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NYS OMH Engaged in Mental Health Services Restructuring
New York State is engaged in a multi-year initiative to restructure the way the State delivers and reimburses publicly supported mental health services. Over the past 50 years, New York’s…
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New York State Expands Services to Combat Addiction and Address the Opioid Epidemic
…Latino communities. Beyond the federal grant we are also opening new programs. In the past few months, we have opened two new recovery centers in New York City. That brings…
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Our Economy’s Effect on New York State’s Mental Health Budget
…Local Governments have felt the pinch with severely reduced tax revenue. In New York, where State law mandates that the Governor and Legislature produce a balanced budget, less money coming…
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How to Counter TikTok’s Mental Health Misinformation
…in exercise? There are thousands of influencers waiting to teach you the latest kettlebell routine. However, the young audience that consumes these short bursts of information, misinformation, and disinformation doesn’t…
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Mental Health in BIPOC Communities: How to Reduce Stigma and Barriers
…Academic Psychiatry, U.S. National Library of Medicine, Feb. 2021. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7933096/ O’Malley L. Addressing the Lack of Black Mental Health Professionals. Insight Into Diversity. 17 November 2021. https://www.insightintodiversity.com/addressing-the-lack-of-black-mental-health-professionals/#:~:text=Data%20from%20the%20American%20Psychiatric,percent%20of%20psychologists%20are%20Black https://therapyforblackgirls.com/ https://www.badbitcheshavebaddaystoo.com/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists…
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The Important Role Volunteers Play in OMH’s Mission to Help Vulnerable New Yorkers
…had lost their jobs due to COVID-19. OMH and other state employees also answered the call for volunteers and helped their fellow New Yorkers by working at COVID-19 testing sites…
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Kids Do Get Better: Values Driven Inpatient Care
…(either poor quality or not enough) community-based care. The cost of inpatient care has also been seen as a limiting factor in the development of community-based alternatives. The truth is…
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The Promise and Peril of Performance Measurement
…can no longer rely on payers to compensate them simply for the volume of services delivered. As envisioned in the New York State Roadmap for Medicaid Payment Reform, providers must…
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How Technology of the Future is Solving Treatment Centers’ Challenges of the Past
…challenges, reach out to us through our website at www.lightningstep.com. Footnotes American Psychological Association. (2020). Patients with Depression and Anxiety Surge as Psychologists Respond to the Coronavirus Pandemic. 1(3). https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2020/11/telehealth-survey-summary.pdf…
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The Economics of Recovery: The Making of a Consumer Advocate
…(symptoms) combined with a strong work ethic and self-discipline propelled us down our new path. Ira gave birth to Mental Health News alone, in his third-floor walk-up apartment in New…
