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Addressing the Unique Mental Health Challenges Brought on by Aging
…older adults: the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program and the Safe Option Support (SOS) program. Assertive Community Treatment for Older Adults Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a multidisciplinary, evidence-based, team…
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Behavioral Health Care: How Far Weβve Come in 15 Years
…need government policies that pave a pathway out of poverty. What about the terms, “trauma competent,” “culturally competent,” and “military competent?” All are important, but we need care that is…
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Investing in the Integrated Care Workforce
…fluency in behavioral or medical terminology, and build strong communication. Clinical Competency The ability to effectively deliver evidence-based clinical interventions can help behavioral health staff feel efficacious in their work…
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Addressing the Urgent Treatment and Housing Needs of Older Adults
…community-based mentoring program, and more recently, helping seniors find stable housing in New York City after they have completed treatment. Meeting the Needs of an Underserved Population Older adults represent…
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AGES (Assessing, Guiding, and Empowering Seniors): Supporting Seniors Aging in Place in Supportive Housing
…older adults living in supportive housing with appropriate community-based services to manage their age-related health challenges and maintain community tenure. Our approach offers a client-centered and cost-effective model that helps…
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NYAPRS Regional Forum Held at CoveCare Center
…offers hope and healing to people of all ages through a comprehensive range of services including individual and group counseling, care coordination, family advocacy, parenting education, community outreach, and medication…
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Essentials for Working with Teenagers in Groups
…Guidance Center, which provides comprehensive mental health services for children from birth through 24 and their families. To find out more, visit: www.northshorechildguidance.org. He is the author of Group Work…
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Implementing Universal Suicide Risk Screening in Healthcare Settings: Model Could Help Hospitals Better Identify and Aid Youth at Risk for Suicide
…risk of suicide. Results from these research efforts are poised to make a real difference and help save lives.” In 2007, The Joint Commission (TJC) (https://www.nimh.nih.gov/labs-at-nimh/asq-toolkit-materials/index.shtml) released a National Patient…
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Medicaid Redesign Will Help Children and Families Get the Right Services at the Right Time
…abilities and the resources of those involved to effectively resolve it. Community Psychiatric Supports & Treatment (CPST) – a comprehensive array of interventions that includes intensive rehabilitative interventions, as well…
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Integrated Health Care for Older Adults: A Model Partnership
…the chief executive of Service Program for Older People since 1990. To learn more about SPOP’s community-based behavioral health programs for older adults visit www.spop.org or contact Nancy at nharvey@spop.org….
