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Wraparound and Wellness: A Catalyst for Recovery
…this complex dilemma? Wellness and community connectedness are essential components for a successful recovery process in this population. The theoretical constructs of the Wraparound Model of Care while using the…
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Early Identification of Childhood Disorders in Primary Care
…rely on their primary providers for information, resources and support. Currently, the Institute for Family Health, the largest federally qualified health center in New York State, is assisting in an…
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From the Publisher’s Desk “The Handshake of Hope”
…To fill the other lonely hours of his day he began attending a newly opened consumer-run drop-in center. He hoped that by keeping busy and sharing the comradery of others…
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Promoting Cultural Competence to Address Health Disparities and Improve Health Outcomes
…and the communities where people live. Optum has demonstrated a commitment to monitoring and addressing these components of health and well-being across provider networks and services. An essential goal for…
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Addressing Workforce Challenges in Serving Individuals with Co-Occurring MI/IDD
…of four interrelated programs: Accreditation for programs, Competency-Based Clinical Certification, Competency-Based Dual Diagnosis Specialist Certification, and Competency-Based Direct Support Professional Certification. The NADD Accreditation Program NADD developed the NADD Accreditation…
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Building a Quality Behavioral Health Workforce: Employing Service-User Perspectives Throughout Your Organization
…means at Community Access moves far beyond common understandings of peer work particularly as it is defined under HCBS. At Community Access, service-user experiences and perspectives are represented at every…
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Increasing the Addiction Workforce: Fellowship Training in Addiction Medicine
…substance use disorders, and completed 50 hours of continuing medical education in the field of addiction. More recently, individuals can also become eligible through the completion of an ABAM accredited…
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Integrated Care Models in Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organizations
…community engaged quickly with these codes, a study was done looking at members who were eligible for Anthem benefits over a three-year period and compared the baseline to year one…
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Integrating Trauma and Addiction Treatment
…becomes a dangerous path to addiction. Addiction and trauma are not mutually exclusive, but for this population especially, the co-occurring disorders are common enough to necessitate specialized programming that integrates…
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Soldiers at Increased Suicide Risk After Leaving Hospital
…psychiatric treatment. However, researchers found that many factors contributed toward predicting suicide risk in this group, individually and in combination. This fact underscores the complexity of assessing suicide risk and…
