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Severe, Long-Term Mental Illness: What Does it Take to Live Well?
…of which can be found at www.michaelbfriedman.com. He welcomes comments at mbfriedman@aol.com. Footnotes Mortality gap and physical comorbidity of people with severe mental disorders: the public health scandal | Annals…
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Co-Creating an Equitable Crisis Care Continuum to Reduce Stigma
…(2017) NAMI. Available at: https://www.nami.org/blogs/nami-blog/october-2017/9-ways-to-fight-mental-health-stigma (Accessed: March 9, 2023). Mental health is biggest health concern in US says surgeon general (2022) Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Available at: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2022-11-02/mental-health-is-biggest-health-concern-in-us-says-surgeon-general (Accessed: March 9, 2023)….
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Will Managed Care Advance the Goals of Community Mental Health?
…Mental Health Policy, Advocacy, and Education in 2010. He continues to write frequently on mental health policy issues. His writings are collected at www.michaelbfriedman.com. He can be reached at mbfriedman@aol.com….
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Health Care Reform: Empowering the Workforce Through Outcome Focused Education
…formed Health Homes. HH’s are provider networks with the capacity to meet the complex needs of people with co-morbid conditions tied together with technology that permits communication across providers, thus,…
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Fountain House Members Improve Mind and Body
…member decides to come in more regularly to exercise on the treadmill and meet for relaxation exercises in order to stay calm enough to pass her driving test. We see…
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The Economics of Recovery – The Day the Patients Ran the Asylum
Joanne was smiling as her fellow students congratulated her for passing her Microsoft Word Certification Test. She had to put in eighteen months of class time at the Center in…
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Integrating Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment
…rewarding. Commitment to open communication is paramount. Dedication among administrators needs to come early, so they can serve as a model for the vision of working towards an integrated system….
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Stable Housing: Key to Closing the Mortality Gap
…to numerous studies can be found in Alexander, MJ et al. Co-Occurring Severe Mental Illness and Substance Abuse: A Policy Background Book. The Mental Health Association of NYC, 2007. (http://michaelbfriedman.com/mbf/images/stories/mental_health_policy/Co-Occurring_Disorders/Briefing_Book_Co-Ocurring_Disorders.pdf)…
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Transforming Service Delivery Systems, Organizational and Administrative Structures
…community around race. Transforming organizations is hard work; it’s much easier to slip into the comfortable and less challenging ways of operating. When other pressing issues come to the fore,…
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Innovative Programs are Transforming New York State’s Behavioral Healthcare System
…their own preferences and in the communities in which they live. Crisis care offers the opportunity for stabilization and wellness at the level of intervention a person feels they need…
