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NYSPA Report – Chronic Pain and Behavioral Health: Underlying Data and Regulatory Responses
…and analyzing pertinent legislation, providing legislative and electoral research, memo preparation, and in-depth legislative and regulatory reports. Footnotes www.cdc.gov/injury/pdfs/bsc/BSC_Background_Overview_Progress-GL-Update_6_28_cleared_final_D_Dowell-508-fx.pdf www.psychiatry.org/news-room/apa-blogs/chronic-pain-and-mental-health-interconnected www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7215a1.htm www.cdc.gov/injury/pdfs/bsc/BSC_Background_Overview_Progress-GL-Update_6_28_cleared_final_D_Dowell-508-fx.pdf www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pmtf-final-report-2019-05-23.pdf www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7215a1.htm#contribAff www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5472077/ adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/related-illnesses/other-related-conditions/chronic-pain healthsciences.arizona.edu/news/releases/study-shows-millions-people-live-co-occuring-chronic-pain-and-mental-health-symptoms www.mhanational.org/mental-health-america-reports-strong-connection-between-chronic-pain-and-untreated-mental-health www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pmtf-final-report-2019-05-23.pdf www.ninds.nih.gov/news-events/directors-messages/all-directors-messages/september-pain-awareness-month-we-are-all-together#:~:text=Each%20September%2C%20Pain%20Awareness%20month,better%20prevent%20and%20treat%20it….
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Identifying and Managing Anxiety and Worry In Children and Adolescents
…Therapy Associates in Somerset, New Jersey. She can be reached by phone at 732-873-1212 or by email at dsalzman@behaviortherapyassociates.com and we invite you all to visit BTA’s website at www.behaviortherapyassociates.com….
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The Social Determinants of Help-Seeking for Young Men of Color
…of violence towards YMOC create mistrust and unsafety Communities of color continue to lack access to affordable and quality mental health services Systemic Racism The YMOC of TFI are not…
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Risk Assessment and Its Importance for Children and Adolescents
…and on-site school services throughout Brooklyn, risk assessment begins at the initial interview with client. As the clinician completes the psychosocial interview, there are very structured and purposeful questions relating…
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The Behavioral Health Workforce Crisis and its Impact on Families
…risk of absenteeism and turnover related to overwork, agencies run the risk of providing inadequate care for clients. One example of this comes from a study conducted by the American…
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An Experienced Social Worker’s First Natural Disaster
…all, usually gymnasiums and there should be no expectation for comfort. The temperature was usually cold, the lights bright and intrusive, and the noise level high. Mental health responders were…
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ACES Are High: Transforming Systems of Care from Within
…PhD, Principal, MindOpen Learning Strategies, LLC. References https://www.samhsa.gov/capt/practicing-effective-prevention/prevention-behavioral-health/adverse-childhood-experiences (Accessed 9-20-18) https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/09/17/648710859/childhood-trauma-and-its-lifelong-health-effects-more-prevalent-among-minorities (Accessed 9-20-18) https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/neighborhood-health/center-for-health-equity.page (Accessed 9-20-18) https://www.nonprofitleadershipalliance.org/resource/awake-to-woke-to-work-building-a-race-equity-culture/ (Accessed 9-20-18) http://humanservicescouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/Initiatives/RestoreOpportunityNow/RONreport.pdf; http://racetolead.org/race-to-lead/ (Accessed 9-20-18) https://www.samhsa.gov/samhsaNewsLetter/Volume_22_Number_2/trauma_tip/guiding_principles.html (Accessed 9-20-18) 7. https://www.npccny.org/2/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/06/NPCC_Vibrant_Toolkit_FINAL-6-26-18.pdf (Accessed 9-20-18)…
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Recovery: A Participant in Life
…position at the Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies, a real job for real pay! Work was all-consuming with expectations, and demands, Monday through Friday. Then came the weekend, and I…
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Using the Partnership to End Addiction’s Online Risk Assessment Tool to Assess and Combat Children’s Risk of Developing Addiction
…Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) to late adolescence – between the ages of 12 and 17 – are a critical period for youth when it comes to their risk of developing…
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Pain and The Nation’s Opioid Epidemic: An Interview with Luana Colloca, MD, PhD, MS
…epidemic (Dowell, Compton, & Giroir, 2019), solutions need to be a comprehensive combination of interventions including (1) control of the manufacture, distribution, prescription, and illegal sale of drugs, (2) use…
