How Will Health Care Reform Affect Older Adults with Mental Health Problems?

• By: Kimberly Williams, LMSW Michael B. Friedman, LMSW
• October 1st, 2011
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…from improved coverage of physical health care, which is of considerable importance to older adults with mental and/or substance use disorders because they are highly likely to have co-occurring chronic…

Positioning for the New York State Managed Care Transition

• By: John Kastan, PhD Lauren Gasparine PSCH
• April 1st, 2014
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…how well we empower individuals with developmental and mental health disabilities to achieve their highest potential and to enjoy the best possible quality of life as members of their communities….

The Family Role in Recovery: Understanding the Illness and Embracing the Process

• By: Wendy Brennan, MS National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City (NAMI-NYC)
• April 1st, 2013
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…busy, high-stress places, and families need to remain assertive. It’s difficult to continually follow-up and ask questions or take the time out of a workday to come and meet with…

The Role of Intimacy on the Road to Recovery

• By: David Kamnitzer, LCSW-R Brian Mundy, LMSW Institute for Community Living (ICL)
• January 1st, 2012
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…families affected by or at risk for mental illness and developmental disabilities with services and support designed to improve their quality of life and participation in community living, ICL actively…

Telehealth Is Critical for Our Behavioral Health During the Pandemic

• By: Jeffery Trina Ephraim Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• March 31st, 2021
• clubhouse, COVID-19, isolation, Spring 2021 Issue, technology, telehealth
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…it. For example, one of us tried to do a video chat and couldn’t get through so we just called on the phone instead. We’ve also experienced our video freezing…

Improving Medication Adherence in People with Serious Mental Illness

• By: Jonathan Keigher, PhD New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center (NYPCC)
• July 19th, 2023
• family involvement, long-acting injectable medication, medication adherence, medication compliance, psychosocial interventions, reminder systems, serious mental illness, Summer 2023 Issue, therapeutic alliance, treatment plans
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…and how it can improve their quality of life helps address concerns or misconceptions patients may have. Clear communication is key to adherence. Fostering open and honest communication by encouraging…

From the Publisher’s Desk “The Handshake of Hope”

• By: Ira H. Minot, LMSW Behavioral Health News
• January 1st, 2017
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…arriving in the coming weeks – take a moment and consider us in your annual giving plans. You can also make a donation directly on our website at: www.mhnews.org/donate.htm. Please…

It Takes a Village

• By: Paige Pierce Families Together in New York State
• January 1st, 2017
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…members, professionals from other systems, people from that child’s community and community-based organizations. Terms like “Home and Community Based Services” (HCBS), Coordinated Care, and Peer Support all stem from the…

Constance Brown-Bellamy Appointed to New Position at Inperium

• By: Staff Writer Behavioral Health News
• January 1st, 2020
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…concerning Inperium may be found on our website: www.inperium.org. Ms. Brown-Bellamy is a former Board Chair and is a current member of the Mental Health News Education Board of Directors….

Transformations at MHA Westchester: Integrated Services to Address the Opioid Epidemic

• By: Rosemarie Spencer, MS, LMSW Alison Carroll, LCSW-R The Mental Health Association of Westchester
• January 1st, 2020
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…the push to integrate behavioral health, and the larger physical health systems, including legislative changes that impacted the market. At the federal level, there are three examples of legislation that…