vaping, young adults
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…30, the percentages of those reporting past-year marijuana use and daily marijuana use reached their highest levels ever reported by the study. Past-year use was reported by approximately 44% of…