To Help Transition Age Youth and Young Adults Succeed: Focus on Their Education

• By: Evelyn Frankford, MSW Independent Consultant
• January 1st, 2019
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…Children’s Mental Health on a SAMHSA grant, and the New York State Office of Mental Health. She can be reached at evelyn.frankford@gmail.com and on the web at www.frankfordconsulting.com. References Alikhan,…

Suicide in Adolescents: Warning Signs, Risk Factors, and What Parents Can Do to Support Their Teens

• By: Hongmarie Martinez, PsyD Behavior Therapy Associates
• July 19th, 2023
• adolescents, mental health, parenting, risk factors, suicidal thoughts, suicidality, suicide, suicide attempt, suicide plan, Summer 2023 Issue, warning signs, Youth Risk Behavior Survey
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…She can be reached at hmartinez@BehaviorTherapyAssociates.com and at www.BehaviorTherapyAssociates.com. References Alvord, M., Kaslow N., Owens, S., & Gurwitch, R. (2018, April 19). Talking to teens: Suicide prevention. American Psychological Association….

HealthCare Choices Partners with PurpleSun to Combat COVID-19 Infections in Brooklyn

• By: Staff Writer Behavioral Health News
• January 1st, 2021
• COVID-19, disinfection, infection prevention, technology, ultraviolet light, winter 2021 issue
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…people improve the quality of their lives. For more information or to schedule an appointment, visit us online at www.HealthCareChoicesNY.org. About PurpleSun PurpleSun is a venture-backed commercial healthcare technology company…

Stigma: How Vocabulary and Language Can Make a Difference

• By: Dioanne “JoJo” Adsuara, MSN, PMHNP-BC Dave Ofori, MSN, RN, NP-P, PMHNP-BC Phoenix Houses - NY | LI
• April 18th, 2023
• compassion, evidence-based education, harm reduction, Spring 2023 Issue, stigma, stigmatizing language, substance use disorder
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…connotations that create bias. Research shows harm reduction-based vocabulary and education can help change this stigma and in turn provide benefits to patients in treatment. Current, evidence-based education of the…

Managing Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders

• By: Ann Sullivan, MD New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
• January 1st, 2018
• 918    1

…for hope. For more information on the co-occurring disorders task force, visit: https://www.oasas.ny.gov/pio/collaborate/documents/CODTFReport.pdf. Sources of research for this article include Manseau and Bogenschutz, Substance Use Disorders and Schizophrenia, Focus, 2016….

A Trauma-Informed Community Approach to Bullying

• By: Jonathan Keigher, PhD New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center (NYPCC)
• July 2nd, 2021
• bullying, children, cyberbullying, mental health, safety, school, Summer 2021 Issue, trauma, trauma-informed care
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…Centers for Disease Control: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/yv/bullying-factsheet508.pdf Markota, M, McKean, A.J., Romanowicz, M, Schak, K.M., Croarkin, P.E., & Vande Voort, J.L. (2018). Rehospitalization to a child and adolescent psychiatry unit: Role of…

Families and Suicide: How to Engage Your Child in Conversation

• By: Scott Bloom, LCSW New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center (NYPCC)
• January 17th, 2023
• anxiety, caregivers, depression, family, parents, risk factors, strategies, suicide, warning signs, Winter 2023 Issue
• 945    0

…socially acceptable way to solve problems or get attention (Freedenthal, 2022). Some youth may “talk” about suicide indirectly, through their writing or artwork. Pay attention to these types of communications…

Engaging Patients at Critical Moments is Key to Improving Behavioral Health Outcomes

• By: Deborah Jean Parsons, PhD Aspire Health Alliance
• October 1st, 2019
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…Health Community Partner (BHCP) program. The BHCP program seeks to improve collaboration across ACOs, managed care organizations, and community organizations addressing social determinants of health by breaking down existing silos…

The Foundations of a New “Wellness” Workforce

• By: Ashley Brody, MPA, CPRP Search for Change, Inc.
• April 1st, 2016
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…families, medical professionals, social service and community-based organizations, governmental regulators, public and commercial payers, advocates and educators, to name a few, anticipate seismic shifts that will rattle the foundations of…

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affects the Future of Behavioral Health Care

• By: Javier Favela NextGen Healthcare
• July 14th, 2022
• behavioral health providers, burnout, COVID-19, funding, staff shortages, Summer 2022 Issue, workforce
• 1940    0

…May 3, 2022 “ASTHO Launches Resiliency Program to Support Public Health Workforce,” https://www.astho.org/communications/newsroom/2022/astho-launches-resiliency-program-to-support-public-health-workforce/, Published February 15, 2022 “Fact Sheet: Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month 2022,” https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/05/03/fact-sheet-celebrating-mental-health-awareness-month-2022.html, Published May 3, 2022…