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Housing Heals: How MHA of Westchester is Making a Difference
…team that helps spark a new sense of self. Tenants of MHA’s Supportive Housing have expressed that staff assistance with learning about and participating in their new community enables them…
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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
…and accompanying conditions. Since March 2003, about 1.6 million U.S. troops have been deployed to both countries (http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG720/). Moreover, screening of combat veterans on their return home and six months…
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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
…use our resources to move toward a more responsive, recovery focused system of care. This article was reprinted with permission and appears in the new OMH News, located at: www.omh.state.ny.us/omhweb/resources/newsltr/2009/jan.html….
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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
…nimbleness of our CMAs to identify and swiftly address technological barriers and the rapid shift to managing a remote workforce, inclusive of creating new workflows, new norms for Care Management…
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CBC’s Pathway Home Response to COVID-19 and Future Implications
…the program model. As the behavioral healthcare community learns to navigate the new landscape brought forth by COVID-19, PH remains committed to service delivery innovations. PH teams will continue to…
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A Social Determinants Perspective of the Intersection of Ageism, Racism and Social Isolation During COVID-19
…behavioral health needs. This training can be seamlessly adapted for providers serving the aging BIPOC communities. Also, the New York State Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence has developed innovative…
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The NYSPA Report: American Psychiatric Association Approaches to Social Determinants of Mental Health
…discrimination and losses that vulnerable individuals and communities have suffered. Rates of death from COVID are higher in Black, LatinX, and Native American individuals. In certain communities, rates of drug…
