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There Is Hope
…have a mental illness instead of welcoming them into the community. Self-stigma occurs when people internalize the negative public attitudes and suffer and subsequently suffer numerous negative consequences. For example,…
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BHN Summer 2022 Issue
“Understanding the Impact of Stigma” View This Issue Download This Issue Articles in This Issue Understanding the Impact of Stigma A Cruel Irony: Less Mental Health Stigma but Fewer…
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Overcoming Stigma to Create More Inclusive Communities
…in the year 2000. In California, where public policies have made ASD care more accessible, the figures are even higher – 1 in 26 children has been diagnosed with ASD….
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Consumer Perspectives: Overcoming Mental Health Challenges
…recovery. Peer to peer support helps individuals explore and realize opportunities for community participation, including employment, and pursue social and recreational opportunities. Peers also help each other maintain a physically…
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Unlocking Success: 6 Ways Technology Enhances Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Access to Addiction Recovery Care
…integrates software like Methasoft – a methadone dispensing system – to guarantee compliance with regulatory requirements and enhance communication, reporting and efficiency. 4. Interoperability: Safeguarding Client Information A secure, comprehensive…
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Responding to the Mental Health Needs of the Aging
…able to provide quality medical care to clients, many were hesitant to address their behavioral health needs. These disorders represent significant public health challenges – including impaired quality of life,…
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We Must Advocate for Older Adults with Behavioral Health Conditions
…the general population, particularly white men of over the age of 85. Suicide is also part – though by no means all – of the reason for the lower life…
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Addressing the Social Determinants of Health: Steps to Achieving Service Integration
…of a quality health care delivery design that facilitates communication and coordination based on consumer and family preferences and sound economics (Position Statement 13, Mental Health America-MIA), 2016. Communication: Each…
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Integrated Care Supports a Whole-Person Approach to Improved Health Outcomes
…health care recognizes that an individual’s health is influenced by a combination of many complex factors. These go way beyond the biological and psychological components of illness, and include social,…
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A New Approach to Service Integration and Variation on a Proven Theme
…for recipients with complex and comorbid health conditions. Although the Mobile Outreach Team (MOT) does not retain as comprehensive an array of clinical supports and credentials as an Assertive Community…
